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    Pharma College

    MBA Program
    Course Information
    Course Number MBAM551
    Course Title International Business
    Instructor’s Name Tariku K. (Ass. Professor)
    Information Contact Mobile +251910320766
    E-mail [email protected]
    Contact Hours (per week) 2
    Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course a student will be able to:
    & Competences to
    be Acquired  Understand the current theories and practices in international business
     Produce creative, action-oriented, practical solutions to international
    business problems.
     Develop an understanding of the worldwide developments and
    foundations for international business and the cultural context for
    managing in an overseas environment
     Understand the different modes of engagement with international markets
     Develop an understanding of the economic, legal and political changes
    that have taken place in the era of globalization
     Explain the international trade theories
     Develop an understanding of the global financial framework in which
    international business transactions are conducted.
    Course Description The objective of the course is to familiarize the student with the international
    environment, the impact of diversity of culture on international and global trade.
    The factors that influence international business and the way of sourcing
    resources from the international markets, the way how human resource may be
    recruited for the international business. This course also focuses on the value of
    interactions in international business and its consequent impact on international
    trade relationships, a broader perspective espouses that international relationships
    should be the paradigm of business. The impact of MNCs on trade will be
    discussed under this topic.
    Course outline
    Course Contents Reading
    1.

    Unit One: The Foundation of International Business


    1.1. Meaning of International business
    1.2. Importance of International Business
    1.3. International Business Background
    1.4. Fundamentals of International Trade
    1.5. The International Business Environment
    1.6. The Global Business World
    Unit Two: International Business Environment
    2.1. Cultural environment
    2.2. Political, Economic, and Legal Systems
    2.3. Technological environment

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    Unit Three: International Trade Theory
    3.1. Mercantilism
    3.2. Absolute advantage
    3.3. Comparative advantage
    3.4. National competitive advantage (Porter’s diamond)
    3.5. Trade theory and business
    Unit Four: International Trade Policies and Institutions
    4.1. Trade policy
    4.2. Purposes of protectionism
    4.3. Benefits of free trade
    4.4. Instruments of Trade Policy
    4.5. Arguments for protectionism
    4.6. International Trade Institutions
    Unit Five: International Monetary and Financial Issues
    5.1. Foreign exchange markets
    5.2. Exchange rates
    5.3. Relationship between prices and exchange rates
    5.4. International monetary system
    5.5. Effect of exchange rates on business
    Unit Six: Entering International Markets
    6.1. Purposes of expanding into global markets
    6.2. Entry strategies
    Unit Seven: International Human Resource Management
    7.1. Management of qualifications and characteristics
    7.2. International development of managers
    7.3. Labor market differences
    7.4. Labor compensation
    7.5. Comparative labor relations
    Assessment/Evaluation
    Mid Exam --------------------------------------------------------15%
    Term Paper and Presentation -----------------------------------20%
    Case Analysis and Presentations -------------------------------15%
    Final Exam --------------------------------------------------------50%
    Text and reference books
     Wild, John J, Wild, Kenneth L. and Han, Jerry C. Y. (2008), International Business: The Challenges of
    Globalization (Fourth Edition), Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
     Charles W.L. Hill, International Business, Competing in the Global Marketplace, 7th edition, Irwin,
    McGraw-Hill, Illinois, 2008
     C. Gopinath, Globalization, a Multidimensional System, Sage Publications (N.Y., New York) 2008

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