Universität Wien

040219 KU Governance of International Firms (MA) (2020W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

service email address: opim.bda@univie.ac.at

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine

Kurs wird asynchron per E-Learning über Moodle stattfinden.


Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The course aims at developing a fine-grained understanding of the key concepts, issues and practices of corporate governance in contemporary global business organizations.
The course will follow a lecture format characterized by interactive discussions on the various aspects of corporate governance. Student are expected to come prepared to class and will also give short talks about chosen or assigned topics.

Topics discussed in the course include org. theory, org. structure, org. design, org. effectiveness, external environment of organizations, interorganizational relations, governance mechanisms, ownerships patterns, role of the board of directors, role of top management, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, stakeholder analysis, and ethical decision making.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Test 1 10p
Test 2 10p
Test 3 10p
Test 4 10p
Test 5 20p
Test 6 20p
Case Study 20p

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

For successful completion of the course a student must achieve >50% of the total points.

Prüfungsstoff

The assessment load includes all topics discussed in class (see literature). More details will be given in class.

Literatur

Daft, R. L., Murphy, J., & Wilmott, H. (2017). Organization theory & design: An international perspective (3rd ed.). Andover, UK: Cengage Learning.

Peng, M. W. (2014). Global strategic management (3rd ed.). South-Western Cengage Learning.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Mo 28.09.2020 13:08