Offered
Berwick Second semester 2008 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2008 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Sunway First semester 2008 (Day)
Hong Kong First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Singapore First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Peninsula First semester 2008 (Day)
South Africa Second semester 2008 (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
Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination (2 hours): 40%
Contact hours
3 hours class contact
Prerequisites
MGW1010
Prohibitions
MGC2120
