2013/2014 KAN-CBL_FDIP Managing Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries
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Managing Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries |
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Language | English |
Exam ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
Type | Mandatory |
Level | Full Degree Master |
Duration | One Semester |
Course period | Spring |
Time Table | Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
Study board |
Study Board for BSc og MSc in Business, Language and Culture,
MSc
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Last updated on 08-11-2013 |
Learning objectives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At the end of the course, and against
the backdrop of the course literature in its entirety, students
should be able to
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Course prerequisites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bachelor degree – Knowledge of International Business theory literature is an advantage, but it is not a requirement. This course is an approved CEMS elective. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Course content and structure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
More and more firms in the North are
undertaking foreign direct investment (FDI) in emerging markets and
developing countries, partly to access rapidly growing markets
there, partly to access the vast human and natural resource
potentials of these countries. In this situation, it becomes
increasingly pertinent for managers to understand how to plan,
design, organize and manage an investment project in such
countries. The aim of this course is, based on practical examples
and real life cases presented by practitioners, to enable students
to analyze, present and make recommendations for various strategic
issues arising in connection with setting up FDI projects in
emerging markets and developing countries.
More specifically, the course will provide an overview of the issues that arise when a company plans a foreign direct investment project in a developing country/ emerging market. Students will learn about global strategy as it relates to emerging markets and developing countries. They will furthermore be presented to the tools that are employed when designing, organizing and implementing an investment project in such locations, e.g. in connection with organizing a marketing strategy; getting finance for the project; searching for local partners; making a feasibility study; managing human resources; and providing for an appropriate exit of the project. The introduction to these issues will be based on experiences from concrete projects in emerging markets and developing countries presented by practitioners. There will be presentations by and on firms and organizations such as Bestseller, Carlsberg, IFU, Dalberg, Orana, Ecco, FLS, etc. |
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Teaching methods | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The course will consist of 12 lectures. It will to a large extend use external guest lecturers to provide a practical perspective on FDI. In order to ensure a qualified dialogue with the external guest lectures, it is necessary that students prepare in advance of lectures and engage in discussion of the cases presented | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expected literature | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
To be announced on Learn, but
most likely:
Recommended literature: Cavusgil, S.,P.Ghaury, and M. Agarwal, Doing Business in Emerging Markets, London: Sage, 2002. Dawar, Niraj and Amitava Chattopadhay (2003): Rethinking Marketing Programs for Emerging Markets, Long Range Planning 35, Hansen, M.W., Pedersen, T., Marcus Larsen, and Wad, P., Strategies in emerging markets: A Case Book on Danish Multinational Corporations in China and India, Copenhagen: Copenhagen Business School Press, 2010. Khanna, T. & Palepu, K.G (2010). Winning in Emerging Markets – A Road Map for Strategy and Execution. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press. Lasserre, P., Global Strategic Management, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. Tallman S. B. and Yip, G. S. 2001. Strategy and the Multinational Enterprise, in A. Rugman and T. Brewer (eds.): Oxford Handbook of International Business. Welch, L. S., Benito, G. R. G., & Petersen, B. (2007). Internationalization, International strategies and FOMs, in Foreign operation methods: Theory, analysis, strategy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. |
Last updated on
08-11-2013