2025/2026 BA-BDMAO2003U Globalisation, Outsourcing and Virtual Organising
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Globalisation, Outsourcing and Virtual Organising |
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Language | English |
Course ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
Type | Mandatory |
Level | Bachelor |
Duration | One Semester |
Start time of the course | Autumn |
Timetable | Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk |
Study board |
Study Board for Service and Markets
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Last updated on 27-06-2025 |
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CBS’ programmes and teaching are research-based. The following
types of research-based knowledge and research-like activities are
included in this course:
Research-based knowledge
Research-like activities
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The course will be conducted as on-campus
lectures and exercises. The course consists of 11 lectures and
three exercise classes.
Throughout the course, students are expected to participate actively in discussions of theories, models, cases and new forms of organizing in global virtual teams. |
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On the basis of the lectures, students will get
an opportunity to engage with - and critically assess – the texts
and theories in relation to specific cases. The lecturers will
provide feedback on the inputs from the students.
In the exercise classes, students will work with developing research questions and models to analyze specific cases of virtual team work in MNCs and present their cases to the rest of the class. Immediate feedback is given by the class and by the instructor. After the exam, the groups will get feedback on their synopses and oral exam. |
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Course literature (indicative)
Bolwijn, Richard, Bruno Casella, and James Zhan. "International production and the digital economy." International business in the information and digital age. Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019. 39-64.
Brett, J., Behfar, K. & Kern, M.C. (November 2006). Managing Multicultural Teams, Harvard Business Review, p. 84-91.
Campbell, C. (2019) 'AI Farms' are at the forefront of China's global ambitions. TIME, 1st February 2019. Available: http://time.com/5518339/china-ai-farm-artificial-intelligence-cybersecurity/
Das, T., & Teng, B. (2001). Trust, Control, and Risk in Strategic Alliances: An Integrated Framework, Organization Studies, 22 (2), 251-283.
Dasí, Àngels, et al. New Business Models In-The-Making in Extant MNCs: Digital Transformation in a Telco', Breaking up the Global Value Chain (Advances in International Management, Volume 30)." (2017): 29-53.
Dery, K., Sebastian, I. M., & van der Meulen, N. (2017). The Digital Workplace is Key to Digital Innovation. MIS Quarterly Executive, 16(2), 135–152. Digiturn case study
Jimenez, Alfredo, et al. 2017 "Working across boundaries: Current and future perspectives on global virtual teams." Journal of International Management 23.4 (2017): 341-349.
Lenovo–IBM: Bridging Cultures, Languages, and Time Zones (2013) – Case written by Günter Sthal and Katrin Köster
Leonardi, Paul M. 2021. “ COVID-19 and the New Technologies of Organizing: Digital Exhaust, Digital Footprints, and Artificial Intelligence in the Wake of Remote Work.” Journal of Management Studies.
Meyer and Peng, 2023, International Business, London: Cengage Learning.
Neeley, T. (October 2015) Global teams that work, Harvard Business Review.
Newell, S., Morton, J., Marabelli, M., & Galliers, R. (2020). Managing Digital Innovation: A Knowledge Perspective. Springer Nature 2020, Red Globe Press.
Nonaka, I., & Konno, N. (1998). The Concept of “Ba”: Building a Foundation for Knowledge Creation. California Management Review, 40(3), 40–54.
Razmerita, L., Brun, A., & Nabeth, T. (2022). Collaboration in the Machine Age: Trustworthy Human-AI Collaboration. In M. Virvou, G. Tsihrintzis, & L. C. Jain (Eds.), Advances in Selected Artificial Intelligence Areas - World Outstanding Women in Artificial Intelligence (pp. 333–356). Springer Nature.
Stahl, G. K., Maznevski, M. L., Voigt, A., & Jonsen, K. (2010). Unraveling the effects of cultural diversity in teams: A meta-analysis of research on multicultural work groups. Journal of International Business Studies, 41: 690–709.
Taras, V., Baack, D., Caprar, D., Dow, D., Froese, F., Jimenez, A., et al. (2019). Diverse effects of diversity: Disaggregating effects of diversity in global virtual teams. Journal of International Management, 25(4): 100689.
Zakaria, N. and Yusof, S.A.M (2015). "Can we count on you at a distance? The impact of culture on formation of swift trust within global virtual teams." Leading global teams. Springer, New York, NY.
Zander, Lena et al TEAM-BASED GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS: THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL ORGANIZING Progress in International Business Research, Volume 10, 227_243 |