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IS 404
International Business
VIII.
English
Associate Prof. Dr. A. Sera Özbaşar
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3
5
14 weeks
90 hours
The course examines cross-cultural and international management
issues, and analyzes the problems of managing in an international
marketplace focusing on cultural, regional diversity and differences,
political and economic influences, global market as well as other
relevant factors.
 Globalization and International Business
 The Cultural Environments Facing Business
 The Political and Legal Environments Facing Business
 The Economic Environment
 Globalization and Society
 International Trade and Factor Mobility Theory
 Governmental Influence on Trade Cross-National Cooperation
and Agreements
 Global Foreign Exchange Markets
 The Determination of Exchange Rates
 The Strategy of International Business
 Country Evaluation and Selection
 Export and Import Strategies
 Direct Investment and Collaborative Strategies
 The Organization of International Business
 Marketing Globally Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Management
International
Accounting
Issues
The
Multinational Finance Function
 Global Human Resource Management
Familiarity with international business terms, institutions,functions
and hands on experience with international business decision making.
Lectures, media, discussion, simulation
Simulation Project
Written mid term and final exam
Mid-Term: 25%, Final: 50%, Project: 25%
Daniels & Radebaugh & Sullivan, International Business Global
edition, Prentice Hall, 2011.