• Critically evaluate the main features of the i

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to:

• Critically evaluate the main features of the international business environment and its main institutions;
• Analyse the political, social, and economic and other configurations that support cross-border trade;
• Critically discuss the nature of the multinational firm as an institutional structure for the conduct of cross-border trade and investment;
• Analyse the key decisions that multinational firms make in relation to the choice of markets and entry strategies;
• Evaluate the different modes of engagement with international markets and explore the interconnectedness between these and the economic, legal, governmental, political, regulatory, cultural and other environments in which expanding companies operate;
• Conduct informed research into international business issues and apply theoretical insights to the analysis of such issues in the context of a complex international business environment.