Foreign Economic Activity Management

2024/2025

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

3

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

School of Management

Course type:

Elective course

When:

3 year, 1 module

Instructor

Alenina, Karina A.

Course Syllabus

Abstract

“Management of foreign economic activity” forms a system of knowledge about the essence, mechanisms and tools of public administration in the field of foreign economic activity (FEA), as well as about the system, organization and practice of foreign economic activity in order to master practical methods and acquire skills in carrying out foreign trade operations.

Learning Objectives

• To master practical methods and acquire skills in carrying out foreign trade operations
• To study the basics of creating a foreign economic activity management system in an enterprise for effective work in foreign markets
• To form a basis for determining the directions of improving the management of foreign economic activity at the enterprise in accordance with the trends of socio-economic development of Russia, as well as the conditions of the world economy

Expected Learning Outcomes

• To learn Reasons for entering a foreign market, Export strategy, Action plan, Channels for promoting products To conduct Marketing Search for customers
• To Evaluate prospects for foreign economic activity Market selection according to TN VED
• To Organize Meetings with foreign customers, Reception of foreign Customers. To Prepare Back office and infrastructure. To learn Restrictions when entering foreign markets, Export logistics Processing in the customs territory
• To learn Features of building international business relations and business communications
• To Conduct international negotiations and concluding contracts

Course Contents

• Fundamentals of state regulation and measures of state support for foreign economic activity
• Practical tools for managing foreign economic activity in an enterprise
• Selecting markets for international activities
• Creation of an effective unit for the implementation of foreign economic activity at the enterprise
• Features of building international business relations and business communications
• Conducting international negotiations and concluding contracts

Assessment Elements

• Аудиторная работа
  0,2
• Исследование внешнего рынка
  0,3
• Защита проекта
  0,5

Interim Assessment

• 2024/2025 1st module
  0.2 * Аудиторная работа + 0.5 * Защита проекта + 0.3 * Исследование внешнего рынка

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Deresky, H. (2016). International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures, Text and Cases, Global Edition. [N.p.]: Pearson. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1419482
• Griffin, R. W., Pustay, M. W. (2019). International Business: a Managerial Perspective. Global Edition, Pearson Education Limited.
• International Marketing (RLE International Business) : Strategy and Management Gilligan, Colin; Hird, Martin Routledge 2012 ISBN: ISBN number:9780415641135, ISBN number:9781135133870 SERIES: Routledge Library Editions: International Business Ser.
• Witt, M. A. (2019). De-globalization: Theories, predictions, and opportunities for international business research. Journal of International Business Studies, 50(7), 1053–1077. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-019-00219-7

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Brannen, M. Y., & Doz, Y. L. (2010). From a distance and detached to up close and personal: Bridging strategic and cross-cultural perspectives in international management research and practice. Scandinavian Journal of Management, (3), 236. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.eee.scaman.v26y2010i3p236.247
• Cavusgil, S. T., Knight, G. A., & Riesenberger, J. R. (2017). International Business: The New Realities, Global Edition (Vol. Global edition). Boston: Pearson. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1419679
• Folsom, R. H., Van Alstine, M. P., & Ramsey, M. D. (2020). International Business Transactions in a Nutshell, 11th: Vol. Eleventh edition. West Academic Publishing.
• Sankrusme, S. (2017). International Business Correspondence. Anchor Academic Publishing.

Authors

• Alenina Karina Anatolevna