International Business - Readings

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Course: International Business SP1 - BUSS 5251
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International Business - Readings

Topic 1: Introduction & Overview: International Business and National Differences (Political, Economic & Legal)

Required reading:

Textbook: Pre-teaching: Chapter 1 and Topic 1: Chapters 2 and 3.

 

 

Optional reading:

Items available in the eReader:

(Extra optional reading – recommend reading 2 journal articles per topic)

See e-Library web link for this course for the journal articles

Pre-teaching: Introduction and Overview: International Business

Martineau & Pastoriza (2016)

Song, Cavusgil, Li & Luo (2016)

Kandogan & Johnson (2016)

Topic 1: National Differences (Political, Economic & Legal)

Zhang, Ma, Wang, Li & Huo (2016)

Lui & Almor (2016)

Bangara, Freeman & Schroder (2012)

Topic 2: National Differences (Culture & Corporate Social Responsibility)

Required reading:

Textbook: Chapter 4 and Chapter 5.

 

 

Optional reading:

Items available in the eReader:

Dan, Feng, Freeman, Fan & Zhu (2014)

Kristin & Freeman (2013)

Topic 3: Global Trade & Investment Environment (Trade Theories & Government Policy)

Required reading:

Textbook: Chapter 6 and Chapter 7.

 

 

Optional reading:

Items available in the eReader:

Li, Jiang & Shen (2016)

Barkema, Chen, George, Luo & Tsui (2015)

Freeman, Deligonul & Cavusgil (2013)

Topic 4: Global Trade & Investment Environment (Foreign Investment & Regional Integration)

Required reading:

Textbook: Chapter 8 and Chapter 9.

 

 

Optional reading:

Items available in the eReader:

Cavusgil & Buckley (2016)

Lyles, Li & Yan (2014)

Smans, Freeman & Thomas (2014)

Topic 5: Global Monetary System (Foreign Exchange & Capital Markets)

Required reading:

Textbook: Chapter 10, Chapter 11 and Chapter 12.

 

 

Optional reading:

Items available in the eReader:

Global Monetary System (Foreign Exchange)

Bamiatzi, Bozos & Lambertides (2016)

Ozdemir & Upneja (2016)

Global Monetary System (Capital Markets)

Li, Li & Wang (2016)

Liu (2016)

Topic 6: Strategy & Structure of International Business (Organization)

Required reading:

Textbook – Chapter 13 & Chapter 14.

 

 

Optional reading:

Items available in the eReader:

Organization

Tran, Yonatany & Mahnke (2016)

Child & Marinova (2014)

Trudgen & Freeman (2014)

Cavanagh & Freeman (2012)

Topic 7: Strategy & Structure of International Business (Entry Strategies)

Required reading:

Textbook: Chapter 15 and Chapter 16.

 

 

Optional reading:

Items available in the eReader:

Entry Strategies

Ahammad, Tarba,  Liu, Glaister & Cooper (2016)

Ozturk, A. (2016)

Freeman, Giroud, Kalfadellis & Ghauri (2012)

Freeman, Hutchings & Chetty (2012)

Freeman, Daniel & Murad (2012)

 

Topic 8: International Business Functions (Global Supply Chains, Marketing and Human Resource Management)

Required reading:

Textbook: Chapter 17, Chapter 18 and Chapter 19.

 

 

Optional reading:

Items available in the eReader:

Global Supply Chains and Marketing

Kardes (2016)

Felzensztein Jimenez, Benson-Rea, Stringer & Freeman (2014)

Human Resource Management

Chuang, Hsu, Wang & Judge (2015)

Hoang, Rao Hill, Freeman, Lu & Imrie (2015)

Wang, Freeman & Zhu (2013)