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Learning Objectives
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After having completed the course the students should be able to:
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Describe the content of the most important European Constitutions, Acts and Directives
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Understand the dynamic relationship between European integration and corporate growth strategies within various business sectors
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Analyze European economic integration through economic integration theories
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Integrate the institutional dynamics of economic integration and the micro economic corporate growth strategies
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Synthezise the development of five economic key sectors (banking, energy, railways, shipping and telecommunication) seen in relation to European integration
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Prerequisite
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GLOBE students only.
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Examination
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Corporate Response to European Integration:
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Assessment
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Oral with Written Assignment
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Marking Scale
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7-step scale
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Censorship
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Internal examiners
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Exam Period
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October and December/January, the regular exam takes place in October. The Make-up and Re-examination takes place in January.
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Aids
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Please, see the detailed regulations below
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Duration
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20 Minutes
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20 minutes individual oral exam based on group assignments with 3-5 students and a length of 8 pages per student
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Examination
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The Make-up and Re-examination takes place according to the same rules as the regular exam.
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Course Content
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This course aims to investigate the impact of European political-economic integration on business strategies, structures, ownership and performance (SSOP). The course is focused on the relationship between national and international institutional frameworks and the corporate changes among European enterprises. We will particularly focus on corporate responses to institutional changes within five internationalised key sectors: banking, energy, railways, shipping and telecommunication.
The course will be divided in three themes. The first theme covers a general introduction to the theories of institutional change and to the European institutions in terms of the relevant legal frameworks and the political decision-taking processes. The second theme concerns particular industries in relation to European integration. The third theme concerns an in-depth study of a company in relation to European integration. The students will work in groups and choose a Danish or North European company within one of the three focus sectors. Practical Application of Theory
The point of departure of this course is the traditional theoretic framework of economic integration studies combined with Neil Fligsteins economic-sociological approach to the formation of markets over time.
Relation to International Business or an Institutional Setting
The core of the course is the analysis of the relation between economic integration policies in Europe and the changing corporate growth strategies with in various sectors including utilities, services and finance. This perspective includes an in depth, empirical and theoretically based understanding of the influence that public regulation has on the development of strategies in European companies.
Research Based Teaching
The course is partly based on research made by the lecturer on corporate responses to European integration in Denmark and the lectures six months visit to Neil Fligstein in 2009. |
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Teaching Methods
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The course is based on a combination of lectures, case based guest lectures, written assignments and student presentations.
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Student Workload
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Lecture hours
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42
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Workshop/exercises
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25
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Preparation for class and exams
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158
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Literature
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Neil Fligstein: Euro-Clash, Oxford University Press (2008) and Compendium |
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