Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
150400305110	GLOBALIZATION AND THE NATION-STATE	Elective	3	5	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The business strategy that emerged during the globalization process focuses on state interactions, institutional and organizational changes, and elaborates on the development and change of business initiatives within the global economy. The impact of structural, institutional and organizational changes on the strategies of business initiatives that wish to survive and succeed in today's hyper-competitive, rapidly advancing, technology-dependent, unstable global framework are also included in the course.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üy. Aslıhan IĞDIR AKARAS

Learning Outcomes

1	Understand the performance of the company in the global world
2	In the 21st century, it will be given information about the issues and problems encountered by the managers.
3	Students who understand the relationship between changing environmental conditions, global strategy principles, strategies, organization and business world will gain effective management skills.
4	Understand the functioning of global networks and states and examine the factors that make these networks successful.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Course content; international business management, international management models, international business, international trade, international trade and international trade theories.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction of the topics to be covered in the course To determine the meaning difference between global, international, multinational and transnational concepts. To learn different stages of analysis for geography (world / region / country) and business world (industry / company / local unit). To emphasize the concepts of "Global Strategy" and "International Strategy"
2	Globalization and Globalization (Being global or not) How globalization occurs and how the wind of change affects product markets, business models, company and management
3	The advantage of being international; analysis of how internationalization helps companies increase their value proposition
4	Taking advantage of the local market advantage Analysis of how the international advantage of the local market benefits companies
5	Increasing the advantage of the local market: how to become an international business
6	Creating a transnational advantage: Being national or not
7	Being among the global business and the Global Company: Being exporters or multinational? Globalization, information and IT technologies, how a local company works on global strategies Analysis of different global business models
8	Mid-Term Exam
9	Global Integration and National Solution creation "Think Globally, Act Locally" How global integration affects performance
10	Local compliance: how the local environment affects business and organizational options Difficulties of local harmony; being local, includes organizations beyond product, price or business models The roles of local administrators and foreign managers in the local integration process
11	Global strategy and knowledge management The topic of "best practices" and "global knowledge management" in multinational companies
12	Global Referral Assessment of the presence of a small number of multinational companies in the service sector
13	Global innovation: Local innovation The added value of global innovation The reasons for the local process of Research and Development work, even in the most common companies globally
14	Case study
15	Final Exam