CC18- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Module I

Introduction to International Business – Nature & Dimension of International

business –

Environment of International Business – Economical, Political, Demographical,

Global,

Social, Cultural, Technological, Legal – Entry strategies for International Business.

Module II

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Process of Globalization – Globalizations of Indian Business – WTO, Regional

block –

International commodity agreement – Global Trade – Global Supply Chain and

Logistics

Management – Investment Environment.

Module III

International Economic Institutions – IMF, World Bank, UNCTD, UNIDO – Asian

Development Bank, - International Trade centre – Foreign Exchange Market

Mechanism

– Determinants of Exchange rate.

Module IV

Export and Import Procedure – Licensing & Joint ventures - International

Investment –

FDI – Production linkages, Foreign – Investment in India, Cross Border – Forex

reserve

– Over view of Currency Exchange and Risk Management.

Module V

Social responsibility of business,.Country Evaluation & Selection – International

Asset

Protection, Foreign Trade Policy, Social issues in International Business, Labour

issues,

Environmental issues .

References

1. Dr.Francis CherruniIam, International Business Environment, Himalaya

Publishing House

2. Shyam Shukla, International Business, Excel Book, New Delhi

3. Rakesh Mohan Joshi, International Business, Oxford University Press, New

Delhi.