International Business

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:7.00

Study Course Accepted:16.04.2020

Study Course Information
Course Code:		SBUEK_075		LQF level:		Level 6
Credit Points:		3.00		ECTS:		4.50
Branch of Science:		Economics		Target Audience:		Management Science; Marketing and Advertising
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Jekaterina Pankova
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of International Business and Economics
The Head of Structural Unit:		Romāns Putāns
Contacts:		Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, C block, Room C-215, sbekrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67409184
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		8	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		16
Classes (count)		6	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		12
Total Contact Hours								28
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		5	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		10
Classes (count)		4	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		8
Total Contact Hours								18
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Knowledge of microeconomics, management theory, corporate strategy, and politics.
Objective:
To provide students with knowledge of international business management, strategy development, economic process analysis to enhance their ability to compete successfully and be suitable for the international labour market.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Globalisation and its impact on international business			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Different cultures in business			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
3	International companies, innovation and competitiveness			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
4	Management of international companies			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
5	International business strategies			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
6	International trade			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
7	Analysis of international company operations, international cooperation			Classes		2.00	auditorium
8	Development of an international company governance structure, alternatives to business solutions in an international environment			Classes		2.00	auditorium
9	Development of international business strategies			Classes		2.00	auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Globalisation and its impact on international business			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Different cultures in business			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
3	International companies, innovation and competitiveness			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
4	Management of international companies			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
5	International business strategies			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
7	Analysis of international company operations, international cooperation			Classes		2.00	auditorium
8	Development of an international company governance structure, alternatives to business solutions in an international environment			Classes		1.00	auditorium
9	Development of international business strategies			Classes		1.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Students carry out 4 practical assignments: conduct a case study, compare solutions, develop proposals, future activity scenarios, and present the results. Students develop one project: international business strategy and plan.
Assessment Criteria:
1. Attendance of seminars, tests, group work – mandatory. 2. Preparation of practical situations (case study), presentation – 30%. 3. Preparation of Essays – 20%. 4. Exam – 50%.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		After the completion of the study course, students will acquire knowledge of international business environment, influence of political, economic and legal systems on it; forms of international business; types of corporate governance; peculiarities of human resource management in international business environment; types of international strategies and possibilities for their development.
Skills:		After the completion of the study course, students will be able to analyse and compare different business solutions, taking into account factors influencing the international environment; develop, demonstrate, and defend a business strategy.
Competencies:		Ability to develop and implement business strategies in a company.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Starptautiskais bizness. Sarunas ar pasaules biznesa līderiem, R. Lietišķais informācijas dienests, 2009.
2	Rugman A.M., Collinson S. International Business (5th edition), Prentice Hall, 2009.
3	Daniels J.D., Radebaugh L.H., Sullivan D.P. International business: environments and operations. 2012.
4	Hill C.W.L. International business: competing in the global marketplace. Boston [etc.]: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002.
5	Wall S., Rees B. International business. England [etc.]: Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2004.
6	Czinkota M.R., Ronkainen I.A., Moffett M.H. International business. Fort Worth [etc.]: Harcourt College Publishers, 2002.
Additional Reading
1	Oļevskis G., Starptautiskā tirdzniecība, R. RSEBAA, 2003.
2	Zīle H. Latvijas ārējie ekonomiskie sakari. R., Biznesa augstskola Turība, 2009.
Other Information Sources
1	https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
2	http://madb.europa.eu/madb/indexPubli.htm
3	http://ec.europa.eu/trade/
4	http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm#stats