Course overview
This course provides knowledge of business operation in the international arena, and addresses factors that drive international business engagement in the era of emerging market dominance across trade and foreign investment. The course examines current debates, theories and practices in the field of international business, and provides students with strategic skills to analyse and apply micro and macro aspects of global business to organisational management, recognising the difficulties in the post-global financial recession. Topics covered in this course are: Globalisation and International Business; Ethics issues in managing international operations; Cultural competency, cross-cultural communication and International Business negotiations; The International Business environment; International Trade and Investment theories; Assessing International Business opportunities and risks; Internationalisation of business; Bilateral, Regional and Multilateral Trading Agreements; Managing International Business strategy and structure; People issues in international business.
Course learning outcomes
- Critically analyse and reflect on, theoretical and practice-based principles of international business and the impacts these have on organisational management and leadership.
- Critically analyse and evaluate the role of regulatory bodies and the influence of key societal and other contextual factors on international business activities, and the current debates, theories and practices in the field of international business.
- Apply international business principles to complex problems related to organisational management and leadership in international business environments.
- Demonstrate Business Enterprise Skills: i) Problem Solving (advanced level); ii) Ethical Awareness (advanced level); and iii) International Perspective (advanced level).