• How globalization may influence the standardization of international marketing
strategies. • How changes and developments in communication and information technology may influence the coordination of firms’ worldwide operations. • The role of regional trading blocs in strengthening an organization’s competitiveness at a global level. • How country-based environmental diversity influences the development of a global marketing strategy and process. • The roles and challenges of global market research (qualitative and quantitative, and the Internet as a tool in this research task) for developing effective global marketing strategies. • The role of the Internet in assisting global firms in the development of a global distribution and market entry strategy. • The universal and/or culturally bound ethical and moral conduct that may impact an organization’s globalization efforts.