Introduction to international business 2104-M-D2WPBM-MPH

Concept of the enterprise and international business - enterpise and enterpreneur, determinants of the business activity, characteristics of the enterprise, concept of the international business and international business environment. Life cycle of the private enterprise from the begining to the end of its activity. Students workshops. Basic activities and management of the enterprise - rules and aimes of the business activity, types of business activity, reserves, production capability and resources of the enterprise. Internationalization of the enterpise and its functioning on the international market - marketing and price policy. Students workshops. Finances of the enterpise operating on international market - external determinants of the financial condition of the enterprise, taxes, management of the working capital. Foreign direct investments. Trade negotiations with international partners - cultural dimension, tactics, BATNA - students workshops.

Prerequisites (description)

The subject is to familiarize the student with the business environment, setting up a company and the most important challenges regarding the current and strategic functioning of the company.

Course coordinators

Barbara Regulska-Ingielewicz

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Blended learning

Learning outcomes

Basic knowledge about international business, starting and managing a company, internalization an enterprise and funkcioning in the international environment.
S3_W01, S3_W03, S3_W06, S3_W07, S3_U02, S3_U04, S3_U05, S3_U06, S3_K01, S3_K02,

Assessment criteria

Students are preparing in groups a project in which they start companies and carry them on through all the steps listed in the program. At the end of the semester they prepare a report showing its activity.

Practical placement

none

Bibliography

J. Rymarczyk, Biznes międzynardowy, Warszawa 2012.
E. Nojszewska, Wprowadzenie do biznesu międzynarodowego, Warszawa 2002.
(red.) B. Stępień, Transakcje handlu międzynarodowego, Warszawa 2004.
M. Lubiński, Analiza koniunktury i badanie rynków, Warszawa 2004.
(red.) M. Brzeziński, Wprowadzenie do nauki o przedsiębiorstwie, Warszawa 2007.
D. P. Baron, Business and its environment, New Jersey 2006.
D. P. Baron, Business and its environment, New Jersey 2006.
J. D. Daniels, L. H. Radebaugh, D. Sullivan, International Business. Environment and operations., Harlow 2019.
P. Kelly, International Business and Management, London 2011.
A. Verbeke, International Business Strategy, Cambridge 2013.
G. Stonehouse, D. Campbell, J. Hamill, T. Purdie, Global Transnational Business: Strategy and Management, Wiley, 2004
J. Gaspar, A. Arreola-Risa, L. Bierman, R. T. Hise, J. W. Kolari, L. M. Smith, Introduction to global business. Understanding the international environment.

Term 2023L:

J. Rymarczyk, Biznes międzynardowy, Warszawa 2012.
E. Nojszewska, Wprowadzenie do biznesu międzynarodowego, Warszawa 2002.
(red.) B. Stępień, Transakcje handlu międzynarodowego, Warszawa 2004.
M. Lubiński, Analiza koniunktury i badanie rynków, Warszawa 2004.
(red.) M. Brzeziński, Wprowadzenie do nauki o przedsiębiorstwie, Warszawa 2007.
D. P. Baron, Business and its environment, New Jersey 2006.
J. D. Daniels, L. H. Radebaugh, D. Sullivan, International Business. Environment and operations., Harlow 2019.
P. Kelly, International Business and Management, London 2011.
A. Verbeke, International Business Strategy, Cambridge 2013.
G. Stonehouse, D. Campbell, J. Hamill, T. Purdie, Global Transnational Business: Strategy and Management, Wiley, 2004
J. Gaspar, A. Arreola-Risa, L. Bierman, R. T. Hise, J. W. Kolari, L. M. Smith, Introduction to global business. Understanding the international environment.

Term 2024L:

J. Rymarczyk, Biznes międzynardowy, Warszawa 2012.
E. Nojszewska, Wprowadzenie do biznesu międzynarodowego, Warszawa 2002.
(red.) B. Stępień, Transakcje handlu międzynarodowego, Warszawa 2004.
M. Lubiński, Analiza koniunktury i badanie rynków, Warszawa 2004.
(red.) M. Brzeziński, Wprowadzenie do nauki o przedsiębiorstwie, Warszawa 2007.
D. P. Baron, Business and its environment, New Jersey 2006.
J. D. Daniels, L. H. Radebaugh, D. Sullivan, International Business. Environment and operations., Harlow 2019.
P. Kelly, International Business and Management, London 2011.
A. Verbeke, International Business Strategy, Cambridge 2013.
G. Stonehouse, D. Campbell, J. Hamill, T. Purdie, Global Transnational Business: Strategy and Management, Wiley, 2004
J. Gaspar, A. Arreola-Risa, L. Bierman, R. T. Hise, J. W. Kolari, L. M. Smith, Introduction to global business. Understanding the international environment.

Notes

Term 2023L:

Basic knowledge about international business, starting and managing a company, internalization an enterprise and funkcioning in the international environment.

Term 2024L:

Basic knowledge about international business, starting and managing a company, internalization an enterprise and funkcioning in the international environment.

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