International Business and Trade, 2014. 1. WEEK 1: ... May 19 &20. ✓ Course
manual: « International Business: Environments and Operations » 13th edition,.
In a nutshell WEEK 1: Introduction
READING: course textbook, pages 45 - 75 GENERAL INFORMATION: Courses will take place January 27 &28 Feb 3 &4 Feb 10 & 11 Feb 17 &18 March 3 &4 March 10 & 11 March 17 & 18 April 7 & 8 April 14 & 15 May 5 & 6 May 12 &13 May 19 &20 Course manual: « International Business: Environments and Operations » 13th edition, Daniels, Radebaugh & Sullivan ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: Over qualified and under skilled: ( http://www.economist.com/blogs/theworldin2013/2012/11/europes-jobless ) Top 10 skills required for on-demand jobs (article: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-skills-hired-2013-160610702.html ) American products that are not American
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( article: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-american-products-arent-american-133000946.html ) Video “Crash course” Globalization ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SnR-e0S6Ic ) and (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_iwrt7D5OA ) Video Chef Fabio http://blip.tv/chowciao/easy-fried-rice-balls-6339877 Video Vittorio Colao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S38_vUmTTiQ Slideshow NAFTA http://finance.yahoo.com/photos/twenty-years-of-nafta-1388677527-slideshow/
Text “Green Giant runs for the border”, in Ethics and the conduct of business, John Boatright, Ed: Pearson Education International, 4th edition 2003 VOCABULARY YOU SHOULD KNOW: Born-global company Clustering Collaborative arrangement Foreign direct investment Franchising Globalization International business Joint venture
Licensing agreement Management contract Merchandise export Merchandise import Multinational corporation or company (MNC) Multinational enterprise (MNE) Portfolio investment
Royalty Service export Service import Sovereignty Strategic Alliance Transnational company (TNC) Turnkey operation
TO DO FOR MONDAY FEBRUARY 3rd: Case study “Carnaval cruise line”, pages 69 – 72. Please draft compete responses for all 6 questions. PLEASE ALSO READ the introductory case of chapter 2: “The Java Lounge” adjusting to Saudi Arabian culture”
