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2024/2025  DIP-DENGO2402U  Managing Risk and resilience in Global Business

English Title
Managing Risk and resilience in Global Business

Course information

Language English
Course ECTS 5 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Graduate Diploma
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Autumn
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (part 2)
Course coordinator
  • Andreas Wieland - Department of Operations Management (OM)
  • Torben Juul Andersen - Department of International Economics, Goverment and Business (EGB)
Contact info:
Study adm. for HD SCM: HDSCM@cbs.dk
Study adm. for HD IB: HDIB@cbs.dk
Study adm. for HD MAR: HDMAR@cbs.dk
Main academic disciplines
  • Globalisation and international business
  • Supply chain management and logistics
Teaching methods
  • Blended learning
Last updated on 19-06-2024

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Learning objectives
After completing the course, the students should be accomplished to:
  • Know the development of risk and value-chain management, the theories and methods.
  • Understand the principles and application of enterprise risk management (ERM) and global value chains
  • Apply related risk and value chain management methods and tools and develop relevant solutions
  • Explain recommended solutions aimed to deal with dynamic and complex international contexts
  • Analyze and assess the company's risks and exposures in turbulent business environments
  • Discuss how an international company can handle emergent and disruptive events
Examination
Managing Risk and Resilience in Global Business:
Exam ECTS 5
Examination form Home assignment - written product
Individual or group exam Group exam
Please note the rules in the Programme Regulations about identification of individual contributions.
Number of people in the group 3
Size of written product Max. 15 pages
Assignment type Project
Release of assignment Subject chosen by students themselves, see guidelines if any
Duration Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
Grading scale 7-point grading scale
Examiner(s) Internal examiner and second internal examiner
Exam period Autumn, Hand-in, Digital Exam: 18/11-2024
For information relating to the exam please go to: https://eksamen.cbs.dk/ (Digital Exam).
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Hand-in, Digital Exam: 6/01-2025

For information relating to the exam please go to: https://eksamen.cbs.dk/ (Digital Exam).

- If an entire group fails, they will receive feedback from the supervisor before submitting a revised project for the retake exam.
Course content, structure and pedagogical approach

The first half of the course content explores the company's international risk landscape, aiming to enhance comprehension of the principles and practices in risk management and enterprise risk management (ERM), along with analyses of potential effects stemming from dynamic and complex factors in the international business context.

 

The second part of the course focuses on understanding the company's global supply chain and the significance of structural flexibility while examining strategies for resilience and challenges linked to the transition from globalization to regionalization.

 

The course will enhance the students’ understanding of how to assess financial, economic, operational, strategic, and geopolitical exposures in the global risk landscape and dealing effectively with the complexity of cross-border value chains helping companies to cope with the associated uncertainties and gain resilient outcomes.

Description of the teaching methods
A combination of on-campus and online teaching - 6 online sessions and one double session on campus.
Feedback during the teaching period
Students will receive continuous feedback in class/online sessions responding to queries on course material and case studies. The class/online activities will ask students to apply concepts, models, and theories to address stated problems and issues. These pursuits will be subject to open discussions where students are actively involved offering the opportunity to gain direct feedback on concrete applications of the course material.

The course may adopt quizzes in Canvas as deemed applicable to parts of the curriculum giving direct feedback from the system or the teacher. Quizzes and case analyses will be linked the learning objectives where feedback can help students become familiar with the course contents and its practical applications.

Additional feedback is also offered from the teachers when responding to questions posed by students as well as they can reach the lecturers via email or schedule personal meetings if needed.
Student workload
Lectures 24.00 hours
Preparation 84.00 hours
Examination 29.33 hours
Further Information

The course consists of a total of 24 lessons (5 ECTS).

For information relating to the course please go to: canvas.cbs.dk

Teaching is planned on Thursday, week 37 & Tuesday, week 38-40, 43-44  (17.10 - 19.45); Saturday, week 44 (09.50-16.05)

Course Coordinator: Torben Juul Andersen, tja.egb@cbs.dk  - Department of International Economics, Government and Business (EGB) 

The teachers of this course will be:

  • Björn Preuss, bpr.egb@cbs.dk - Department of International Economics, Government and Business (EGB),   
  • Lasse Wiberg, lw.om@cbs.dk - Department of Operations Management (OM)


Programme Administrator: Pernille Nielsen pen.om@cbs.dk

Last updated on 19-06-2024