This subject provides students with an understanding of international business and the issues involved in globalisation. It facilitates students’ discussion of the trade and investment environment in which international business occurs and focuses on how national differences in political economy and culture influence global trade. This subject examines the global monetary system in which international business transactions are conducted, the strategies and structures that businesses adopt to compete in the international marketplace and operational aspects of international business, such as exporting and importing, manufacturing, marketing, human resource management, accounting and financial management.