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What the syllabus expects

  • Concepts of domestic, international and global business
  • Opportunities and challenges of international business

International business foundations

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: International Business (MGT 251)

Unit 1: Globalization and International Business

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

  • Explain the scope and key elements of international business foundations.
  • Apply the relevant concepts to a defined organizational or venture situation using evidence and stated assumptions.

Curriculum Scope

  • Concepts of domestic, international and global business
  • Opportunities and challenges of international business

Detailed Microsyllabus

  1. Business scope

    1. Distinguish domestic, international and global operations.
    2. Identify cross-border flows of goods, services, capital and knowledge.
    3. Compare differences in coordination and exposure.

  2. Opportunities and challenges

    1. Explain access to markets, resources and learning.
    2. Assess cultural, political, currency and operational challenges.
    3. Relate opportunities to firm capabilities.

  3. Application

    1. Analyze a proposed international activity.
    2. State the market and organizational assumptions.
    3. Evaluate potential benefits and constraints.

Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 115–117.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Examples involving current laws, rates, institutional products or Nepalese status must identify the relevant period and official materials; no changing numerical or legal requirements are invented here.