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Graduate School of Business Master of Business Administration Program Promoting Sustainable and Responsible Business Practices Course Outline for MBA 434 SOUTH PACIFIC BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Suva Stathem ICT Park Campus 3rd Trimester 2011 Lecturers: Gyaneshwar Rao Phone3232172 rao_gr@usp.ac.fj Jim McMaster Phone 323 1100 mcmaster_j@usp.ac.fj COURSE LEARNING OPUTCOMES This course aims to assist students to develop a thorough understanding of the business environment in today’s South Pacific. The course views the South Pacific from both a regional and an international perspective. Particular emphasis is placed upon the investment climate and upon strategies to promote economic growth, employment generation and private sector development. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
METHOD OF INSTRUCTION The course is highly interactive between students and lecturer, as well as between students themselves. It demands active and ongoing participation by all. Students will work in teams to do the tutorial exercises. ASSESSMENT Assessment in this subject is based on the following elements: Mid- trimester test. 20%. Individual Topic Presentation 20% Each student will make a 10 minute presentation using Powerpoint on one of the topics listed below. Business Environment Analysis and Country Presentation, 20% Groups will make a 20 minute presentation using Powerpoint on their assessment of the business environment in a Pacific Island Country assigned to their group. Groups should analyse the business environment of the selected country and make a presentation using charts, diagrams, photos and illustrations. Reports should cover:
Final Exams 40% A final 3-hour exam will be held at the end of the trimester. The assessment measures will be based on the learning outcomes outlines above. Students must achieve a minimum of 40% in the final examination, (16/40). Individual Presentation Topics and weekly Time Schedule Each student will be assigned a topic to present to the class. The presentation will take the form of a mini-lecture and will be conducted over the period from week 3 to week 8. A powerpoint slide presentation should be prepared on the main issues to be discussed. Students should identify two questions for group discussion. The presentation should take about ten minutes and no longer than 15 minutes. Week 3 Student Presentations Role of Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in relation to economic development, trade, investment and private sector development. Role of the Asian Development Bank in promoting private sector development in the Pacific Islands Role of the IMF and World Bank in the Pacific Trust funds in the Pacific Role of remittances Week 4 Student Presentations Investment Promotion Agencies in the Pacific Pacific Island Trade and Investment Portals Fiji Momi Bay resort development project Fiji Natadola resort development project Grand Pacific Hotel Suva project Yaqara Film City tax free zone project
Mining in PNG Virgin coconut oil and cosmetic products Case Study; Pure Fiji Future Forest Industries and Teak plantations in Fiji Pacific Black Pearl Industry Week 6 Student Presentations Review of the Fiji Development Bank National Centre for Small and Microenterprise Development in Fiji and other PIC small business centres: Lessons from experience. ANZ Rural Banking and Microfinance in Fiji; Lessons from experience Week 7 Student Presentations Review of Business Incubators in New Zealand and Australia Family businesses in Fiji Ginger and agro processing in Fiji Garment Industry in Fiji Micro-brewery projects Adventure and ecotourism projects
Case Study; Fiji Water Case study; Pacific Green Furniture Mining industry in Fiji including Namosi Copper Mine and Bua Bauxite mine development and lessons from the PNG Mining experience Tutu project in Taveuni, young farmer settlement schemes
Please read the case studies and tutorial exercises before class and be ready to participate actively – to speak up, to ask questions, and to answer questions posed by the lecturer and other students. Please attend each class. This is an intense, fast-moving course in which attendance is essential. Work teams will be established and used throughout the course. As managers, you are expected to manage the team efforts so that every member participates to the full extent. All presentations, whether verbal or written, should be clear, logical, and make good use of evidence. In writing, errors of spelling, diction, and grammar are unacceptable and will result in failing grades. Academic dishonesty of any kind – cheating on tests, copying others’ work – will be penalised to the full extent. The MBA Programme trains honourable managers. CLASS TIMETABLE Week 1 Lecture topic Pacific Island Economies: an Overview Structure of Pacific island economies Economic features Natural and human resource endowments Production and trade Education and labour markets Review of performance of the economies by UNESCAP, AusAID, World Bank IMF article 4 reports Country debt levels and deficit budgets At our first meeting the course teaching method will be discussed in detail. The class will be formed into groups and each group will be allocated a group assignment involving making a group presentation on the business environment in a Pacific Island country. Also each student will select a topic on which to make a ten minute presentation to the class.
