Administration (ADMN) 417
International Business Management

Revision 1 closed June 25, 2004, replaced by current version.

Delivery modes:
(Computer required)

Individualized study online

Grouped study**

e-Class®** (Availability is subject to a minimum number of registrations. Students registered in an e-Class® offering that must be cancelled due to insufficient registrations will be notified by December 12 for January start dates and August 12 for September start dates.
Credits: 3 - Applied Studies
Prerequisite: None, however ADMN 232 and/or MKTG 396 are recommended.
Centre: School of Business
Challenge for Credit: ADMN 417 has a Challenge for Credit option

**Note: Students registering in e-Class®, Grouped Study, or Grouped Study International (GSI) mode are advised that there may be some differences in the Evaluation and Course Materials information indicated below. To obtain the most up to date e-Class® information, contact the School of Business Call Centre at 1-800-468-6531.

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Overview

This overview course is designed to expose business majors to salient dimensions of the worldwide business activity of international firms. In general, international firms are defined as small and medium-sized enterprises whose current and/or future operations transcend national boundaries; these enterprises can be "for-profit" as well as "not-for-profit" organizations.

ADMN 417 explores key international business dimensions in terms of their core concepts, and highlights the business and/or social implications of these core concepts. Thus, this course adopts the perspective of managers and public-policy makers. The course tries to emphasize a Canadian view of international business. When appropriate, this course includes material on non-profit and non-governmental organizations, and introduces students to international business "hot topics" such as global social responsibility.

Outline

  • Unit 1: Macro-level Influences on International Business
    · Lesson 1: Introduction to International Business
    · Lesson 2: Cultural Environment of International Business
    · Lesson 3: Political Environment Facing Business
  • Unit 2: International Business and International Firms
    · Lesson 4: International Trade: Theories and Governmental Influence
    · Lesson 5: Regional Economic Integration
    · Lesson 6: Foreign Direct Investment and Country Evaluation
  • Unit 3: Configuring Firms for International Business
    · Lesson 7: International Market Entry: Exports and Strategic Alliances
    · Lesson 8: International Finance and Accounting
    · Lesson 9: International Human Resource Management

Evaluation

To receive credit for ADMN 417, students must achieve a composite course mark of at least a "D" (50 percent) and a mark of at least 50 percent on the Final Examination. The weighting of the composite mark is as follows:

Assignment 1 Assignment 2 Final Exam Total
25% 25% 50% 100%

Note: Credit can be earned in this course by passing the challenge for credit.

Course Materials

Textbook

Daniels, John D. and Lee H. Radebaugh (2001). International Business: Environments and Operations (9th edition), Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall Inc. ISBN 0-13-030801-3

Other material

All other materials will be available online.

Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice.
Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.

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