BA 347-INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

 

           

Week

Date

Topic

Reading

 

1

T

9-30

Course Introduction

 

 

TH

10-02

“Tank Man” : China Under Change

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tankman/

 

 

2

T

10-07

Globalization

Chapter 1

 

 

TH

10-09

National Differences in Political Economy

 

Chapter 2

 

3

T

10-14

Differences in Culture

Chapter 3

 

 

TH

10-16

International Trade Theory

Chapter 5

 

4

T

10-21

Political Economy of International Trade  

Chapter 6

 

 

TH

10-23

Foreign Direct Investment

Chapter 7

 

5

T

10-28

Regional Economic Integration

 

Chapter 8

 

TH

10-30

Foreign Exchange Market

Chapter 9

 

6

T

11-04

International Monetary System

“The Crash”: Asia’s Currency Crisis

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/crash/

 

Chapter 10

 

 

TH

11-06

Global Capital Market

Chapter 11

 

7

T

11-11

International Business Strategy

 

Chapter 12

 

 

TH

11-13

Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances

Chapter 14

 

8

T

11-18

Exporting, Importing, and Countertrade

Chapter 15

 

 

TH

11-20

Global Production, Outsourcing & Logistics

 

Chapter 16

 

9

T

11-25

Global Marketing and R&D

Chapter 17

 

 

TH

11-27

Thanksgiving

 

10

T

12-02

Global Human Resource Management

 

Chapter 18

 

TH

12-04

International Financial Management

 

Chapter 20

11

 

 

Final Exam Week

 

This syllabus is a guide, not a contract, and therefore may be changed as necessary.  If changes are made, I will announce them in class and place them on the board, generally at least one class in advance of the due date for an assignment, etc.