2014/2015
KAN-CIMMO1067U International Business and Strategy
| English Title |
| International Business and
Strategy |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Course period |
Spring |
| 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 |
- Wolfgang Sofka - Department of Strategic Management and
Globalization (SMG)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Globalization, International Business, markets and studies
- Corporate and Business Strategy
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Last updated on
12-09-2014
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| Learning objectives |
The goal of this class will be to develop a
better understanding of the link between theory and practice with
particular focus on corporate strategy issues such as the
development and management of the firm’s resource- and
capability-base and the successful deployment of these resources
across different businesses and environmental contexts (i.e.
international markets).
More specifically, the learning objectives are the following: After
completing this course the student will have…
- Knowledge and understanding of corporate strategies
- The ability to recognize the complexities and opportunities
that the global dimension of strategy implies
- The ability to apply various analysis techniques
- Extensive knowledge of industry cases and major types of
strategic decisions
- The ability to conduct a thorough strategy case analysis and to
reflect upon the appropriateness of theoretical perspectives
- Experience regarding the ability to analyze information for
strategic decision-making.
- Accordingly, the exam’s evaluation criteria are the
following:
- The thoroughness of the understanding of the relevant strategy
literature and theory
- The ability to apply theories to solve the case problem(s)
- The quality of the case analysis in terms of clear line of
reasoning, relevance of aspects and issues discussed, consistency
in argumentation, link to important and relevant academic
literature, integration of case data and information with analysis
frameworks and theory
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| Examination |
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International
Business and Strategy:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Written sit-in exam |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
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Individual 4 hour open book written exam
“scenario exam”. The exam will test the student’s ability to use
the knowledge gained through the course to solve particular
problems related to the overall themes. As it is not about learning
the texts by heart but rather understand and reflect on topics
covered the exam is an open book exam. It is made to simulate a
crisis situation in a company where the student has to come up with
a solution to the problem(s). To reflect the focus on simulating
reality the written output will consists of a 2 page executive
summary and 8 PowerPoint slides rather than the usual 10 pages
written material.
Cf. The Regulations for written tests at CBS.
The exam is internal and the evaluation is made by one teacher
alone.
The regular exam takes place in April or May |
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Please use the formal requirements for academic
papers, which can be found on e-campus |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
4 hours |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
One internal examiner |
| Exam period |
Spring Term |
| Aids allowed to bring
to the exam |
Limited aids, see the list below and the exam
plan/guidelines for further information:
- Books and compendia brought by the examinee
- Notes brought by the examinee
- Allowed calculators
- Allowed bodies of laws
- Allowed dictionaries
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| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the number of registered candidates for the make-up
examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most
appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office
will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take
examination will be held as an oral examination
instead.
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| Course content and structure |
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The course builds on Foundations of Strategy (IM47) and
presupposes a working knowledge of strategic management. The
emphasis will be on:
Strategic decision making in an international context,
Strategic issue diagnosis,
Strategic analysis where external, internal, and potentially
financial problems are analyzed,
Strategic action definition and implementation planning.
The approach to strategic management builds on the schools of
thought already taught and discussed in IM47. However, this course
on International Business Strategy will provide the students with a
progression from IM47. In any given situation, a firm decision
maker can use a number of different tools and models supporting the
decision. With the foundation of the theoretical understanding from
IM47, students will be able to reflect upon decision situations,
strategic decisions, and consequences of these
decisions.
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| Teaching methods |
| Lectures and case study sessions. |
| Expected literature |
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Indicative literature:
Grant, Robert M. (2010). Contemporary Strategy Analysis, 7th
Edition, (Text and Cases Edition), John Wiley and Sons, UK. The
book will be available in the bookshop SL books.
Scientific and practice-oriented articles.
These additional readings can be accessed via CBSLearn.
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Last updated on
12-09-2014
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