Critical issues in the operation of multi-national businesses, including currency hedging, information security, sustainability, tax havens, risk, and changing geo-economic power.
This paper examines critical contemporary issues in the operation of multi-national
businesses.
The paper will be delivered through a series of online lectures
covering topics such as:
- Corporate sustainability, climate change, emissions trading, carbon and ecological footprints
- International investment and global financial markets, currency hedging, tax havens and investment risk
- Innovation and entrepreneurship, strategic innovation, product development
- Corporate risk, information security and intellectual property
- Changing geo-economic power and emerging markets
| Paper title | Globalisation and International Trade |
|---|---|
| Paper code | BDBC903 |
| Subject | Doctor of Business Administration |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2022 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,403.61 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- DBA
- Notes
- This paper includes a compulsory on-campus component at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
- Contact
- otago-dba@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
- To be confirmed
- Paper Structure
- The topics covered will change according to contemporary issues that are relevant
for business. It may include some of the following:
- Corporate sustainability
- International investment and global financial markets
- Innovation and entrepreneurship
- Corporate risk, information security and intellectual property
- Changing geo-economic power and emerging markets
- Teaching Arrangements
- Taught on campus and online through lectures and workshops
- Textbooks
- To be confirmed
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Communication, Critical thinking,
Ethics, Research.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- A highly developed understanding of the development of current issues in business and how they emerge
- A highly developed understanding of how businesses respond to issues and the ability to critically analyse those responses to determine their suitability to different situations
- A highly developed ability to develop appropriate solutions to issues based on undertaking appropriate research
