325-409 Advanced International Management

Entry into honours program.

This subject will examine advanced themes and issues in the theory and practice of international management. Topics include the critical examination of competing theories of international organisations (including global, transnational and integrated MNE's); dynamic and evolutionary approaches to the origins, growth and attributes of international firms (including transaction cost, resource, process and dynamic capability approaches); headquarter-subsidiary relations; organisational learning; strategy-structure and performance; government-MNE relations; competitive dynamics; and the economic environment for international business.

A 3-hour end-of-semester examination (60%) and written work totalling not more than 3000 words (40%).