LB5201 - International Business

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
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This subject examines the concept of globalisation and assesses its influence on the governance of business enterprises and nations. It examines the diverse nature of transnational capitalism issues relating to transnational corporations; international capital and product markets; regionalisation; global marketing; transnational organisations and operational arrangements; cross-cultural diversity and its management; managing across time and space.

Learning Outcomes

• understand the concept of globalisation in a historical and contemporary context;
• appreciate the complex interactions between enterprises and governments in a global economy;
• understand issues in managing transnational corporations including regionalisation, cultural diversity, time/space and global/local interfaces.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Availabilities
, , Study Period 9
Census Date 21-Oct-2005
Face to face teaching 03-Oct-2005 to 18-Nov-2005
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	Professor Zhang-Yue Zhou.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).
, , Study Period 9
Census Date 21-Oct-2005
Face to face teaching 03-Oct-2005 to 18-Nov-2005
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	Professor John Hamilton.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).

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