2013/2014
BA-PIBS International Business Strategy
| English Title |
| International Business
Strategy |
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| Language |
English |
| Exam ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Course period |
Spring |
| Time Table |
Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics,
BSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Larissa Rabbiosi - Department of International Economics and
Management (INT)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Corporate and Business Strategy
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Last updated on
05-12-2013
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| Learning objectives |
After having followed the course the
students should be able to:
- Identify and apply key theories, models and concepts of
strategic management and economics to the greater understanding of
international business strategy
- Explain and give examples of alternative strategies, structures
and operations of multinational corporations, appropriate in
different international contexts, changing markets and political
conditions
- Analyze business case studies applying relevant concepts and
theories of international business strategy
- Formulate and justify relevant research questions relating to
international business strategy applying theories and concepts from
the curriculum
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| Examination |
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International
Business Strategy:
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| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
|
Students need to pass the written assignment in
order to take the subsequent oral examination. Each student is
entitled to two attempts to pass the written assignment before
signing up for the oral exam. The home assignment consists of a
critical analytical discussion of a topic from an assigned case
study. The assignment can be written by a group of maximum 3
students. In the assignment, it has to be clearly indicated how
each student contributed to it (i.e., the contribution should be
individualized). |
| Size of written product |
Max. 5 pages |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Spring Term |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Another examination form
When ill at the oral exam and when
the ordinary examination is failed, the re-examination is an
individual oral exam (20 minutes) based upon the course
curriculum.
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| Course content and
structure |
| This course on International Business
Strategy is intended to provide an overview of the theories and
principles of international business strategy. International
business strategy has considerable impact on modern enterprises
operating in an increasingly global economy. The aim of the course
is to provide students with an extended coverage of alternative
theories and perspectives on international business, a thorough
understanding of the key strategic issues confronting managers of
multinational corporations, both within the firm and in the global
marketplace. It is designed to familiarize students with the
institutional environments that affect international businesses,
showing how managers develop different strategies to succeed in
this highly competitive environment. Major topics include modern
theories of the internationalization processes; formulation of
international strategies, from how to leverage resources and
capabilities across national borders to how organizing and
structuring multinationals; innovation and learning in
multinationals. |
| Teaching methods |
| Lectures, group and case discussions.
We expect a very high degree of student preparation and
participation. Students should come to class prepared to discuss
the assigned cases and the accompanying materials in depth. The
instructors reserve the right to "cold-call" on students
at any time during class. |
| Expected literature |
Grazia Ietto-Gillies. Transnational
Corporations and International Production: Concepts, Theories and
Effects, Edward Elgar.
Please notice: The textbook is only part of the obligatory
readings. The remaining literature will be available from CBSlearn
or downloadable from http://www.cbs.dk/library. |
Last updated on
05-12-2013
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