International Management Syllabus Instructor: Office Hours: Contact Information: Course Prerequisites: Course Description: This is an introductory course

in international business The basic content of the course includes !"# an o$er$ie% of the means of conducting international business& %ith an emphasis on %hat ma'es international different from domestic( !)# the effects of the social systems %ithin countries on the conduct of international business( !*# the ma+or theories e,plaining international business transactions and the institutions influencing those acti$ities( !-# the financial e,change systems and institutions that measure and facilitate international transactions( !.# the dynamic interface bet%een countries and companies attempting to conduct foreign business acti$ities( !/# corporate strategy alternati$es for global operations( and !0# international acti$ities that fall largely %ithin functional disciplines Course Ob+ecti$es: " 1nderstand the different challenges business face %hen they operate in an international en$ironment( ) 2,amine the $arious cultural& political and legal issues that impact international business acti$ity( * 2,amine the international institutions and practices that impact international business( - 1nderstand trade and in$estment theory& foreign e,change and the determination of foreign e,change rates( . 3ppreciate the interaction of business and go$ernment as they relate to international commerce( / De$elop insight into the management implications of international business strategy and operations 4equired Te,t: Hill& Charles 5 International Business Mc6ra%7Hill /th 2dition )88/

Supplementary Student Support Materials: Students should log on to the te,tboo' %eb site: http:99%%% mhhe com9hill That site has

among other a$ailable resources& an Online :earning Center that contains practice qui;;es& Po%er Point slides of all chapters as %ell as Internet e,ercises The required te,t %ill be supplemented by outside readings from selected periodicals and +ournals 4eading of The Wall Street Journal on a regular basis %ill be especially helpful in dealing %ith issues of current interest to this class Cases at the end of each part of the te,tboo' %ill be assigned to case teams for %rite7up and presentation in class 3ssignments 5ee' " Part I: Introduction and Course O$er$ie% Chapter ": 6lobali;ation 5ee' ) Part II Country Differences Chapter ): <ational Differences in Political 2conomy Chapter *: Differences in Culture 5ee' * Chapter -: 2thics in International =usiness Cases for Part II 5ee' Part III The 6lobal Trade and In$estment 2n$ironment Chapter .: International Trade Theory Chapter /: The Political 2conomy of International Trade 5ee' . Chapter 0: >oreign Direct In$estment Chapter ?: The Political 2conomy of >oreign Direct In$estment 5ee' / Chapter @: 4egional 2conomic Integration Cases for Part III 5ee' 0 Part IA: The 6lobal Monetary System Chapter "8: The >oreign 2,change Mar'et Chapter "": The International Monetary System 5ee' ? Cases for Part IA and Midterm 2,am 4e$ie% Midterm 2,am 5ee' @ Part A: The Strategy and Structure of International =usiness Chapter "): The Strategy of International =usiness 5ee' "8 Chapter "*: The Organi;ation of International =usiness

5ee' "" Chapter "-: 2ntry Strategy and Strategic 3lliances Cases for Part A 5ee' ") Part AI: =usiness Operations Chapter ".: 2,porting& Importing and Countertrade 5ee' "* Chapter "/: 6lobal Production& Outsourcing and :ogistics 5ee' "Chapter "0: 6lobal Mar'eting and 4BD 5ee' ". Chapter "?: 6lobal Human 4esource Management 5ee' "/ Chapter "@: 3ccounting in International =usiness 5ee' "0 Chapter )8: >inancial Management in International =usiness 5ee' "? Cases for Part AI 4e$ie% for >inal 2,am >inal 2,am <otes to the Instructor: 5ee's "*7"0 allo% time for indi$idual pro+ect reports Suggested pro+ects include a field study to e,plore entry into a CforeignD culture& an international strategy de$elopment plan for a student product idea& a field guide to doing business in a specific country 3dditional assessment acti$ities& such as qui;;es& more e,ams& questions and research e,ercises might be added to this draft syllabus In addition& the end of chapter Critical Thin'ing and Discussion Euestions& the case questions& and the 6lobal2D62 e,ercises in the InstructorFs Manual may be of interest