2015/2016 BA-BHAAV1042U International Management
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International Management |
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Language | English |
Course ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
Type | Elective |
Level | Bachelor |
Duration | One Semester |
Start time of the course | Autumn, Spring, Third Quarter |
Timetable | Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk |
Max. participants | 100 |
Study board |
Study Board for BSc in Economics and Business
Administration
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Contact information: https://e-campus.dk/studium/kontakt/student-hub | |
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Last updated on 07-10-2015 |
Learning objectives | |||||||||||||||||||||||
To achieve the grade 12, students
should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor
mistakes or errors: By the end of the course the student should be
capable of understanding the roles that culture plays in business
activities, as well as coming to a personal position of how the
challenges of cultural differences can or should be met.
Objectives:
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Course prerequisites | |||||||||||||||||||||||
It is advantageous, but not a prerequisite, to have some background social science knowledge (sociology, economics, anthropology, organization theory). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Course content and structure | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The course is designed to equip students to analyze and understand the inter – cultural contexts, situations, dilemmas and opportunities that arise from the increasing internationalization of business. Focus is placed upon the possibilities (tools and analytic capabilities) available in a variety of managerial roles with the intention of giving students a solid foundation to take up a variety of more specialized managerial positions. The course has three pillars: The first pillar comprises of theories that give us the ability to analyses culture and the link between culture and institutions and business and management practices. The second pillar comprises of looking of topics such as mergers and acquisitions, relations between units of multi national corporations, the psycho/social aspects of being an international manager leading and working in multi - national teams and ethics in international/multi-cultural contexts. The third pillar comprises of applying the theories that are applicable to each of the topics in the analysis and discussion of concrete cases. |
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Teaching methods | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The course will have lectures and
class discussions sessions. In the lectures theoretical approaches
are presented bases primarily on the readings from the course
textbook and selected articles. The lectures are intended to be
open dialogues and student participation in each week’s topic is
encouraged.
The structured class discussion take their point of departure in the case material for that week’s meeting and the here the students are expected to offer their interpretations, critiques and solutions to the issues and questions arising from the case. |
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Expected literature | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Third edition of Managing Across Cultures. Susan C. Schneider, Jean-Louis Barsoux and Gunter K. Stahl. |