Postgraduate TAS-JNB512-2023
International Trade
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Duration
14 weeks
Study method
100% Online
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Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
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Subject details
Upon completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Discuss the driving force for international trade and investment at regional, national, and organisational levels.
- Develop an international market entry plan by assessing global opportunities and internal and external business environments.
- Apply international trade and investment theories and practices to the strategic management of global businesses.
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- Week 1 - Globalisation and the internationalisation of trade and investment
- Week 2 - Organisational participants and international monetary systems
- Week 3 - Ethics, sustainability and CSR –contemporary challenges
- Week 4 - Theories of international trade and investment
- Week 5 - Regional economic integration and understanding emerging markets
- Week 6 - Strategy and organisation in the international firm
- Week 7 - Global opportunity assessment
- Week 8 - Analysing internal and external environmentsand setting internationalisation strategy
- Week 9 - Exporting and countertrade
- Week 10 - Licensing, franchising and other contractual arrangements
- Week 11 - Foreign direct investment and collaborative ventures
- Week 12 - Review
- Week 13 - Review
In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-GSM-MAS-2023
Elective
- TAS-BAM-MAS-2023
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
This subject provides students with a framework for understanding the field of international trade. The subject examines the environment for international trade and investment, particularly political, social, economic, technological, environmental and other factors that influence strategic firm-level plans and senior management decisions about a firms cross-border trade and investment activities. Students will be required to understand relevant macro-level international trade and investment theories and the global system and issues surrounding the conduct of international business from an organisational strategy and operational perspective. An applied understanding of international trade and investment will be encouraged through students analysing and examining the constraints affecting entry to new markets and specific market entry options and global business activities.
- Take-Home Exam (40%)
- International Market Entry Plan - Part A (35%)
- International Market Entry Plan - Part B (15%)
- Free Trade and Trade Protection (10%)
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