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Unit of Study BUSN6001 - Global Business (2024)

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Unit description

Provides an overview of the twenty-first century’s global business environment, and the challenges international business managers confront on a daily basis. It also informs how to assess business opportunities around the globe, take effective decisions related to entering new markets, develop sound international strategies, and fine-tune marketing and staffing approaches to survive and thrive in an ever-dynamic and diverse marketplace.

Unit content

Module 1: The global business environment

Module 2: Cooperation between nations and government intervention

Module 3: Implications of culture, ethics and social responsibility

Module 4:Country risks and emerging markets

Module 5: Assessing market opportunities and entry strategies

Module 6: Global marketing and human resource strategies

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
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Melbourne N/A
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Online
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Perth N/A
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Sydney N/A
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Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

summarise the global business environment and the risks it involves

assess the ethical challenges and social responsibility of global businesses

analyse global opportunities and identify the markets with the greatest potential

recommend strategies for global businesses to navigate complex business environments.

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Cavusgil, ST, Knight, G, Riesenberger, JR, 2019, International Business: The new realities, 5th edn, Pearson, Australia. ISBN: 9781292303246.
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