Lecture topic Role of the Public and Private Sectors Historic reasons for large public sectors Role of government in promoting economic growth Public infrastructure development and the role of government Development of the private sector Reassessment of the role of the public sector Privatisation Commercialisation of government enterprises Public-private partnerships Alternative methods of service delivery Private sector as the engine of growth
Lecture topic National Planning and Economic management in Pacific Island economies: Adapting to the Global Financial Crisis Sustainable development and a low carbon development path Role of fiscal and monetary policies Prices and income policies Exchange rate policies Public sector borrowing and debt management Micro-economic reforms and de-regulation National sustainable development strategies New approaches to economic planning Student Presentations Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Role of the Asian Development Bank Role of the IMF and World Bank in the 21st Century Trust funds Role of remittances Week 4 Lecture topic Foreign and Local Investment Promotion Investment policies and strategies Factors affecting foreign investments Role of investment promotion agencies Role of incentives Review of major investment projects and risk analysis Environmental and social impact of large scale mining projects in PNG Local versus foreign investments Student Presentations Investment Promotion Agencies in the Pacific Pacific Island Trade and Investment Portals Fiji Momi Bay resort development project Fiji Natadola resort development project Grand Pacific Hotel Suva project Yaqara Film City tax free zone project
Lecture Topic Improving the Private Sector Business Environment World Bank Easy of Doing Business Rankings Review of Economic sectors with growth potential Service sector development Tourism development strategies Role of tourism master plans Technology and back office development Agricultural sector development Forestry and sustainable yields Fisheries development and Pacific tuna Student Presentations Mining in PNG Virgin coconut oil and cosmetic products Case Study; Pure Fiji Future Forest Industries and Teak plantations in Fiji Pacific Black Pearl Industry Week 6 Lecture topic Strategies to promote Private Sector Development Development finance National small business development agencies/centres On-line business toolkits World Bank SMEtoolkit.com Training entrepreneurs Student Presentations Review of the Fiji Development Bank and why development banks have failed in the Pacific. National Centre for Small and Microenterprise Development in Fiji and other PIC small business centres: Lessons from experience. ANZ Rural Banking and Microfinance in Fiji; Lessons from experience Week 7 Lecture topic Strategies to promote Private Sector Development Business incubators Innovation centres Village factory schemes Export processing zones, and tax free zones
Review of Business Incubators in New Zealand and Australia Family businesses in Fiji Ginger and agro processing in Fiji Garment Industry in Fiji Micro-brewery projects Adventure and ecotourism projects
Lecture Topic: Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility Promoting Corporate Environmental and Social Responsibility The clean tech and green business revolution Developing Green Business Enterprises Measuring carbon footprint of business enterprises Waste and energy reduction measures Pollution taxes and incentives for green business Carbon trading systems Student Presentations Case Study; Fiji Water Case study; Pacific Green Furniture Mining industry in Fiji including Namosi Copper Mine and Bua Bauxite mine development and lessons from the PNG Mining experience Tutu project in Taveuni, young farmer settlement schemes
Lecture topic Improving Employment Opportunities Labour markets in the Pacific Unemployment and strategies to reduce it. Wage rates and employment Self-employment and subsistence sector issues Role of non-formal education Small business development in rural areas The village economy and cash cropping Pacific Islands Country review presentations by groups PNG
Solomon Islands Vanuatu
Lecture topic Trade and Export Market Development Electronic Trade facilitation National Single Window trade portals Regional trade portals Role of the World Trade Organisation Trade policies issues
Tonga
Samoa Week 11 Pacific Islands Country review presentations by groups Kiribati
