2014/2015
BA-BINBO1321U International Business Environment
| English Title |
| International Business
Environment |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Quarter |
| Course period |
First Quarter, Autumn |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc in International
Business
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| Course
coordinator |
- Sanjay Peters - Department of International Economics and
Management (INT)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Globalization, International Business, markets and
studies
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Last updated on
02-07-2014
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| Learning objectives |
After having followed the course the students
should be able to:
- Explain how and why there are differences in national or
regional business environments.
- Present a thorough review of the economics and politics of the
international trade and investment environment.
- Analyse the strategies and structures of international
businesses.
- Assess the functions of an international business.
- Highlight the adjustments needed in the transition from
domestic to international business, and the adjustments needed to
operate successfully in specific foreign markets.
- Synthesize the above into a detailed and comprehensive analysis
of internationalization at the firm level.
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| Examination |
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International
Business Environment:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Home assignment - written product |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
| Size of written product |
Max. 10 pages |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
48 hours to prepare |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
October and December/January, the regular exam
takes place in October. The make-up and re-examination takes place
in January. |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
The Make-up and Re-examination takes
place according to the same rules as the regular
exam.
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Description of the exam
procedure
48 hour individual home assignment of
max. 10 standard pages.
The aim of the home assignment is to assess the knowledge students
have accumulated during the course. The assignment requires
students to analyze an actual company’s overall entry strategy and
operations in a foreign market. This can either be a case where the
company of the student’s choice has already entered a host market
or a case where the analysis focuses on a market that the company
has not entered yet. The take-home project should integrate and
synthesise all the main blocks of the curriculum (as presented
below), to demonstrate the students’ skills in the practical
application of theory to the chosen case.
No restrictions regarding literature and other aids. However,
assignments should include proper references to background
literature and information sources.
Declaration of Authorship (available on E-campus) must be included
in the individual home
assignment.
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| Course content and structure |
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The aim of the course is to provide an integrated understanding
of the complexity of the international business environment and the
challenges it poses for firms engaged in cross-border activities.
Emphasis is put on highlighting the differences among countries in
terms of their national business environments, and how these
differences are linked to the various strategic choices firms adopt
in order to compete internationally. By the end of the course
students should have developed their ability to explain, interpret,
and synthesize international business practices in a
multidisciplinary discourse. Both theory and empirical cases are
included in the curriculum.
The main blocks of the curriculum are:
- Selected cross-country differences with a potential impact on
business operations, including historical, institutional,
geographical, cultural, and political structures
- Global trade and foreign direct investment, including the
regulatory systems for international trade, investment, and
monetary transactions
- Strategy and International Business
- Business Operations
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| Teaching methods |
| The course is based on a lecture series covering
42 lecture hours. The time will be used to cover the textbook
materials through traditional lectures and discussions in class,
but will also include some in-depth treatment of chosen topics
(guest lectures). |
| Expected literature |
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Charles W.L. Hill (latest edition), “International Business:
Competing in the Global Marketplace”, McGraw Hill International
Edition.
Additional reading material to be distributed during the
course.
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Last updated on
02-07-2014
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