MGW2351 - International business

Leader: Dr Sharif As-Saber

Offered

Berwick Second semester 2007 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2007 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2007 (Off-campus)
Hong Kong First semester 2007 (Off-campus)
Malaysia First semester 2007 (Day)
Peninsula First semester 2007 (Day)
Singapore First semester 2007 (Off-campus)
South Africa Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

The international environment including international trade and investment, and the legal, political, cultural and technological contexts faced by internationalising organisations; forms of operations available to the internationalising organisation; the impact of the multinational enterprise; international strategic planning.

Objectives

The learning objectives of this unit are to:

• examine the impact the international environment has on the internationalisation process of an organisation;
• evaluate the role and influence of government and international funding and trade organisations;
• identify the strategic issues impacting on internationalising organisations;
• analyse how entry mode choice and the functional areas of management impact on the internationalisation of a firm.

Assessment

On-campus: Individual assignment (2000 words): 30%
Written group assignment (4000 words): 30%
Examination (2 hours): 40%. Off-campus: Two written assignments: 60%
Examination (2 hours): 40%

Contact hours

3 hours class contact

Prerequisites

MGW1010

Prohibitions

MGC2120