2017/2018
KAN-CPOLO1042U Economics of Global Strategy
English Title |
Economics of Global
Strategy |
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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 BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics,
MSc
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Course
coordinator |
- Christian Geisler Asmussen - SI
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Main academic
disciplines |
- Globalization and international business
- Strategy
- Economics
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Last updated on
11-04-2018
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Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the
following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or
errors: The purpose of the course is to provide a strong and
comprehensive economic foundation for students' ensuing
analytical work on issues of strategic management and international
business. After concluding the course, students should demonstrate
- In-depth knowledge of the economic models studied, including
ability to solve the basic quantitative problems related to these
models
- Understanding of how these models relate to the fields of
strategic management and international business.
- Ability to relate these theories and their underlying economic
rationales to studies of real industries and business
cases
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Course prerequisites |
The course draws intensively on microeconomic
theory, and students who are not proficient in this subject are
strongly recommended to read up on the subject prior to the
course. |
Examination |
Economics of
Global Strategy:
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Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
Examination form |
Written sit-in exam on CBS'
computers |
Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
Assignment type |
Written assignment |
Duration |
4 hours |
Grading scale |
7-step scale |
Examiner(s) |
One internal examiner |
Exam period |
Summer |
Aids |
Limited aids, see the list below:
The student is allowed to bring - Non-programmable, financial calculators: HP10bll+ or Texas BA
II Plus
- Language dictionaries in paper format
The student will have access to - Advanced IT application package
At all written
sit-in exams the student has access to the basic IT application
package (Microsoft Office (minus Excel), digital pen and paper,
7-zip file manager, Adobe Acrobat, Texlive, VLC player, Windows
Media Player). PLEASE NOTE: Students are not allowed to communicate
with others during the exam :
Read more about exam aids and IT application
packages here |
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 |
This course integrates economics and finance as perspectives on
multinational enterprise strategy and performance. Over the
semester we will gradually build an economic model of the
multinational enterprise, addressing questions such as: What is
performance and how can managers measure, predict, and influence
it? How does the internationalization of the firm influence its
profitability and risk profile and how does this ultimately affect
firm value? How can firms explore and exploit firm-specific and
location-specific resources like technological knowledge in order
to create and appropriate value in global markets? In short, how
should firms internationalize in order to maximize their
performance?
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Teaching methods |
Lectures, cases and exercises. |
Feedback during the teaching period |
The course seeks to offer feedback to students
wherever feasible. Lectures and classes will provide extensive
opportunities for questions and answers, and for getting immediate
feedback on progress towards solutions during the in-class problem
solving sessions. Students are also encouraged to take full
advantage of the lecturer's office hours as a chance to test
lines of argumentation, get further information about course
themes, or receive comments on analytical work.
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Student workload |
Preparation time (readings, group work etc.) |
135 hours |
Lectures / class exercises / “homework cafés” / workshops
etc. |
31 hours |
Exam (incl. preparation for the exam and actual exam
period) |
42 hours |
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Last updated on
11-04-2018