Undergraduate - UnitMGF2351 - International business

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Management
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2013 (Day) Berwick Second semester 2013 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Mr Max Coulthard

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.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

classify the key features and issues in the global environment in which international business takes place
explain the impact that the environment has on the internationalisation process of a business organisation
demonstrate an understanding of the role of entry mode choice and other strategic issues in order to succeed in international business.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Lakmal Abeysekera

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

It is recommended that students complete MGF1010 before undertaking this unit

Prohibitions

MGC2120, MGG2351, MGW2351