Tuvalu Marshall Islands COURSE CURRICULUM Pacific Island Economies: an Overview Structure of Pacific island economies Economic features Natural and human resource endowments Production and trade Education and labour markets Associated cultural features Systems of government Land tenure issues Population growth and migration Role of the Public and Private Sectors Historic reasons for large public sectors Role of government in promoting economic growth Public infrastructure development and the role of government Development of the private sector Reassessment of the role of the public sector Privatisation Commercialisation of government enterprises Public-private partnerships Alternative methods of service delivery Private sector as the engine of growth
Role of policy analysis Tools of policy analysis, cost-benefit analysis Policy instruments and measures Stakeholder Analysis and the Planning Balance Sheet approach Public Policy Formulation and participation of stakeholders Monitoring and Evaluation
Constrains to growth Investment policies and strategies Factors affecting foreign investments Role of investment promotion agencies Role of incentives Review of major investment projects and risk analysis Environmental and social impact of large scale mining projects in PNG Local versus foreign investments
Service sector development Tourism development strategies Role of tourism master plans Technology and back office development Computer programming and data entry Using the Southern Cross cable to deliver services to world Agricultural sector development Forestry and sustainable yields Fisheries development and Pacific tuna Business enterprise development Role of entrepreneurs New enterprises and development Business plans and feasibility studies Industry analysis Analysing competitors Market research and consumer analysis The legal issues Promoting Corporate Environmental and Social Responsibility The clean tech and green business revolution Developing Green Business Enterprises Measuring carbon footprint of business enterprises Waste and energy reduction measures Pollution taxes and incentives for green business Carbon trading systems
Development finance Small business development Training entrepreneurs Business incubators Innovation centres Village factory schemes Export processing zones, and tax free zones Export market development Small business and Pacific culture The legal framework and commercial law issues
Education and employment Unemployment and strategies to reduce it. Wages and employment Labour market growth Self-employment and subsistence sector issues Role of non-formal education Small business development in rural areas The village economy and cash cropping
Role of fiscal and monetary policies Prices and income policies Social safety nets Exchange rate policies Debt management Public sector borrowings Trust funds Role of remittances Budget deficits and surplus Controlling inflation Promoting employment Taxation policies issues Trade: an engine of growth for the Pacific Lessons from experience Role of the World Trade Organisation Regional trade agreements The Lomé Convention Trade policies issues Protection through tariffs and quotas South Pacific economies in a changing environment Public Policy Analysis and Economic Reforms Micro-economic reforms and de-regulation New approaches to economic planning Role of sector investment studies Sectoral and regional plans Public sector reforms Sustainable development The Pacific and World economy Benefit of globalization Carbon footprint reduction strategies and policy measures PICTA and PACER Potential policy conflicts and globalization Corporate social and environmental responsibility The transfer of jobs from high wage counties to low wage countries Global coordination of social and economic policies Role of the CROP Regional Organisations Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Role of the Asian Development Bank Role of the IMF and World Bank in the 21st Century Multi-national corporation in the Pacific Boom and bust cycles for Pacific commodities INTERNET SITES There is now a large volume of material of direct relevance to the subjects discussed in this course on the Internet. Some important sites are: Asian Development Bank website - www.adb.org. ADB has many online publications on the Pacific Island countries. The work of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is aimed at improving the welfare of the people in Asia and the Pacific.
World Bank website is: www.worldbank.org The World Bank (WB) is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. It is not a bank in the common sense. It is made up of two unique development institutions owned by 185 member countries—the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA).
www.wto.org The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.
