MGW2351 - International business
6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate Faculty of Business and Economics
Leader(s): Mr Max Coulthard
Offered
Berwick Second semester 2009 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2009 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2009 (Off-campus)
Sunway First semester 2009 (Day)
Singapore First semester 2009 (Off-campus)
Peninsula First semester 2009 (Day)
South Africa Second semester 2009 (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 goals associated with 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 per week
Prerequisites
It is recommended that students complete MGW1010 before undertaking this unit