FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATL BUS

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This course will provide a basic, integrated understanding of the complexity of the international business environment and the challenges it poses for businesses which are engaged in cross border activities. The course introduces concepts and processes of global trade and foreign direct investment, international monetary system, regional economic integration, and foreign exchange markets. In a global economy, it is especially important to study differences between countries and understand how these differences are linked to the various strategic choices businesses adopt in order to compete internationally. Therefore, this course puts a special emphasis on national differences.