This field is relevant for students pursuing general management careers with multinational corporations, as well as management consulting careers. The field provides students with a deep grounding in the basic logic of competitive advantage, premised on a careful analytical treatment of the distinct qualities and positions of individual firms, and an understanding of broader competitive dynamics. This background positions students well for guiding strategy at both established and emerging enterprises pursuing both domestic and international strategies. Foreign market entry strategies through exporting, licensing, franchising, acquisitions, or foreign direct investments are also emphasized.
Students should refer to the Field of Study Guide for definitive field requirements in a given academic year.
International business issues stubbornly demand that the global leader be adept at crossing many borders of many kinds – not only those of countries but also of disciplines, such as international relations, law, political economy, humanitarian studies – and, critically, global business functions
Bhaskar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business, Executive Director of the Institute for Business in the Global Context, Chair of the Council on Emerging Market Enterprises, Professor of Practice in International Business
A Fletcher education is highly customizable, and each student may decide on a different academic trajectory to suit his or her own professional and academic goals. To get a better sense of how these individual curricular decisions can play out, we asked recent students in their final semester to talk about their goals, their classes, and the decisions made during their Fletcher career. Meet Tanya:
Pre-Fletcher Experience
Senior Consultant, Control Risks Group, New York, NY
Fields of Study
Strategic Management & International Consultancy
International Political Economy
Capstone Topic
Doing business in Burma/Myanmar
Post-Fletcher Professional Goals
I plan to remain in the business risk management field, working with companies to help them do business in challenging environments.
