2012/2013
BA-GLEI GLOBE Corporate Response to European Integration
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English Title
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GLOBE Corporate Response to European Integration
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Language
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English
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Exam ECTS
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7.5
ECTS
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Type
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Mandatory
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Level
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Bachelor
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Duration
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One Quarter
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Course period
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First Quarter, Autumn
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Time Table
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Please see course schedule at e-Campus
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Study board
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Study Board for BSc in International Business
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Course coordinator
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Martin Jes Iversen
- Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy
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Co-lecturer: Manuele Citi, Department of Business and Politics, mc.dbp@cbs.dk
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Main Category of the Course
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International Politics
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Management
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Last updated on 28-08-2012
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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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Type of test
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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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Second examiner
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External examiner
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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 assignment with 3-5 students and a length of max. 10 standard pages per student.
Declaration of Authorship (available on E-campus) must be included in the group assignment.
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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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Class hours
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42
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Workshop/exercises
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25
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Preparation for class
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130
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Home assignments
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25
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Final examination
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0,5
hours
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Expected literature
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Neil Fligstein: Euro-Clash, Oxford University Press (2008) and Compendium
Nello, Seniour: EU, the internal market and business strategy, THe European Union: Economics Policies and History, McGraw-Hill (2012)
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Last updated on 28-08-2012
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