BUSN9239B International Business in the Asia Pacific Region

2016

4.5

1 x 1-hour tutorial weekly
1 x 2-hour seminar weekly

BUSN9215 has been successfully completed

Master of Business and Specialisations

The topic theme is 'Contextual change: The past, present and future of international business in the region'. Weekly seminars explore political, environmental, cultural, security and other issues that influence business. Student projects speculate on the future of an industry in a specific country.

With emphasis on the next ten years, the aim of this topic is to provide students with individual and group opportunities to:

Analyse the business context (past, present and trends) of specific industries within selected Asia-Pacific countries
Place the aforesaid countries in a regional and global business context
Identify and analyse ethical, security, political (bilateral and multilateral), environmental and other issues in the evolving business climate of the region.

Students successfully completing the topic should be able to:

identify and understand the internal and external influences that an organisation needs to consider when operating across national borders in the Asia-Pacific Region
advise businesses on trends in a particular industry in a specific country in the region after completion of thorough research
apply the case study method to international business situations
write well-researched consulting reports with feasible recommendations for managerial action
contribute original ideas and analysis in interactive seminars
work efficiently in study teams

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