Narmada College of Management, Bharuch, Gujarat, INDIA

CP 206- At MBA Full Time Semester - II

CP 206- At MBA Evening Semester - II

International Business Environment

Objectives:

The primary Objectives of this course is to acquaint the students to emerging global trends in business environment.

Course Contents:

International Business: An overview - Types of International Business; The External Environment; The Economic and Political Environment, The Human Cultural Environment; Influence on Trade and Investment Patterns; Recent World Trade and Foreign Investment Trends; Balance of Payments Accounts and Macroeconomic Management; Theories and Institutions: Trade and Investment-Government Influence on Trade Investment; Determination of Trading Partner's independence, interdependence and Dependence; World Financial Environment; Cross-national Cooperation and Agreements; Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers, WTO, Regional Blocks; International production; Internationalisation of Service Firms; Operation Management in International Firms; World Financial Environment: Foreign Exchange Market Mechanism; Determinants of Exchange Rates; Euro-currency Market; Offshore Financial Centres; International Banks; Non-Banking Financial Service Firms; Stock Markets; Global Competitiveness; Export Management Licensing; Joint Ventures Technology and Global Competition; Globalisation and Human Resource Development; Globalisation with Social Responsibility; World Economic Growth and the Environment; Country Evaluation and Selection; International Business Diplomacy; Negotiating and International Business, Issues in Asset Protection; Multilateral Settlements; Consortium Approaches; External Relations Approach.

Suggested Readings :

Alworth, Julian S. The Finance, Investment and Taxation Decision of Multinationals. London, Basil Blackwell, 1988.
Bhalla, V K and S. Shivaramu. International Business Environment and Business. New Delhi, Anmol, 1995.
Bhalla, V K International Economy; Liberalisation Process. New Delhi, Anmol,1993.
Daniel, John D and Radebangh, Lee H. International Business. 5th ed. New York, Addision Wesley, 1986.
Eiteman, D K and Stopnehill, Al. Multinational Business Finance. New York, Addision Wesley, 1986.
Johnston, R B . The Economics of the Euromarket: History, Theory and Practice. New York, Macmillan, 1983.
Parks, Yoon and Zwick, Jack. International Banking in Theory and Practice, New York, Addison-Wesley,1985.