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MGT520 : International Business

Course Overview

Course Synopsis

In the era of Globalization when world is becoming global village, business trends and procedures are changing very rapidly.Terms like international and multinational are changing into Global enterprises or businesses.In this course you will learn some classical theories of international business and how these theories go into transition phase and get mature by the passage of time. Also you will be able to get some information about different organizations working for international businesses including GATT, WTO etc and regional economic blocks like EU, SAFTA, NAFTA, SAARC etc .These organizations are responsible for making different policies, laws, practices and even courts to settle down the conflicts.

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, you should be able to:

  • Describe and explain the importance of International Business
  • Explain different factors which should be kept in mind before going for international Business
  • Apply concepts and theories of International Business
  • Explain different classical and modern theories
  • Develop different ideas and modes in current scenarios about international business and trade
  • Discuss different modes of entry into the international business.


Course Calendar

1 INTRODUCTION TO THE FIELD OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
2 MODES OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
3 AN OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
4 GLOBALIZATION
5 GLOBALIZATION II (Contd...)
6 GLOBALIZATION III (Contd...)
7 GLOBALIZATION IV (Contd...)
8 GLOBALIZATION V (Contd...)
9 NATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY
Assignment 1
10 NATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY II (Contd...)
11 NATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY III (Contd...)
12 NATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY IV (Contd...)
Quiz 1
13 NATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY V (Contd...)
14 NATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY VI (Contd...)
15 NATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY VII (Contd...)
Quiz 2
16 DIFFERENCES IN CULTURE
17 DIFFERENCES IN CULTURE II (Contd...)
18 DIFFERENCES IN CULTURE III (Contd...)
GDB 1
19 DIFFERENCES IN CULTURE IV (Contd...)
20 INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY
21 INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY II (Contd...)
22 INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY III (Contd...)
mid term exams
23 INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY IV (Contd...)
24 INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY V (Contd...)
25 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
26 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE II (Contd…)
27 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE III (Contd…)
28 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE IV (Contd…)
29 GATT AND WTO
30 GATT AND WTO II (Contd…)
Quiz 3
31 FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
32 FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT II (Contd…)
33 FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT III (Contd…)
34 FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IV (Contd…)
35 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
36 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT II (Contd…)
37 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT III (Contd…)
38 REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
39 REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION II (Contd…)
40 REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION III (Contd…)
41 FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET
42 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
43 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING II (Contd…)
44 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING III (Contd…)
45 EXPORT, IMPORT, FDI, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & PAKISTAN
Final term exams