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BA 347 - International Business
Fall 2007 Lecture Schedule

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Week

Date

Topic

Reading

 

1

T

9-25

Course Introduction

 

 

TH

9-27

Globalization

Chapter 1

 

2

T

10-02

National Differences in Political Economy

Chapter 2

 

 

TH

10-04

Differences in Culture

Chapter 3

 

3

T

10-09

International Trade Theory

Chapter 5

 

 

TH

10-11

Political Economy of International Trade  

Chapter 6

 

4

T

10-16

Foreign Direct Investment

 

Chapter 7

 

 

TH

10-18

Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment

Chapter 8

5

T

10-23

Regional Economic Integration

Chapter 9

 

 

TH

10-25

Foreign Exchange Market

Chapter 10

 

6

T

10-30

International Monetary System

“The Crash”: Asia’s Currency Crisis

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

 

Chapter 11

 

 

TH

11-01

International Business Strategy

Chapter 12

 

7

T

11-06

Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances

Chapter 14

 

 

TH

11-08

Exporting, Importing, and Countertrade

 

Chapter 15

 

8

T

11-13

Global Production, Outsourcing & Logistics

Chapter 16

 

 

TH

11-15

Global Marketing

 

Chapter 17

 

9

T

11-20

Global Human Resource Management

Chapter 18

 

 

TH

11-22

Thanksgiving

 

10

T

11-27

International Financial Management

Chapter 20

 

TH

11-29

“The Tank Man” : China Under Change

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

 

 

11

 

 

Finals 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.