1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

management in an international context; and
gain an understanding of the financing techniques
appropriate for international trade and application of
these techniques.
Content
Introduction; multinational corporations; exchange rates;
the international monetary system; measuring and managing
international trade risk; financing foreign trade;
international portfolio investment; managing funds in
international trade; international portfolio investment;
corporate strategy and foreign investment; accounting
aspects of multi-national corporations; taxation aspects of
international finance; taxation aspects of multi-national
operations; international partnerships and joint ventures.
Recommended reading
To be advised.
B181 2 Legal Aspects of International
Business
2 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequistite: Nil : though a
basic understanding of the principles of and issues in Business
Law is assumed. Assessment: To be advised.
A subject in the Masters of International Business
Credit may be given for a comparable unit completed at an
appropriate academic level.
Objectives
The purpose of the units is to consider the legal aspects of
international trade emphasising the following topics :
the Law as a reflection of the culture and society within
which international business may be conducted;
international contracts of sale of goods, including a
study of trade terms, ~erformance of the contract,
acceptance and rejection of goods, and the rights of the
unpaid seller and buyer;
the proper law of a contract and jurisdiction to
determine disputes;
methods of transportation and distribution of goods and
the legal principles relating thereto;
financing and insurance and involved in export sales; the
role of tariffs and protection ~olicies;
international conventions for the protection of
industrial property;
international franchising;
international intellectual property; and
international joint ventures.
Content
History of mercantile law; regulation of international trade;
trade treaties; law of international intellectual property;
international carriage of goods, etc; conflicts of law;
enforcement of foreign money judgements; law of agency in
relation to international sale of -goods; finance of
international trade; foreign investment and exchange
controls.
Recommended reading
To be advised.
B181 3 International Management
2 hours per week Hawthorn ~rereguistite: Nil, though a
basic understanding of organisation theory and behaviour is as
assumed. Assessment: 3 pieces of work for the unit, 2 as
individuals and I as a member of a syndicate group
A subject in the Masters of International Business
Credit may be given for a comparable unit completed at an
appropriate academic level.
Objectives
This unit aims to develop in students:
a sound understandinp. of comparative cultural
perspectives on human resource management and their
respective impacts on conducting international business;
a personal understanding of the cultural context from
which the student has developed, and the impact of their
own cultural identity on their business role; and
a practical approach to the application of their personal
and theoretical learning to the conduct of international
business.
Content
The course will establish the critical importance of culture
and the impact of differing cultural contexts in
understanding the issues facing human resource management
in the conduct of international business. Comparative
models of managing will be examined and such issues as the
impact on international management of differences in
leadership approaches and differing ethical and values
systems will be explored. Also examined will be the
strategies and functions appropriate to international
management, and the management of human resources
across national boundaries. As relevant, current issues
facing Australian managers will be used for comparative
purposes including ethics and social responsibility, women
in management, and managing change.
Recommended reading
Hodgetts R.M. and Luthans F., International Management. 2nd
edn, New York, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1991.
In addition students will be referred to a variety of wider readings
from both books and journals.
Students will be expected to use extensively the library collection
available in this field.
B1821 Global Information Strategies
2 hoursper week Hawthorn Prerequistite: Nil : though a
basic understanding of computer infomtion technology in
the context is assumed. Assessment: Group assignment
Individual research report
A subject in the Masters of International Business
Credit may be given for a comparable unit completed at an
appropriate level.
Objectives
This unit examines both the opportunities for the
strategic application of information technology (IT) in
the context of the international organisation and
international trends in the communication of
information.