International Business

Unit I
Objectives - To define globalization and International Business and show how they affect each other. -To understand why companies engage in international business and why International business growth has acceleretated. -To become familiar with different ways in which a company operates globally. - To understand how global market place in managed and know about global economy of 21st century.

GLOBALIZATION

Day 01

Topics Introduction to the Course and Syllabus Distribution

Things to be covered

Activities

02,03, Introduction to International Business,features of International business Evolution and Development of International Business, factors leading growth in international Business 04 Globalization of market and Production

05, 06

Drivers of globalization

Defination, examples, why should we study IB, Importance of IB, History of IB,why companies engage in international Business,Differences between past and present globalization Introduction, Defination, How IB and Globalization affect each other,country differences in degree of globalization Measurement of globalization,7 factors in increased globalization, what is wrong with

Lecture, handsout and questions

Lecture, handsout and questions,take away assisgnment on globalziation and international business

Lecture, handsout, oral presenatation,questions

07,08

Changing demographis of global economy

globalization How economy has Lecturem handsout, been affected by Important questions changing demographics of world

09

Changing Foreign direct Investment Picture

Globalization, Jobs and Income 10,11 Globalization, labor policies and environement Managing in the global market place

Defination of FDI, How it has changed lately and cases,evaluation the impact of FDI Defination and interrelations

lecture, handsout, case to be taken at Home

Case studies, handsout, questions, take home assignments Lecture, handsout, written assignment,questions Lecture,handsout,questions

Introduction How hard is it to be engaged in International buisness Video on Global economy of 21st centruy

12,13 14

Global economy of 21st century 15,16

Handsout, questions and take away assignments Evaluation

17,18, questions, group presenatation and 19,20 classtest, objective questions manual