SMGT258
SMGT258
SMGT258
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COURSE TITLE:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Attendance
ETE Th 40
COURSEOBJECTIVES: The course will be aimed at enabling the students to understand the global business scenario. The course will be immensely beneficially to the students making their career in export/import businesses. PRE-REQUISITES: NIL COURSE CONTENTS: Sr. Description No. 1 International Business and Global business; unified framework; global business and globalization. 2 World trade: an overview; Indias foreign trade; Gains from international trade; concepts of balance of payments 3 Formal and informal institutions; political system, legal system and economic system, Cultures, ethics and norms; classification and challenges; social structure; religious and ethical system; culture and the work place; ethical issues in the international business. 4 Theories of international trade: Absolute, comparative, product life cycle, strategic trade; national competitive advantage; implications for managers 5 Realities of international trade: Tariff barriers, non tariff barriers, trade deficit vs trade surplus MTE 6 Foreign Direct Investment: Introduction, types, theories of international investment and pattern; realities of FDI 7 Foreign exchange markets: Introduction, nature, Foreign exchange rates: concept, theories, factor behind foreign exchange rates 8 Introduction to WTO, WTO agreements: an overview; emerging issues; WTO and developing countries. 9 Preferential treatment agreements(PTAs): Introduction; framework; growth of regional trade agreements; Indias participation in PTAs; limitations 10 Multinational Enterprises: Introduction, types; impact of MNEs on host economies; emerging MNEs from developing economies. TEXT BOOK: 1. Peng, W. Mike, International Business, 1st Indian Ed., South Western Cengage Learning, 2008 OTHER READINGS:
1. Hill W L, Charles and Arun Kumar Jain, International BusinessCompeting in the Global Market place, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Limited, 6ed, 2009 2. Carbaugh Robert J., International Economics, Thomson South Western, 1st Ed., 2004 SALIENT PEDAGOGICAL FEATURES
2009 Onwards
The tendency will be to make the students read more and more from various sources. The assignments, cases, discussions will be based on current news, developments and issues. The cases will include Indias position with other countries on bilateral and multi-lateral basis.
2009 Onwards