Study Guide

Objective

The student is capable to comparing different form of business operations carried out abroad. The student is also capable of comparing different operation modes against each other and is able to make decisions about business operations implemented in a certain environment existing in a foreign market.

Content

. Different forms of business operations
- Business operations for products and services

Materials

International Business Environments & Operations (14th Edition) by Daniels, Radebaugh, Sullivan. Published by Pearson.

Students are encouraged but not required to read the following references and visit different websites such as ones below:
• The Economist http://www.economist.com/
• Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/public/us
• World Bank at http://www.worldbank.org
• International Monetary Fund at http://www.imf.org
• Current country information at http://www.yahoo.com/regional/countries

Further material and readings will be provided by the Lecturer

Teaching methods

Lecturing
Class activities
Group or team work
Presentation

Student workload

There will be total of 81 hours.

- 20 hours for lecturing and in-class activities
- 53 hours for Individual or teams activities
- 8 hours for presentations

Content scheduling

• Introduction to International Business Operations
• International Trade Theories and Policies
• International Business Environment and Culture
• International Entry Modes
• International Marketing
• International Operations Management
• International Human Resource Management
• International Financial Management
• International Legal Environment
• International Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student has carried out work and participated as instructed. Students has basic understanding about international business operations.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student has carried out work well and participated actively. Students are able to apply information about forms of international business operations in a setting described.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has carried out work to an excellent standard and participated actively and constructively. Students are creatively able to apply information about forms of international business operations in a setting described.

Assessment methods and criteria

% Grade
51 - 59 = 1
69 - 60 = 2
79 - 70 = 3
89 - 80 = 4
100 - 90 = 5

Qualifications

Basics of Marketing