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BA 347 - International Business
Spring 2007 Lecture Schedule

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Week

Date

Topic

Reading

 

1

T

4-03

Course Introduction

 

 

TH

4-05

Globalization

Chapter 1

 

2

T

4-10

National Differences in Political Economy

Chapter 2

 

 

TH

4-12

Differences in Culture

Chapter 3

 

3

T

4-17

International Trade Theory

Chapter 5

 

 

TH

4-19

Political Economy of International Trade  

Chapter 6

 

4

T

4-24

Foreign Direct Investment

Chapter 7

 

 

TH

4-26

Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment

 

Chapter 8

5

T

5-01

Regional Economic Integration

Chapter 9

 

 

TH

5-03

Foreign Exchange Market

Chapter 10

 

6

T

5-08

International Monetary System

Chapter 11

 

 

TH

5-10

“The Crash”: Asia’s Currency Crisis

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

 

 

7

T

5-15

International Business Strategy

Chapter 12

 

 

TH

5-17

Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances

Chapter 14

 

8

T

5-22

Exporting, Importing, and Countertrade

 

Chapter 15

 

 

TH

5-24

Global Production, Outsourcing & Logistics

Chapter 16

 

9

T

5-29

Global Marketing

 

Chapter 17

 

 

TH

5-31

Global Human Resource Management

Chapter 18

 

10

T

6-05

International Financial Management

Chapter 20

 

TH

6-07

“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.