Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
• Defines the course syllabus
• Explains the term project and explains the expected outcomes.
• Defines international management
• Understands the importance of international business |
No |
2) |
• Defines the process of globalization
• Explains the effects of globalization on the market and production factors
• To discuss the factors causing the spread of globalization |
Passing through the course book and providing the relevant book |
3) |
• Identify political systems
• Identify political risks and discuss how managers can mitigate the impact of these risks
• Defines legal systems
• Explain the importance of ethical and corporate social responsibility phenomena in international business
• Explains how international relations will affect international business activities |
Homework: Can (2012), 1. Reading the subject p. 1-10. |
4) |
• Defines the concept of culture
• Defines the concepts of national culture and subculture and explains their importance
• Lists the components of culture and explains its effects on international business
• Explains the effects of physical environment and technology on culture
• Discusses 2 theories about the concept of culture and explains the practical benefits of theories
• Defines the concept of state-driven economy and explains the reasons for the decline in this trend
• Lists the characteristics of mixed economies and emphasizes the importance for privatizations |
Answering the 2 and 3. questions at the end of the topics to discuss in class |
5) |
• Identifies the relationship between the volume of international trade and the volume of product produced in the world
• Discuss the trends in trade in history
• define mercantilism and explain its effects on world powers and colonies
• Explain and compare the theories of absolute advantage and relative advantages
• Explain the theories of international product life curve and factor equipment
• Explains New Trade and International Competitiveness Advantage Theories |
The project related to the subject of the project is selected and the names of the team members are communicated to the instructor.
Working on the term project |
6) |
560/5000
• Identifies political, economic and cultural elements of state intervention in trade
• List and explain the methods applied by states for the development of international trade
• List and explain the methods applied by states for the restriction of international trade
• Explains and discusses the importance of World Trade Organization in free trade
• Explains Business-State Relations.
• Explains the impact of the state on commercial activities
• Describes Kambiyoyu and defines foreign exchange activities in international markets |
Homework: International Management Case Study (Chapter 5 and 6) Reading and answering questions to be sent online.
Working on the term project |
7) |
• Defines the process of international strategy determination
• Explains and exemplifies strategic alternatives at institutional level
• Explain and illustrate strategic alternatives at the level of strategic business unit (SBU).
• Explains how firms conduct export and import activities.
• Defines the means of financing in export and import activities.
• Identifies the methods of entry into international business
• Define different methods of investment in international business |
Working on the term project |
8) |
Midterm |
No |
9) |
• Defines the forms of Foreign Direct Investment in terms of establishment
• Explains the importance of administrative aspects of foreign direct investment issues
• Explain the reasons why States are allowed to restrict and improve their FDI |
Reading the topics from the 1st to the 7th |
10) |
• Explain the importance of organizational structuring
• Describes different organizational structures and explains their advantages and disadvantages
• Explain the importance of working groups today
• Explain the importance of virtual networking organizations |
Working on the term project
Homework: Reading the case study distributed in the classroom for discussion in the next lesson and answering the questions in advance |
11) |
• Explain the impact of globalization on international marketing activities
• Defines and discusses the factors that managers need to consider when developing international product and promotion strategies.
• Identify and discuss the factors that managers need to consider when developing international product pricing strategies.
• Identify and discuss the factors that managers should consider when developing international distribution strategies. |
Working on the term project |
12) |
• Identifies the elements that must be taken into account when creating International Operations Management Strategies
• Lists the issues to be considered in the provision of physical resources |
Preliminary copy of the term project |
13) |
• Identifies International Human Resources Management
• Discuss the strategies used by international enterprises in the process of staff recruitment
• Discuss the challenges faced by international enterprises in the recruitment and placement process.
• Explain the factors that international firms' employees and managers need to take into consideration when creating wage packages.
• Discusses the importance of employee-employer relations in the international arena and explains different applications in the world |
Continue to work on the draft project copies to be given back to the student and finalized after the control |
14) |
• Presentations of term projects. |
Finalizing the term project report and preparing the project presentation |
15) |
Final Exam |
Studying final exam |