2014/2015
KAN-CIBSO1063U The International Business Environment:
Strategy, Policy, and Organisation
| English Title |
| The International Business
Environment: Strategy, Policy, and Organisation |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Course period |
Autumn |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business
Administration
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| Course
coordinator |
- Can Seng Ooi - Department of International Economics and
Management (INT)
- Administration
Zahra Karoline Lindberg Olsen - Department of International
Economics and Management (INT)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Economics, macro economics and managerial
economics
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Last updated on
04-07-2014
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| Learning objectives |
The aim of the course is to provide students with
an understanding of international business and trade, providing
students with the necessary background theories and concepts that
they will need during the concentration. It will focus on providing
a ‘toolkit’ to students of frameworks, theories and concepts that
will facilitate the understanding of the complex environment within
which the multinational corporation operates. This includes
international business and trade theories, political economy,
government policies and regulations, cross-cultural differences as
well as supra-national institutions such as the World Trade
Organization.
- Familiar with various theories related to international
business
- Able to relate these theories to each other
- Abel to use them to understand and analyse the international
business enviromentC
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| Examination |
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The
International Business Environment: Strategy, Policy, and
Organisation:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Home assignment - written product |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
| Size of written product |
Max. 15 pages |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date
and time. |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Autumn Term and December/January |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
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Description of the exam
procedure
Individual exam; each student will
submit a scientific paper of 15 (fifteen) pages. The exam question
will be issued one week before the submission deadline. Students
are expected to address many issues covered in the course. The
scientific paper will be assessed by examiner and external censor.
The regular exam will take place in November. Make-up/ re-exam
takes place in January. If a student is ill during the regular
exam, he/she will be able to re-use the scientific paper at the
make-up/re-exam. If the student did not pass the regular exam a new
or revised scientific paper, confer advice from the examiner at the
regular exam, must be handed in to a new deadline specified by the
programme secretariat
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| Course content and structure |
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IB55 is your introduction to IBS. IBS takes the multinational
firm as its centerpiece,examining the strategic choices firms need
to make to compete in the global economy. In doing so, the
programme takes a holistic view of the international business
environment, in terms of the trade, competition and investment
milieu, which in turn are determined by the policies and
regulations established by governments and supra-national
organisations. Furthermore, IBS seeks to highlight the specific
challenges associated with managing multinational corporations in
markets that are explicitly international and increasingly
interdependent.
International Business is a programme that explicitly focuses on
creating a crossdisciplinary understanding. This course is a
“sampler” of the programme. The aim of the course is to provide
students with an understanding of international business,
furnishing students
with the necessary background theories and concepts that they will
need during the programme. It will focus on providing a ‘toolkit’
to students of frameworks, theories and concepts that will
facilitate understanding of the complex environment within which
the multinational corporation operates. This includes international
business and political economy, government policies and
regulations, and culture, all of which
make up IBS.
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| Teaching methods |
| The course relates theoretical concepts and
management frameworks to cases. It is based on a mix of lectures
and case discussions. Student participation is highly desirable;
student teams are actively involved in the presentation and
discussion of cases. |
| Expected literature |
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Journals readings available from the CBS Library’s electronic
databases, or the Internet. Book chapters are available on
CBS LEARN.
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Last updated on
04-07-2014
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