2013 Unit of Study
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| Special Topics in International Business | |
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| UoS Code | IBUS4101 |
| Credit points | 12 |
| Offered | Semester 1 |
| Prerequisites | Completion of requirements for the pass degree, a major in International Business with a minimum Credit average and approval of the Chair of Discipline. |
| Corequisites | IBUS4102 |
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| Lectures | 3 hr seminars per week. |
| Assessment | Student participation in in-class discussion; short essay assignments. |
| Description | IBUS4101 studies the recent theoretical and applied literature in international business and management strategy. Topics are organised around four key research themes: (i) the boundaries of the multinational enterprise; (ii) internal organizational design and structure; (iii) location decisions; (iv) and competitive dynamics. Specific topics include the critique of theoretical models in international business, including new institutional economics, internalization, transaction cost, resource, path dependency, contracting and dynamic capability-learning approaches; the relationship between the new trade theory, increasing return models and theories of the MNE, including location tournament and clustering; the organizational design of non-equity and equity strategic alliances, including the nature of headquarters-subsidiary relations; investment incentives and country impact of foreign direct investment; and competitive and strategic interaction of multinational enterprises. Candidates must enrol in IBUS4101, IBUS4102, IBUS4103, and IBUS4104 to complete the Honours year. |