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Global Management, MGM

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Program description

Global Management, MGM

Designed for professionals aiming to advance their careers with leading global organizations, this program from the Thunderbird School of Global Management centers on leadership and entrepreneurship in an international context. It builds on core business administration principles while incorporating digital transformation, sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and innovation. The Master of Global Management combines strategic, analytical, and interpersonal skill development to prepare graduates to lead and influence effectively across borders. Through immersive cross-cultural experiences, students can choose from 16 concentration options and gain real-world exposure through corporate consulting projects, internships, simulations, and study abroad opportunities, with flexible start dates and program lengths, including an accelerated combined bachelor's/master's pathway.
Curriculum

Featured courses

Communicating and Negotiating Across Cultures

This dynamic and interactive course provides managers with an effective framework for achieving their goals in global management settings. Assists students to prepare for and execute time-tested strategies for achieving communication competence with persons from different cultures. Also covers negotiating in the global context.

Global Marketing and Data Analytics

Global companies are embracing digital technologies to better understand their customers' journey and subsequent word-of-mouth discussions consumers have about their product online. This course is about understanding how multinational organizations make strategic use of Big Data to gain a competitive advantage in the global economy.

Global Leadership and Strategy

Creating value in modern organizations comprises the strategy and the way in which its leaders execute the strategy to achieve superior economic returns. This course covers two distinct but interconnected domains dealing with competitive strategy and leadership. The strategy segment focuses on how organizations choose their strategic position, build sources of competitive advantage, and design their value proposition and business models.

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Program requirements

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Outcomes

Career opportunities & applicable roles

Thunderbird prepares graduates to enter the complex and exciting global economy with specialized, hands-on training in international business, cross-cultural relations, global political economy and regional business environments. With their global mindset, core professional skills, mastery of management principles and practices, and multicultural outlook, Thunderbird graduates are prepared for leadership roles in organizations with a global scope.

Career examples include
Financial Managers General and Operations Managers Intelligence Analysts Logistics Managers Management Analysts Marketing Managers Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Social and Community Services Managers Supply Chain Managers Sustainability Specialists
The school

Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University

Thunderbird School of Global Management was chartered in 1946 as the world's first higher education institution dedicated exclusively to international leadership. In 2018, it relocated to ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus. For four consecutive years (2023–2026), Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has recognized Thunderbird as the world leader in international trade. Its alumni network includes nearly 50,000 graduates across 150 countries, with more than 170 active alumni chapters in 70 nations. The curriculum integrates global management, international political economy, regional business environments, languages and cross-cultural communication, with programs offered in Phoenix, Washington, D.C., and online.

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