Subject : International Business

Main objective of the subject: To develop knowledge / skill and analytical ability in the students and prepare them to take up international career with sufficient amount of inputs. The current decade has witnessed an unprecedented trend of Indian companies going global and global companies entering India at a large scale. The exposure to the subject will, surely strengthen the career opportunities of students. Lecture plan for 10 units 1. Introduction to International Business a) Objective, scope, importance and current trends. b) Domestic Business v/s. International Business c) Reasons for International Business for corporates and country d) Modes of entry and operation - 6 hours 2. PEST Factors and impact on international business. a) Risk analysis b) Decisions to overcome or managing risks a live current case -3 hours 3. Investment management in International Business a) Foreign Direct Investment b) Offshore Banking c) Resource Mobilization through portfolio / GDR / ADR d) Other options of funding in ventures and case discussions 3 hours 4. Multinational corporations a) Structure, system and operation b) Advantages and disadvantages Case discussion c) Current opportunities of Indian MNCs and case discussion - 3 hours 5. Globalization a) Concept and Practice b) Role of Global organization and Global Managers c) Global competitiveness d) Global competitive advantages of India sectors and industries case study - 3 hours 6. International Organizations and their role in international business a) WTO

b) World Bank c) ADB d) Others case study -3 hours 7. Regional Trade Agreements and Free Trade Agreements (RTA and FTA) a) NAFTA b) EC c) ASEAN d) COMESA e) LAC f) Others Case study 3 hours 8. Trade theories and relevance in international business a) Absolute advantage b) Comparative advantage c) Competitive advantages d) Purchasing power parity e) PLC- theory f) Others - Case study 3 hours International logistics and supply chain g) concepts and practice h) Components of logistics and impact on trade i) Others- Case study 3 hours

10 International HR Strategies a) Unique characteristics of global HR b) HR challenges c) Ethical issues d) Regulatory aspects of HR e) Others- Case study 3 hours Teaching - learning process Stage 1: The content will be given to students on the day 1 Stage 2: Course materiel, prepared by the faculty will be mail to students the faculty will take the responsibility to compile and send. Stage 3: All the students, as per the lecture plan should prepare the units and come to the class.

Stage 4: The faculty should play the role of facilitator and guide. The presentation of the faculty will strongly support the units they have learnt. Stage 5: Cases relevant to the unit should be discussed. The faculty should keep the cases ready after the concepts are clarified. The cases should be current, either issue based or functional oriented. Suggested readings: 1) Textbooks, as prescribed. 2) Newspaper clippings are essential 3) Magazines and periodicals 4) CDs /DVDs could be shown as part of learning process, on MNCs / countries. ---------------------Question Paper Pattern Internal : 40 marks University Assessment : 60 marks Four questions are to be answered out of seven (4 x 10) : 40 Question No.8 (Case) is compulsory (1 x 20) : 20 Total (U/A) : 60 ===