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2016/2017  KAN-CIMMO1067U  International Business and Strategy

English Title
International Business and Strategy

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Full Degree Master
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Spring
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business Administration
Course coordinator
  • Wolfgang Sofka - Department of Strategic Management and Globalization (SMG)
Main academic disciplines
  • Globalization and international business
  • Organization
  • Strategy
Last updated on 06-07-2016
Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors: 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
Examination
International Business and Strategy:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Written sit-in exam
Individual or group exam Individual exam
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
Aids allowed to bring to the exam Limited aids, see the list below:
  • Written sit-in-exam on CBS' computers
  • Books and compendia brought by the examinee
  • Notes in paper format brought by the examinee
  • Access to personal drive (S-drive) on CBS' network
  • USB key to upload your notes before the exam
  • Access to all information on CBSLearn
  • Dictionaries (only some, see specification below)
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.
Description of the exam procedure

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Course content and structure

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.
Teaching methods
Lectures and case study sessions.
Student workload
Lectures 33 hours
Readings and preparation for the exam 173 hours
Expected literature

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.
 
Last updated on 06-07-2016