International business 842


 
Module code ENP 842
Qualification Postgraduate
Faculty Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Module content

• International business environment; field of international business; venturing abroad; why internationalise?; foreign direct investment.
• Researching the foreign market; international product adaptation; international threats and risks.
• The global manager/entrepreneur, cultural aspects; internationalising of small firms: market entry costs, exchange rates, etc.
• Entrepreneurial opportunities: EU-ACP partnership; USA policy on Africa (ALGOA)
• Imports and exports; procedures and government policy; incentives; the use of export processing zones (EPZs).

Module credits 20.00
NQF Level 09
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 1 lecture per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Business Management
Period of presentation Semester 1

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