International Business Operations

• • Topic/Lecture Learning Activities
  • International Business Operations: An Introduction
  • Strategy of the International firm
  • Internationalisation as Entrepreneurial Activity/Opportunity Assessment/ Market Selection
  • Mode of Foreign Market Entry: Exporting and Countertrade
  • Licensing, Franchising and other Contractual Strategies
  • FDI and Collaborative Ventures
  • Global Operations, Sourcing and Offshoring
  • Internationalisation of Services
  • International Marketing
  • International HRM
  • Ethics and CSR in International Business

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• UAD-INB-DEG-2023

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or presentations).
• Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete their units. MyUni is the University of Adelaide's online learning environment. MyUni provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards, and assessments.

This course prepares students for working in an organisation that operates internationally. Students are exposed to different aspects that underpin internationalisation decisions of a firm. They also learn about the input of different functional units within organisations in the success of their international operationists. The broad content themes include international strategy and organisation; entrepreneurial nature of international expansion; different modes of foreign market entry; internationalisation of service firms; international marketing, human resource management, and sourcing. Finally, students have an opportunity to explore ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the international context. The course develops skills in analysing cross-border business scenarios, identifying opportunities and risks entailed in various internationalisation decisions, appreciating the complexity of international business operations, and including ethics and social responsibility as significant factors shaping a firm's behaviour in a home and host country(ies).

All assessment is assignment based.

• Course Journal/Learning Log (20%)
• Global Sourcing Case Study (30%)
• International Business Plan (30%)
• Reflection (20%)

For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).