This course is a broad survey of the field of international business and provides the foundations for further specialisation in this field. It will begin with a brief overview of international business, focused on the concept of globalisation. The course will then examine the environment for international firms, particularly the political, social and economic configurations that support cross-border commerce. Amongst others, we will look at the role of national policies and cultures, the evolution of international markets in goods, services and finance, and the supernational mechanisms and infrastructures for trade, investment and finance. The course will then probe international firms: their strategies and organisational design, their entry modes into international enterprise, and their behavioural and control systems.

The assessment for this course for Summer School, 2010, will be different from the standard semester offerings. Summer School proposed assessment is as follows:

Class Participation  -  10%
Group Case Study Presentation  -  20%
Individual Assignment  -  30%
Final Examination  -  40%

At least three contact hours per week plus private study time.

At least 24 units.

Incompatible with ECHI3006/3007 BUSN3018/3019 and BUSN2026

See Course Website:  http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=BUSI2025

For further information please refer to http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=BUSI2025