Learning outcome

After successfully completing the course, the candidate will have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence.

The candidate has:

- An overview of the factors that affect companies’ international business activities and their choices, in particular economic, political, legal, technological, cultural and environmental conditions

- An overview of what is being done internationally to simplify and improve conditions for international trade

- An understanding of the most important ethical issues, and is able to discuss ethical dilemmas in international business

- Knowledge developed through working with cases and discussions of how companies adapt to different conditions

- Skills that enable him/her to evaluate the factors in an international market that are most important in shaping company’s adaptations and choices in a given situation

Course Description

The course will provide an overview of the most important topics in the field. The following topics will be covered:

- Characteristics of international business activities

- Important location-related factors

- Ethics in international business activities

- Economic framework, including foreign exchange and trade policies

- Management and leadership in international business activities

Practical examples will be emphasised.

Teaching and Learning Methods

3-4 hours of lectures a week in the spring semester.

Assessment Methods

• Written assignment, counts 50%

• Written examination, 3 hours, counts 50%

All parts must be passed, graded

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean