UNIVERSITAS INDONESIA

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS

DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

SYLLABUS

BISNIS GLOBAL (GLOBAL BUSINESS)

(ECAU609104)

ODD SEMESTER 2017-2018

No. Lecturer Contact

1 Handowo Dipo handowodipo@gmail.com; Telegram: +6281296671745;
appointment can be arranged for discussion outside the
class.

Subject Code ACAU609104

Subject Title Global Business
Credit Value 2
Year 4
Pre-requisite/ Introduction to strategic management
Co-requisite/
Exclusion
Role and Purposes The course contributes to the achievement of Bachelor of Economics in
Accounting learning goals by providing students an adequate knowledge of
global society (LG3) and enabling students to apply technical competence in
accounting related field (LG7). It also contributes in enabling students to be
critical thinkers (LG6) and to have good written communication (LG4) and good
oral communication skill (LG5)

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Subject Learning Upon completion of the subject, student will be able to:
Outcomes a) demonstrate an adequate understanding of the major issues in global
society
1. Describe the environment (national differences) in which an
organization operates, including the main economic, legal, political,
social, technical, international, ethics and cultural forces.
2. Identify the features of globalization, including the role of
multinationals, e-commerce, and emerging markets.

b) apply technical competence in: Business Environment, Strategy and

Management
1. Analyze aspects of the global environment that affect international trade
and finance
2. Identify strategies for multinationals to manage national differences
3. Understand problems in emerging markets that may constrain
multinationals expansion and create opportunity to win for home
companies

c) argue and draw conclusion on an issue based on supportive evidence

(critical thinking skill)

d) communicate clearly and concisely in presentation and discussion (oral

communication skill)

e) Students are able to write a clear and concise essay/report (written

communication skill)

Since this class is small (9 students), I will have the opportunity and
discretion to adjust the syllabus to match the cumulative learning progress.
This means this syllabus is tentative and subject to adjustment during the
course.

Subject Synopsis/ WEEK TOPICS LO READINGS

Indicative Syllabus
I INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE a2, HWU Ch 1
c,
 The Course outline d G 2010
 How this course relates to your life and
prospective career G 2011
 How this course stacks up against similar
courses in other international schools
 My teaching philosophy
 Lessons from past courses
 Intro to the Case Study method---Case 1
 Globalization

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 II GLOBAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT b1, HWU Ch 5
ENVIRONMENT c, and 6
d
 International Trade
 Case 2
III GLOBAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT b1, HWU Ch 7
ENVIRONMENT c,
d
 Foreign Direct Investment
 Case 3

IV MANAGING DIFFERENCES: NATIONAL & a1, HWU Ch 2

INSTITUTIONAL DIFFERENCES
b2 G 2007
 Case 4 c,
d

V HR IN GLOBAL BUSINESS a1 HWU Ch 20

b1,
Case 5 b3
c,
d

VI GLOBAL MONETARY SYSTEMS b1, HWU Ch 9

c, & 11
 Foreign Exchange Market d
 Global Capital Market
 Crypto currencies
 Case 6
VII EMERGING MARKETS a2, KP
c,
 Case 7 d

VIII WINNING IN EMERGING MARKETS b3, PK – Ch 5

c,
 Emerging Giants from Fast-Growing d
Emerging Market
 Case 8

IX WINNING IN EMERGING MARKETS b3, PK – Ch 6

c,
 Globalization of Emerging Giants d
Case 9
X GLOBALIZING INDONESIA COMPANIES

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  Group Project Presentation on
Globalizing Indonesian Companies

Teaching/Learning This course will use case study approach to provide students an opportunity to
Methodology learn theoretical concepts in an applied setting. Therefore, a lot of class time
will be spent for cases discussion. Groups of three to four students take turns to
present an overview of the case, highlight key issues, answer questions from
other students and the lecturer, and lead class discussion.

Every case should be analyzed by all students. All students are expected to
prepare the case before class begin and participate in class discussion.

Each group will also be required to do one project which will focus on
globalizing of Indonesia Companies. Each group should choose one of Indonesia
companies which involved in global business and learn actual practice of global
business by visiting and interviewing management about their strategy and
problems especially in managing differences. Each group will be required to
prepare short report, 8-15 pages, which consists company profiles, their
competitive position in Indonesia and destination countries, their strength,
weaknesses, opportunity, and threat when they went global, their strategy and
problems in managing differences among their destination countries. The
report should be submitted on week 9 and will be assessed based on its
content (especially for learning outcomes a1 and b2) and written presentation.
Three of the best group reports will be presented and shared on week 10.

Finally, students will take two exams, which is mid-term and final exam. Exam
questions might be written in English, but students can answer them in Bahasa
Indonesia or in English.

% intended learning outcomes to be assessed

Assessment weight a1 a2 b1 b2 b3 c D e
Assessment Continuous Assessment 40%
Method in 1. Leading Class
Alignment with Discussion (group) 20% 100
Intended Learning 2. Participation
(individual) 20% 100
Outcomes
Final Project (group) 15% 30 30 40
Mid-term exam (open
book) 20% 25 25 50
Final exam (open book) 25% 20 20 25 50
Student Study
Effort Expected Class Contacts
Lectures 1 Hours
Class Discussion 24 Hours

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 Other student study effort
Preparation for case discussion 30 Hours
Independent study 30 Hours
Reading List and Required Readings:
References
Ghemawat, Pankaj, The Globalization of Markets, Globalization Note Series, 2010
(G2010)
http://www.aacsb.edu/~/media/AACSB/Publications/CDs%20and%20DVDs/GLOBE/rea
dings/globalization-of-markets.ashx

