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2015/2016  KAN-CCMVI2036U  Management of Multinational Enterprises

English Title
Management of Multinational Enterprises

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Elective
Level Full Degree Master
Duration Summer
Start time of the course Summer
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Max. participants 80
Study board
Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business Administration
Course coordinator
  • Course instructor - Andreas M. Hartmann, PhD Assistant Professor, andreas.hartmann@itesm.mx
    Sven Bislev - Department of Intercultural Communication and Management (ICM)
Main academic disciplines
  • Communication
  • Marketing
  • Strategy
Last updated on 12-05-2016
Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors: The course will provide an overview of the topic of multicultural and global management, with many practical examples that examplify concepts and raise awareness. Students should enhance their skills of successfully performing midlevel management functions that take into account the diversity and complexity of large, multicultural organizations. Case exercises will be performed to sharpen analytical skills with a focus on detecting and solving organizational problems in the context of multinationals.
Course prerequisites
Some basic knowledge of general and strategic management concepts is highly advisable.
Examination
Management of Multinational Enterprises:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Written sit-in exam
Individual or group exam Individual
Assignment type Written assignment
Duration 4 hours
Grading scale 7-step scale
Examiner(s) One internal examiner
Exam period Summer, Ordinary exam: 1-5 August 2016
Retake exam: Within two months from the ordinary exam.
Aids allowed to bring to the exam Closed Book: no aids
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.
4 hour written sit-in exam with a new exam question
Course content and structure

To obtain the grade of 12, the following objectives must be reached with no or few and insignificant elements missing:
Students will be able to 
- identify the distinguishing aspects of strategic global management,
- identify issues and problems in MNE management, using relevant concepts from both theory and cases,
- apply concepts for dealing with multicultural issues within and across organizations,
- devise solutions for problems typically encountered in specific functional areas of large multicultural organizations. 

 

Class 1: a) The trajectories of some MNEs from developed and emerging economies b) The role of MNEs in the world economy

 

Class 2: Types of global strategies and organizational structures

 

Class 3: Growth strategies of MNEs

 

Class 4: Global strategic alliances

 

Class 5: International mergers and acquisitions

 

Class 6: Global marketing

 

feedback activity: Short report: Comparing firms from 2 countries

 

Class 7: Human resource management in international contexts

 

Class 8: Managing cross-cultural interaction

 

Class 9: Global technology management

 

Class 10: Global financial management

 

Class 11: International aspects of business ethics and CSR
Teaching methods
Lectures with some short videos + case analyses
Student workload
Preliminary assignment 10 hours
Classroom attendance 33 hours
Preparation 144 hours
Feedback activity 7 hours
Examination 12 hours
Further Information

Preliminary Assignment: To help students get maximum value from ISUP courses, instructors provide a reading or a small number of readings or video clips to be read or viewed before the start of classes with a related task scheduled for class 1 in order to 'jump-start' the learning process.

 

Feedback Activity: A feedback activitity defined by the course instructor will take place app. half-way through the course.
 

 

The timetable is available on http://www.cbs.dk/files/cbs.dk/isup_timetable_2016_updated.pdf
Expected literature

PRIMARY LITERATURE (MUST-HAVE BOOKS):

Philippe Lasserre: Global Strategic Management

ISBN 9780230293816

Palgrave, 3rd edition, 2012

 

Additionally to the text book, students will use some case studies that need to be purchased separately from providers like http://www.thecasecentre.org. The number of cases and total price is to be determined.
Last updated on 12-05-2016