Course detail
International Business
FP-EREibPAcad. year: 2017/2018
The course is focused on the area of International Business Environment and Trading. Focus of the subject is: to explain characteristics of international environment and importance of international business; to characterize basic ideas and terminology, main subjects and organisations in international business; to introduce basic trade operations and managing of international business.
A subject International Business to students is defining theoretical knowledge and practice cases of international business, and overview of world´s marketplaces. Aim of the subject are to provide students a knowledge and understanding of the international trade, the role of investment theory, managing international business and managing of international business operations.
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Course curriculum
1. Introduction to International Business (Business Explanation of Module Outline & Course Expectations)
2. Regional and Global Strategy, Multinational Enterprise, the Triad, Non-Triad
3. Global Marketplaces and Business Centres, Legal, Technological, Political Forces and the Role of Culture
B. International Environment
4. International Trade and Investment Theory
5. Formulation of National Policies
6. International Cooperation among Nations
C. Managing International Business
7. Strategies for Analysing and Entering Foreign Markets
8. International Strategic Alliances
9. Exporting, importing and countertra (discussion on exporting as one of the most common mode of entry in international expansion, and popular choice for SMEs internationalisation)
10. Organization Design and Controlling for International Business and Managing Behaviour
D. Managing International Business Operations
11. International Marketing
12. International Operations Management
13. International Human Resource Management
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Basic literature
CZINKOTA,M. R., RONKAINEN, I. A., MOFFET, M. H. International Business. 7th.inter. ed. Thomson South- Western. 2005. ISBN 0-324-22533-4. (EN)
GRIFFIN, R. W., PUSTAY, M. W. International Business: A Managerial Perspective. 5th inter. ed. - Upper Saddle River, Prentice Hall, 2007. ISBN: 0-13-233532-8 (EN)
GRIFFIN, R. W., PUSTAY, M. W. International Business. 6th Edition, Pearson Education, 2010. ISBN-10: 1-40-825916-8. (EN)
RUGMAN, A. M., COLLINSON, S. International Business. 6th Edition, FT Prentice Hall, 2012. ISBN-10: 0-273-76097-1 (EN)
Recommended reading
MORRISON, J. The Global Business Environment: Meeting the Challenges. 3rd edition, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. ISBN-10: 9780230210257 (EN)
WILD, J., WILD, K., HAN, J.: International business: the challenges of globalization. 4th ed. – Pearson, Upper Saddle River, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-13-174743-6. (EN)
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1. Introduction to International Business (Business Explanation of Module Outline & Course Expectations)
2. Regional and Global Strategy, Multinational Enterprise, the Triad, Non-Triad
3. Global Marketplaces and Business Centres, Legal, Technological, Political Forces and the Role of Culture
B. International Environment
4. International Trade and Investment Theory
5. Formulation of National Policies
6. International Cooperation among Nations
C. Managing International Business
7. Strategies for Analysing and Entering Foreign Markets
8. International Strategic Alliances
9. Exporting, importing and countertra (discussion on exporting as one of the most common mode of entry in international expansion, and popular choice for SMEs internationalisation)
10. Organization Design and Controlling for International Business and Managing Behaviour
D. Managing International Business Operations
11. International Marketing
12. International Operations Management
13. International Human Resource Management
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Syllabus
1. Introduction to International Business (Business Explanation of Module Outline & Course Expectations)
2. Regional and Global Strategy, Multinational Enterprise, the Triad, Non-Triad
3. Global Marketplaces and Business Centres, Legal, Technological, Political Forces and the Role of Culture
B. International Environment
4. International Trade and Investment Theory
5. Formulation of National Policies
6. International Cooperation among Nations
C. Managing International Business
7. Strategies for Analysing and Entering Foreign Markets
8. International Strategic Alliances
9. Exporting, importing and countertra (discussion on exporting as one of the most common mode of entry in international expansion, and popular choice for SMEs internationalisation)
10. Organization Design and Controlling for International Business and Managing Behaviour
D. Managing International Business Operations
11. International Marketing
12. International Operations Management
13. International Human Resource Management