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MGT4303 - Doing Business in Southeast Asia and Oceania

Offering Academic Unit
Department of Management
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One Semester
Course Offering Term*:
Not offering in current academic year

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

This course offers an overview of doing business in two regions of Southeast Asia and Oceania. The region of Southeast Asia for this course shall include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The region of Oceania shall focus mainly on Australia and New Zealand. The course is broadly divided into two parts. The first part of the course provides a comprehensive overview of the macro environment of the major economies in Southeast Asia and Oceania, including the economy, polity, history and culture that affect business and management practices in each country. By introducing the salient features of each country’s macro environment, such overview provides students with a firm basis to comprehend the key environmental factors that affect how business is conducted in those economies. The second part of the course focuses on some important industries and prominent firms, both domestic and foreign, in those economies. The emphasis is on the associated business opportunities and challenges facing those industries and firms. By critically examining the unique business and management practices characterized those industries and firms, students will gain an in-depth understanding of how to do business in Southeast Asia and Oceania. In addition to broad knowledge of the region, assignments and/or projects will give students opportunities to further develop expertise in a select country of his/her choice.


Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)

Continuous Assessment: 60%
Examination: 40%
Examination Duration: 2 hours
 
Detailed Course Information

MGT4303.pdf

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