India As a Business Environment

6 ECTS

Organisers: University of Turku, Business School

Instructors: Prof Esa Stenberg

Application Period:
3.-14.9.2012

Time:

15.10.-14.12.2012

Goal: After completing the course the student should be able to:

• Describe the political and economic history of India
• Have basic knowledge of how to do business in India
• Collect and analyze information about the Indian economy

Contents: The course introduces the economic, social and political forces that are shaping India as a business environment. Taking a broadly interdisciplinary approach, the overall dynamics of international competition in India and the distinctive features of India's business environment are discussed.

Taken as: lecture and literature exam and essay.

Literature:

1. Doing business in India; building research-based practice, Edited by Pawan S. Budhwar and Arup Varma, Routledge, 2011
2. A collection of articles

Grading: on a scale of 1-5

Target Group:The MA level courses are aimed for students who already have aquired some knowledge about Asia or on the specialty of the particular course.

Application for the course: Application period in September 3.-14. 2012. A maximum of 40 students will be accepted to the course in the order of application.

These courses are free for all students who hold a valid study right in one of the University Network's member universities.

The study fee for students from Finnish non-member universities and students from universities of applied sciences is 50 euro per credit. Students from these institutions need to fill out both the course application as well as an application to study as a non-degree student. More information regarding the process and the form can be found in the study guide.

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