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2026/2027  BA-BPOLO2601U  Global Business and Geoeconomics

English Title
Global Business and Geoeconomics

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Mandatory (also offered as elective)
Level Bachelor
Duration One Quarter
Start time of the course Third Quarter
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for Global Relations
Programme BSc in International Business and Politics
Course coordinator
  • Cornel Ban - Department of Organization (IOA)
  • Olga Mikheeva - Department of Organization (IOA)
Main academic disciplines
  • Globalisation and international business
  • International political economy
  • Economics
Teaching methods
  • Face-to-face teaching
Last updated on 29-01-2026

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Learning objectives
  • Demonstrate knowledge of diverse topics in the study of business in a global context as presented in readings and lectures.
  • Persuasively answer questions about business in global governance, using the readings from the course and following academic standards appropriate to a third year bachelor course.
  • Apply these approaches to the main contemporary dilemmas facing international economic institutions, states, firms and civil society in the global political economy.
  • Compare, evaluate and discuss approaches based on the syllabus and lectures.
  • Have the ability to reflect and critically analyze formal documents (public or private) in light of the theories and concepts of the course.
Examination
Global Business and Geoeconomics:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Written sit-in exam on CBS' computers
Individual or group exam Individual exam
Assignment type Written assignment
Duration 2 hours
Grading scale 7-point grading scale
Examiner(s) One internal examiner
Exam period Spring
Aids Closed book: no aids
However, at all written sit-in exams the student has access to the basic IT application package (Microsoft Office365 (minus Excel), document camera and paper, 7-zip file manager, Adobe Reader DC, PDF24, Texlive, VLC player, Windows Media Player – ATTENTION no sound allowed), and the student is allowed to bring simple writing and drawing utensils (non-digital). PLEASE NOTE: Students are not allowed to communicate with others during the exam.
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
The number of registered candidates for the make-up examination/re-take examination may warrant that it most appropriately be held as an oral examination. The programme office will inform the students if the make-up examination/re-take examination instead is held as an oral examination including a second examiner or external examiner.
A new exam assignment must be answered. This applies to all students (failed, ill, or otherwise). A new due date is set by the programme administration.
Description of the exam procedure

On the day of the exam publication, you will be given the choice of two documents: one policy document and one business report. You will be asked to critically analyze your document of choice based on theories and concepts from the course. 

 

 
Course content, structure and pedagogical approach

The course gives students factual and theoretical knowledge of selected cases of business challeges in a broader macroeconomic and global context, covering  business strategies developed in light of dominant megatrends and the policycrisis, as well as international business regulation. The theoretical approaches are discussed and compared based on their inherent theoretical strengths and weaknesses as well as their practical relevance. 

 

The specific content and structure is presented in the course plan on Canvas. The course provides a multifaceted understanding of the role of business in global governance from both a business and a societal perspective.


In relation to Nordic Nine

NN1: You have deep business knowledge placed in a broad context. For BGG this is done through focus on business in the broad context of global trade, global value chains, global security conflicts or global financial networks.

NN3: You recognize humanity's challenges and have the entrepreneurial knowledge to resolve them. For BGG this is done through looking at energy shocks, inequality, war, stagflation, supply shocks, climate change. These are some of the mega­challenges that we deal with and try to imagine solutions to using creativity and evidence.

NN4: You are competitive in business and compassionate in society. For BGG this means that there are no societies based just on competitiveness, so we look at labor, inequality, climate change disruptions.

NN7: You produce prosperity and protect the prosperity for the next generation. For BGG this means that prosperity is impossible without peace, good governance, stable micro-finance and a livable habitat. How do we get to secure those?
Research-based teaching
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
  • Classic and basic theory
  • New theory
Research-like activities
  • Analysis
  • Discussion, critical reflection, modelling
Description of the teaching methods
Lectures and discussions of topics from the readings. The teaching philosophy balances classical education in the form of lectures that impart knowledge, and participatory education, in the form of a participatory lecturing style that encourages student involvement, responsibility and creativity.

This course emphasizes applied knowledge in the context of big questions that are relevant to business and society today. This means that when making arguments you will need to provide illustrations for the main points that you make using real-world examples from the world of business in society.
Feedback during the teaching period
The course offers dedicated feedback on two regular occasions during 40 minute practice sessions (organized as part of the lectures); for these activities, students will be divided into groups and tasked to answer specific questions that build the analytical skills and knowledge base for the exam.

Regular lectures provide extensive opportunities for questions, as do office hours.

Student workload
Preparation time (readings, group work etc.) 152 hours
Lectures and workshops 38 hours
Further Information

Changes may occur to this course description until 30 June.

Last updated on 29-01-2026