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| Lecture
1 |
INTRODUCTION
TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND BUSINESS |
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Course
Outline |
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Summary
Notes for Lecture 1 |
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Lecture
Slides 1 |
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| Lecture
2 |
INTERNATIONAL
TRADE THEORIES AND DYNAMICS OF INTERNATIONALIZATION |
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Summary
Notes for Lecture 2 + Questions for Assignment 1 + Framework
for Analysis + Main Reference Materials |
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Lecture
Slides 2 |
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| Lecture
3 |
GOVERNMENT
INFLUENCE ON TRADE |
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Summary
Notes for Lecture 3 |
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Lecture
Slides 3 |
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Case
study: Molame, Inc. |
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Series
of WSJ articles describing the detrimental effects of US import
tariffs on steel products |
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Bush
Imposes Tariffs on Steel Imports, Buying Time for Troubled
U.S. Industry, WSJ, March 6, 2002 |
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Plan
to Rescue U.S. Steel Industry Draws the Ire of Critics Abroad,
WSJ, March 7, 2002 |
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U.S.
Steelmakers Increase Prices As Supply Tightens, Tariff Loom,
WSJ, March 27, 2002 |
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U.S.
Feels the Pain of Steel Tariffs As Prices Rise, Supply Is
Reduced, WSJ, May 31, 2002 |
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Bush
Advises U.S. Steelmakers To Use Tariff Benefits Wisely, WSJ,
June 26, 2002 |
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On
the West Coast, Tariffs Give Edge to Foreign Steel, WSJ, August
23, 2002 |
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U.S.
Steel Plans to Reduce Its Costs by $300 Million, WSJ, September
5, 2002 |
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U.S.
to Offer Plan to Slash Steel Subsidies Globally, WSJ, September
10, 2002 |
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So
Far, Steel Tariffs Do Little Of What President Envisioned,
WSJ, September 13, 2002 |
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4
articles from WSJ outlining several auto related issues on
China's joining WTO |
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China
Is Hewing to Its Promises As WTO Member, Officials Say, WSJ,
July 31, 2002 |
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China's
Consumer Is Starting To See Benefits From WTO, WSJ, August
6, 2002 |
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China
Lags in Auto Financing, Failing Its WTO Commitment, WSJ, September
2, 2002 |
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Nations
Say China Violates WTO With Border Policies, WSJ, September
2, 2002 |
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| Lecture
4 |
POLITICAL
AND LEGAL ISSUES, REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION |
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Summary
Notes for Lecture 4 |
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Lecture
Slides 4 |
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Is
U.S. Farm Policy All Wrong? A Chorus of Critics Thinks So,
WSJ, August 19, 2002 |
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Addiction
to Sugar Subsidies Chokes Poor Nations' Exports, WSJ, Sept
16, 2002 |
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Schroeder
Wins Election, Aided by the Green Party, WSJ, Sept 23, 2002
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Steel
Union Seeks to Renegotiate Contracts at Struggling Firms,
WSJ, Sept 23, 2002 |
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| Lecture
5 |
REVIEW,
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT |
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Lecture
Slides 5 |
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Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc. Business Description, Yahoo Finance |
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China's
Fabless Appeal, BusinessWeek Online, Sept 23, 2002 |
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Report:
Amazon, eBay Not the Biggest Threat |
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| Lecture
6 |
CULTURAL
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND DETERMINATION
OF RATES |
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Lecture
Slides 6 - 4 slides per page |
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Lecture
Slides 6 - 6 slides per page |
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Buy
vs Build - Advantages and Disadvantages |
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China
Airlines Plans to Buy Airbus or Boeing Jetliners, WSJ, June
5, 2002 |
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U.S.
Lawmakers Push Taiwan To Choose Boeing Over Airbus, WSJ, Sept
12, 2002 |
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China
Airlines Shifts Course, May Put Boeing Jets in Fleet, WSJ,
Sept 30, 2002 |
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Will
There Even Be Another Amazon? www.EcommerceTimes.com, Sept
27, 2002 |
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| Lecture
7 |
MARKETING,
FINANCE, ACCOUNTING AND TAX |
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Lecture
Slides 7- 4 slides per page |
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Lecture
Slides 7- 6 slides per page |
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Japanese
Firms Shift Production From Southeast Asia to China, WSJ,
July 25, 2002 |
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Asean
Prepares To Take On Trade Giants, WSJ, July 30, 2002
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Asean
Faces Difficulty In Beijing Negotiations, WSJ, Aug 1, 2002 |
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Asean
Says It Must Do More To Create Free-Trade Area, WSJ, Aug 14,
2002 |
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Asean's
Next Chapter, WSJ, Sept 12, 2002 |
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Asean
Backs China Trade Deal Amid Investment Concerns, WSJ, Sept
13, 2002 |
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Australia,
New Zealand Sign A Trade Deal With Asean, WSJ, Sept 14, 2002 |
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Asian
Free-Trade Zone Is a Double-Edged Sword, WSJ, Oct 7, 2002 |
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| Lecture
8 |
ASSIGNMENT
DUE, REVIEW |
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Evaulation
Worksheet |
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| Lecture
9 |
ASSIGNMENT
REVIEW, PROJECT FINALIZATION |
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| Lecture
10 |
GLOBAL
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, PROJECT DISCUSSION |
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Lecture
Slides 8 - 4 slides per page |
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Lecture
Slides 8 - 6 slides per page |
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Case
study: Li & Fung |
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Case
study: KFC in China |
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| Lecture
11 |
COLLABORATION
STRATEGIES, CONTROL STRATEGIES, CASE DISCUSSION |
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Lecture
Slides 9 - 4 slides per page |
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Lecture
Slides 9 - 6 slides per page |
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Case
study: Westinghouse |
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| Lecture
12 |
MARKETING
IN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND INTERNET ON INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY ON MARKETING OF SERVICES |
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Lecture
Slides 10 - 4 slides per page |
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Lecture
Slides 10 - 6 slides per page |
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| Lecture
13 |
PROJECT
DUE, REVIEW, PRESENTATION |
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Lecture
Slides 11 - 4 slides per page |
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Lecture
Slides 11 - 6 slides per page |
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| Lecture
14 |
COURSE
SUMMARY AND REVIEW, PRESENTATION |
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Lecture
Slides 11 - 4 slides per page |
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Lecture
Slides 11 - 6slides per page |
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