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2016/2017  KAN-CIBSO1063U  The International Business Environment

English Title
The International Business Environment

Course information

Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Full Degree Master
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Autumn
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business Administration
Course coordinator
  • Florence Villeseche - Department of International Economics and Management (INT)
Contact information: https:/​/​e-campus.dk/​studium/​kontakt
Main academic disciplines
  • Economics
Last updated on 30-06-2016
Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors: 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
  • Able to use them to understand and analyse the international business environment
Examination
The International Business Environment:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Home assignment - written product
Individual or group exam Individual exam
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 Winter and Winter
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
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

Course content and structure

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.
 

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.
Student workload
lectures 36 hours
preparation for classes and exam 170 hours
Expected literature

Journals readings available from the CBS Library’s electronic databases, or the Internet.  Book chapters are available on CBS LEARN.
 

Last updated on 30-06-2016