Ghemawat, Pankaj, The Globalization of Firms, Globalization Note Series, 2011 (G2011)
can be accessed from:
http://www.ghemawat.com/management/files/AcademicResources/GlobalizationofFir
ms.pdf

Ghemawat, Pankaj, Managing Differences – The Central Challenge of Global Strategy,

Harvard Business Review, 2007 (G2007)

Hill, Charles W.L, Chou-Hou Wee and Krishna Udayasankar, International Business – An
Asian Perspective, 8th Edition Mc Graw Hill. 2012 (HWU)

Khanna, Tarun and Krisna Palepu, Emerging Markets: Look Before You Leap, IESE
Insight, Second Quarter, 2013 (KP)

Lund, Susan, Windhagen, Eckart, Manyika , James , Harle Philipp, Woetzel Jonathan
and Goldstein , Diana, The New Dynamics of Financial Globalization, Mc Kinsey Global
Institute, 20 17

Palepu, Krisna and Tarun Khanna, Winning In Emerging Markets: A Roadmap for
Strategy and Execution, Harvard Business Publishing, 2010, (PK)

Additional readings will be assigned during the course.

Rubrics for critical thinking, oral communication and written communication assessment

CRITICAL THINKING

TRAIT Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Exemplary

1. Deliver Key  Failure to identify  Ability to identify  Accurate

Ideas/Points the core of ideas some component identification of
and issues. the core of all core of
 Only show or ideas/issues ideas/issues
repetition of  Explain some  Explain
data/facts connections connection
between the core between the core
of ideas/issues of ideas/isues and
and the data/facts the data/facts

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2. Comparison,  Lack of ability to  Demonstrate  Demonstrate
Evaluation and compare, evaluate limited ability to good ability to
Analysis and analyze compare, evaluate compare, evaluate
alternative choices and analyze and analyze
for key ideas/issues alternative alternative
based on choices for key choices for key
evidence/data/facts ideas/issues based ideas/issues based
on on
evidence/data/fac evidence/data/fac
ts ts
3. Demonstrate to  Lack ability to  Demonstrate  Demonstrate
justify an develop argument limited ability to good ability to
argument with for alternative develop argument develop argument
supporting choices with for alternative for alternative
evidence/relevant supporting choices with choices with
references evidence/relevant supporting supporting
references evidence/relevant evidence/relevant
references references
4. Conclusion and  Lack of ability to  Demonstrate  Demonstrate
generalization synthesize and limited ability to good ability to
draw conclusions, synthesize and synthesize and
 Lack of ability to draw conclusions, draw conclusions,
reconcile and  Demonstrate  Demonstrate
integrate point of limited ability to good ability to
views reconcile and reconcile and
integrate point of integrate point of
views views

ORAL COMMUNICATION

TRAIT Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Exemplary

1. Content (group)  The student has  The student has  The student has a
little or no an adequate thorough
understanding of knowledge of the knowledge of the
the content and content and content and
demonstrate little demonstrated consistently
or no originality in originality (at demonstrated
the presentation. times) in the originality in the
presentation presentation.
2. Organization of  Present information  Present  Present
Presentation and ideas in a information and information and
(group) poorly developed ideas in a ideas in a logical
logical sequence reasonable level and interesting
which audience of logical sequence which
finds difficult to sequence which audience can
follow. audience can easily follow.
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 follow.

3. Visual Aids  The visual aids are  The visual aids are  The visual aids are
(group) poorly designed or well designed and well designed and
they are largely effectively confidently used,
unrelated to the support the which effectively
presentation presentation at support the entire
times presentation

4. Leading discussion  Gives an impression  Looks comfortable  Uses strong verbal

(group): of reluctance or and confident in and non verbal
Poses interesting uncertainty about exercising behaviour to
questions, leads exercising leadership duties. convey authority
discussion, listens to leadership. and concern.
comments,
summarizes, responds
well to questions.

5. Audience Audience not engaged; Audience mostly  Audience fully

Engagement Inability to answer
(group) questions; Inability to
invoke discussion.
engaged; Adequate engaged;
response to Convincing
questions; Invokes responses to
some discussion. questions; Invokes
useful discussion.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

TRAIT Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Exemplary

1. Focus / Main  Has no clear and  Has clear, but could  Has clear and specific
Idea specific focus (or has be either too narrow focus (or thesis).
too many idea). or too broad, idea.

2. Organization  Mostly has no unity or  Generally develops  Organizes the idea

coherence within unified and coherent logically with
paragraph or lacks ideas within paragraphs and
connection between paragraphs with connects them with
para-graphs. adequate transitions. effective transit-ion.
3. Sentence  Some sentences’  Sentence structure is  Sentences are well
Structure structure are acceptable. Most structured and
unacceptable. Some sentences are effective.
sentences are lengthy effective
(ineffective).

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4. Language,  Writing contains  Writing contains a few  Clear from language,
spelling, and numerous errors in errors but not spelling, and
grammar language, spelling, and distracting. grammar error.
grammar.
5. Development of  Most information given  Some support for  Supports most ideas
idea to support ideas is not ideas is irrelevant or with effective
relevant. inadequate. examples, data/
details, and
references
6. Use of Correct  Does not write formally  Writes formally and  Writes formally and
Academic or use incorrect uses correct academic uses correct
Format academic format format, with few academic format
mistakes.

7. Referencing  Has almost no reference  Follows appropriate  Follows appropriate

System or no referencing
system being used
referencing system referencing system
for in-text citation and for in-text citation
bibliography, but and bibliography
some reference is not
properly written or
placed.