In­ter­na­tion­al Busi­ness En­vir­on­ment

Course content

Course Content

The aim of the course is to provide an integrated understanding of the complexity of the international business environment and the challenges it poses for firms engaged in cross-border activities. Emphasis is put on highlighting the differences among countries and/or regions in terms of their national/sub-national business environments, and how these differences are linked to the various strategic choices that firms adopt to compete internationally. By the end of the course students should have developed their ability to explain, interpret, and synthesize international business practices in a multidisciplinary discourse. Both theory and cases are included in the curriculum, with much of the empirical material will be drawn from recent examples of developments in the field of international business.

The main blocks of the curriculum are:

• Selected cross-country differences with a potential impact on business operations, including historical, institutional, geographical, cultural, and political structure.
• Global trade, foreign direct investment, and global value chains, including the regulatory systems for international trade, investment, and monetary transactions.
• Strategy and International Business.