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English
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Training officer(s)
S.VIGEANT
Stakeholder(s)
S.VIGEANT
Présentation
Prerequisite
Basic microeconomics (in particular supply and demand, the cost curves; knowledge of market structure is an asset)
Goal
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
• Assess opportunities and threats for firms in a globalized economy
• Build a basic analysis of country trade opportunities
• Analyse market (demand and supply side)
• Identify the market structure and deducing consequences for the company
• Apply the most appropriate theories of international trade to diagnose the industry and environment characteristics
• Use properly the theories about the internationalisation of firm to evaluate the company internationalization strategies
• Assess opportunities and threats for firms in a globalized economy
• Build a basic analysis of country trade opportunities
• Analyse market (demand and supply side)
• Identify the market structure and deducing consequences for the company
• Apply the most appropriate theories of international trade to diagnose the industry and environment characteristics
• Use properly the theories about the internationalisation of firm to evaluate the company internationalization strategies
Presentation
1. The Firm : This modules introduces how economists represent the firm in the economy.
2. Market structures and the firm : How businesses are influenced by their national and global market environment: Prices and incentives
3. The global economy : Features of emerging economies and business environment leading to global competitiveness and international trade theory.
4. The firm in the global economy : Exporting and international organization of the firm.
2. Market structures and the firm : How businesses are influenced by their national and global market environment: Prices and incentives
3. The global economy : Features of emerging economies and business environment leading to global competitiveness and international trade theory.
4. The firm in the global economy : Exporting and international organization of the firm.
Modalités
Organization
| Type | Amount of time | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Présentiel | |||
| Cours magistral | 16,00 | ||
| Autoformation | |||
| Lecture du manuel de référence | 4,00 | ||
| E-Learning | 4,00 | ||
| Recherche | 8,00 | ||
| Travail personnel | |||
| Group Project | 4,00 | ||
| Individual Project | 8,00 | ||
| Charge de travail personnel indicative | 4,00 | ||
| Overall student workload | 48,00 | ||
Evaluation
There will be a final exam and a group project. The final exam focuses on the theoritical concepts. The group project is an application of the concept to a real firm.
| Control type | Duration | Amount | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Examen (final) | |||
| Examen écrit | 2,00 | 1 | 50,00 |
| Autres | |||
| Projet Collectif | 0,00 | 1 | 50,00 |
| TOTAL | 100,00 | ||
Ressources
Bibliography
Pugel, T., International Economics, McGraw Hill Irwin, chapters 1 to 6, 14. -
Lipczynski, John, John O.S. Wilson and John Goddard, Industrial Organization: Competition, Strategy, Policy, Third edition, Prentice Hall – Financial Times, Harlow, 2009. -
Markusen, J.R., Multinational Firms and the Theory of International Trade, September 2004, MIT Press -
Krugman, P., M. Obstfeld, International Economics: Theory and Policy, Addison Wesley, chapters 1 to 7. -
Porter, M. E., The Competitive Advantage of Nations, Havard Business Review, March-April 1990 -
Helpman, E., Melitz M., Yeaple, S., Export versus FDI with Heterogeneous Firms, American Economic Review, 2004, vol. 94, 300-316 -
Deardorff, A.V.; Stern, R.M.. What You Should Know about Globalization and the World Trade organization, Review of International Economics, August 2002, Vol. 10 Issue 3, 404-423 -
Lipczynski, John, John O.S. Wilson and John Goddard, Industrial Organization: Competition, Strategy, Policy, Third edition, Prentice Hall – Financial Times, Harlow, 2009. -
Markusen, J.R., Multinational Firms and the Theory of International Trade, September 2004, MIT Press -
Krugman, P., M. Obstfeld, International Economics: Theory and Policy, Addison Wesley, chapters 1 to 7. -
Porter, M. E., The Competitive Advantage of Nations, Havard Business Review, March-April 1990 -
Helpman, E., Melitz M., Yeaple, S., Export versus FDI with Heterogeneous Firms, American Economic Review, 2004, vol. 94, 300-316 -
Deardorff, A.V.; Stern, R.M.. What You Should Know about Globalization and the World Trade organization, Review of International Economics, August 2002, Vol. 10 Issue 3, 404-423 -