International Management and Strategy

• Introduction to international business strategy

• Global trends, challenges and opportunities for international business

• Entry into foreign markets and international entrepreneurship

• Managing across cultures

• International strategic alliances

• International social enterprises

• Third wave of globalization

• Project presentations and course wrap-up

International Business by Oded HYPERLINK "https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1?ie=UTF8&text=Oded+Shenkar&search-alias=digital-text&field-author=Oded+Shenkar&sort=relevancerank" HYPERLINK "https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1?ie=UTF8&text=Oded+Shenkar&search-alias=digital-text&field-author=Oded+Shenkar&sort=relevancerank"Shenkar, Yadong HYPERLINK "https://www.amazon.com/Yadong-Luo/e/B001IZ2JF0/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_2" Luo, Tailan HYPERLINK "https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_3?ie=UTF8&text=Tailan+Chi&search-alias=digital-text&field-author=Tailan+Chi&sort=relevancerank" Chi (2013)

Case studies and articles assigned before each session via e-learning module

On successful completion of this course student will be able to:

• Get an in-depth understanding of strategic choices made by example MNCs

• Review theories of international trade and FDI

• Modes of entry into the foreign markets

• Evaluate opportunities and challenges offered by a variety of internationalization strategies (i.e. export, FDI, licensing, offshoring, global sourcing)

• Understand potential social and environmental implications of international business activities

• Analyze data and make decisions regarding: timing and mode of entry into foreign markets, managing international alliances, organizing foreign operations and international marketing, balancing the “global integration – local responsiveness” trade-off

• Create international market entry plan

Case study reports and activity – 50 %, group project – 50%