Fiji School of Medicine (FSMed) Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Pacific Islands Development Programme (PIDP) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) South Pacific Board for Educational Assessment (SPBEA) Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) south-pacific.travel (formerly the South Pacific Tourism Organisation - SPTO) University of the South Pacific (USP) Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) www.ffa.int The Forum Fisheries Agency was established in 1979 under a Convention signed by twelve Members. The Convention reflects the common concern of member nations on matters of conservation, optimum utilisation and coastal states’ sovereign rights over the region’s living marine resources. FFA has its headquarters in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Membership of the FFA has now increased to sixteen - Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP) www.eastwestcenter.pidp The purpose of the Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP) of the East-West Centre is to help meet the special development needs of the Pacific Island region through cooperative research, education and training. PIDP conducts specific research and training activities based on issues and problems proritised by the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders, which meets every three years Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) www.spc.org.nc The oldest of the inter-government regional organisations, the South Pacific Commission (SPC) was founded on 6 February 1947 by an agreement known as the Canberra Agreement, by the Governments of Australia, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The SPC’s work program covers diverse activities such as agriculture and plant protection, marine resources, environment management, rural development, rural technology, community health, statistics, economics, demography, women’s programs and activities, community education training, media conservation and exchange. South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) www.sopac.org.fj SOPAC, the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission is an inter-governmental, regional organisation dedicated to providing products and services in three technical program areas of: Community Lifelines; Community Risk; and Ocean and Islands. Its Secretariat is based in Suva, Fiji. Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat The Pacific Islands Forum and its Secretariat www.forumsec.org The Pacific Islands Forum, formerly the South Pacific Forum until a name change in October 2000, was founded in August 1971 and comprises 16 independent and self-governing states in the Pacific. The Forum is established by a treaty between its members as the region’s premier political and economic policy organisation. Forum Leaders meet annually to develop collective responses to regional issues. In October 2005, Forum Leaders endorsed the Pacific Plan for strengthening regional cooperation and integration. At the regional level, coordination of the implementation of the Pacific Plan is, in the first instance, the responsibility of the Forum Secretariat. The Forum’s membership has increased from the original seven founding members (Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Nauru, New Zealand, Tonga and Western Samoa – now Samoa) to also include the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Niue, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. New Caledonia and French Polynesia, previously Forum Observers, were granted Associate Membership in 2006. Current Forum Observers include Tokelau (2005), Wallis and Futuna (2006), the Commonwealth (2006), the United Nations (2006) and the Asian Development Bank (2006), with Timor Leste as Special Observer (2002). South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) www.sprep.org SPREP is a regional organisation established by the governments and administrations of the Pacific region to look after its environment. SPREP’s mandate is to promote cooperation in the Pacific islands region and to provide assistance in order to protect and improve the environment and to ensure sustainable development for present and future generations. SPREP has 21 Pacific island member countries and four countries with direct interests in the region.
www.SIDSNET.org Small Island Developing States Network (SIDSnet connects 43 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific, Caribbean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and African island nations. SIDSnet's main goal has been to utilise information and communication technologies (ICTs) to link SIDS in supporting the implementation of the sustainable development objectives of the BPoA.
Purpose The Australian Development Gateway is a knowledge-sharing website, supporting people working in Asia Pacific countries to reduce poverty and promote sustainability. It is a mechanism for Australians and others in the Asia Pacific region to contribute knowledge and to engage in vigorous discussion. The Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) www.gdln.org The Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) is a partnership of over 120 learning centers (GDLN Affiliates) in nearly 80 countries around the world. GDLN COURSE MATERIALS Each student will be issued with a CD containing the lecture powerpoint presentations, and some reports relating to the course topics from the Asian Development Bank, Forum Secretariat, AusAID , and World Bank. Students will be issued with a hard copy of the case studies. Green Business Websites
TUTORIAL EXERCISES The class will be divided into groups of four students. Each group is asked to consider the following questions and to prepare a report on the key issues. Groups will be asked to have a representative and to give a feedback report after they have discussed the key issues: Directory: file -> view view -> Western Europe after wwii view -> Author study: paul fleischman view -> Qpa1 7ela study Guide view -> Arctic Oil/Gas Neg view -> November 1970 Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths Bhola Cyclone Bangladesh view -> Grade Level: 6 Unit of Study: Caribbean glce view -> Citation: Duffield, Katy view -> Table of Contents Lesson # view -> Chinese Wind Energy Disad Download 132.69 Kb. Share with your friends:
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