MGMT220-10S1 (C) Semester One 2010

International Business and Foreign Environments for Enterprise

22 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2010
End Date: Sunday, 27 June 2010
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 7 March 2010
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 23 May 2010

Description

This course introduces international business theories and develops understanding of the environments for business in various countries.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course you will:
Understand current global, economic, socio political, cultural and ethical impacts in International Business, from a New Zealand perspective within the Asia and the Pacific Rim.
Understand the main challenges facing the New Zealand firm operating within Asia and the Pacific Rim, along with the role of emerging and developing nations.
Understand the factors that determine opeational success in differing international cultural environments.
Analyse the issue relating to International Business and Internationalisation and be able to apply an appreciative inquiry for the management of Globalisation from a New Zealand base.

The Six Key Parts to International Business - MGMT220:
1. Background for International Business
2. Comparative Environmental Frameworks
3. Theories and Institutions
4. World Financial Environment
5. Global Strategy, Structure and Implementation
6. Managing of International Operations

Prerequisites

Any 30 points in ECON, MGMT, MSCI, POLS, SOCI or other social science approved by the Head of Department of Management

Timetable Note

Tutor/Lecturer Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:30am - 10:00am in Com. 418
Phone: 3642987 extn 8983

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Tony White

Email Tony White

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Progress Test 22 Mar 2010 20% Progress Test
IB Project Assignment 14 May 2010 40% IB Project Assignment
Test 2 25 May 2010 40% Test 2

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Daniels, John D. , Radebaugh, Lee H., Sullivan, Daniel P; International business : environments and operations ; 12th ed; Prentice Hall, 2009 (Suggested Reading: International Business: Managing in the Asia-Pacific, 3rd Edition. Greg Fisher et al, Pearson Australia, 2006).

Notes

Departmental Academic Policies
If you want a hard copy of this document, please ask the course co-ordinator. The Department assumes that you have read this document. You should also read the “Information related to courses and assessment” on page 35 of the Enrolment Handbook 2010 (also in UC Calendar under “General Course and Examination Regulations”).

Coversheets - Group and Individual

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $869.00

International fee $3,721.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Management, Marketing and Tourism .

All MGMT220 Occurrences

  • MGMT220-10S1 (C) Semester One 2010
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