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Instructor Guo Ji Public email bnuwec@gmail.com, PIN interbusiness Contact Information guoji@bnu.edu.cn Course Prerequisites Micro and Macro Course Description This course is an introduction to international business with an emphasis on the contemporary issues of China. The basic content of the course includes (1) an overview of the means of conducting international business, with an emphasis on what makes international different from domestic (2) the effects of the social systems within countries on the conduct of international business (3) the major theories explaining international business transactions and the institutions influencing those activities (4) the financial exchange systems and institutions that measure and facilitate international transactions (5) the dynamic interface between countries and companies attempting to conduct foreign business activities (6) corporate strategy alternatives for global operations and (7) international activities that fall largely within functional disciplines. Course Objectives 1. Understand the different challenges business face when they operate in an international environment with an emphasis on China 2. Examine the various cultural, political and legal issues that impact international business activity 3. Examine the international institutions and practices that impact international business 4. Understand trade and investment theory, foreign exchange and the determination of foreign exchange rates 5. Appreciate the interaction of business and government as they relate to international commerce 6. Develop insight into the management implications of international business strategy and operations. Required Text Hill, Charles W Wee, Chow-How Udayasankar, Krishna. International Business An Asian Perspective. McGraw-Hill. 2012. Supplementary Student Support Materials Students should log on to the textbook web site HYPERLINK http//www.mheducation.asia/olc/hillweeudaya