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Global Business and Multinational Enterprise - MGMT5601
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Course Outline: MGMT5601 Course Outlines
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

The course surveys the theory and practice of global business and the multinational enterprise (MNE). The main topics covered in the course include: the globalisation of business and the challenge of dynamic political, economic, social environments; the impact of cultural differences on international business transactions and international management; the evolution and development of the MNE and alternative contractual modes (exporting, licensing, franchising, international acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances); theories of the internationalisation process and foreign direct investment; and the relationship of multinationals with governments and issues of political risk.

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