INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Course Description: This course analyses management functions of international business operations of multinational firms. Topics include international business environment, organizational policies and strategies of MNCs, industrial relations and control policies.
Course Objectives:
Student Learning & Outcome:
Required Text: International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace by Charles W.L. Hill.
News Resources: To remain updated with the current issues of business and marketing, you are expected to have regular access to the following business news resources: Wall Street Journal, The financial Express, Forbes, The Economist, Financial Times, Business Week, CNN Business, BBC Business Report, Management Today, Harvard Business Review and related internet sites.
Teaching Methods: Class will arrange by face to face interaction between the students and the course teacher. Also small group activities, interactive discussion will be included. You are required to read the chapter in advanced before attending each class. Class lectures are not substitutes for the reading. It will only help you to understand the difficult parts of the readings.
- Introduce students to international business terminologies and concepts, various economic system and political systems and how they influence each other, trade theories, international business strategies, and entry modes used by MNCs.
- Present facts on international organizations like IMF and World Bank and how they work and how their policies affect Bangladesh.
- Test students on fundamental knowledge about international business concepts through case studies, debates and written exams.
Student Learning & Outcome:
- Demonstrate an understanding of global cultural knowledge through a) the identification of major components of international business and b) explanation of how cultural and national differences affect the conduct of business.
- Demonstrate working knowledge in the area of marketing, finance and management from a business perspective in an international context.
- Assess factors that determine international trade patterns & capital flows and the impact of international institutions on global business operations.
- Identify the international competitiveness of nations and their attractiveness for international business.
- Exhibit critical thinking skills to ethically address complex real-world international business.
Required Text: International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace by Charles W.L. Hill.
News Resources: To remain updated with the current issues of business and marketing, you are expected to have regular access to the following business news resources: Wall Street Journal, The financial Express, Forbes, The Economist, Financial Times, Business Week, CNN Business, BBC Business Report, Management Today, Harvard Business Review and related internet sites.
Teaching Methods: Class will arrange by face to face interaction between the students and the course teacher. Also small group activities, interactive discussion will be included. You are required to read the chapter in advanced before attending each class. Class lectures are not substitutes for the reading. It will only help you to understand the difficult parts of the readings.