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This course introduces the major topics in International Business, including comparative environmental frameworks, government and economic influences, import/export, and organisation of international business. The course emphasises the pervasive repercussions of global issues on contemporary business management and the role of the business owner or executive manager
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 Pacific Rim and beyond.Understand the main challenges facing the New Zealand firm operating abroad, along with the role of emerging and developing nations.Understand the factors that determine operational success in differing international cultural environments.Analyse issues relating to international business and internationalisation and be able to apply an appreciative inquiry for the management of globalisation from a New Zealand base.Understand six key parts to international business, including:1. Background for International Business2. Comparative Environmental Frameworks3. Theories and Institutions4. World Financial Environment5. Global Strategy, Structure and Implementation6. Managing of International Operations
MGMT100; 30 additional points from ECON, MGMT, MKTG, MSCI
MGMT220
Leo Dana
Dana, Leo Paul; When economies change hands : a survey of entrepreneurship in the emerging markets of Europe from the Balkans to the Baltic states ; International Business Press, 2005 (Available at Central Library).
Daniels, John D. , Radebaugh, Lee H., Sullivan, Daniel P; International business : environments and operations ; 13th ed; Pearson Education/Prentice Hall, 2011 (Available at Central Library).
Departmental Academic Policies The Department assumes that you have read this document.You should also read the General Course and Examination Regulations Dishonest PracticeThe University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person, who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the university.IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.Coversheets - Group and Individual
Domestic fee $655.00
International fee $2,888.00
* 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.
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