Universität Wien

040074 KU Special Topics in International Business (MA) (2022S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

• All lectures take place on Monday 15.00 to 16.30 in HS 9 – Please see all information in Moodle.
• Both the course and the exams will be held in English.
• Students wishing to take this course must register via u:find/u:space (with points) during the registration period. The maximum number of participants is 50.
• Registered students who, for whatever reason, are not able to take the course must de-register electronically. The latest date by which the course can be dropped is March 14. Students who decide to drop the course after this deadline will be graded with 5 (failed).

It is absolutely essential that all registered students attend the first session on March 7th 2022 (Introduction/Vorbesprechung) as failure to do so will result in their exclusion from the course. Students should also regularly check our homepage and Moodle for any changes in dates/times or way of connecting online.

Monday 07.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday 14.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday 21.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday 28.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday 04.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday 25.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday 02.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday 09.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday 16.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course is designed to study current international, regional, country-specific, industry, and firm-based issues related to concepts in international business practice and environment. Working individually and/ or in a group the student will engage in critical analysis of a broad range of selected readings and case studies. Application of concepts in global economic and business theory presented by the student through writing and discussion.

Students will be challenged to integrate knowledge they have gained from the Principles of International Business course as well as other relevant courses and apply their accumulated knowledge and experience to business case studies. Students will engage in active research and analytical problem solving related to managing in the international environment and will frequently be called upon to present their findings to the class. The course objectives are to:
• analyse firms and markets in a global context
• understand, communicate and discuss concepts and perspectives related to international business
• consider the conceptual underpinnings of international business and critically reflect upon these
• analyse the structures, behaviour and strategies of firms (e.g. Micromultinationals, Family Firms) in a global context
• discuss Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in a Global Context
• understand the foundations for and use the acquired skills when implementing international business strategies
• understand and discuss ethical dilemmas of firms acting in a global market context

For more information please visit https://international-business.univie.ac.at/studies/master-courses/

Assessment and permitted materials

The examination is structured in three parts:
1. Class participation (10% of the final grade)
2. Midterm exam: Open-ended or multiple choice questions covering the whole content of the course (45%)
3. Report and Presentation of a Group project - further details will be discussed on the first lecture (45%) – Deadline for the report – 9th of May by 12:00 pm.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

1 ≥ 88%
2 ≥ 75%
3 ≥ 63%
4 ≥ 50%

Examination topics

Specified topics and chapters from the course syllabus

Reading list

Exam preparation material.
The study material is based on book chapters, articles, and case studies, as described in details in the syllabus. Moreover, at the end of each lesson, slides in .pdf/ppt format will also be provided and will be part of the exam preparation material.
• Lecturers 1-3:
Verbeke, A. (2013). International Business Strategy. Cambridge Univ. Press, 2nd edition.
• Lecture 4:
Cavusgil, S. T., Knight, G. & Riesenberger, J. (2019) International Business: The New Realities. Pearson Education. 5th edition.
• Lecture 5
Dimitratos, P., Amorós, J. E., Etchebarne, M. S., & Felzensztein, C. (2014). Micro-multi-
national or not? International entrepreneurship, networking and learning effects.
Dimitratos, P., Johnson, J., Slow, J., & Young, S. (2003). Micromultinationals: New types
of firms for the global competitive landscape. European Management Journal, 21,
164–174.
Stoian, M. C., Dimitratos, P., & Plakoyiannaki, E. (2018). SME internationalization beyond exporting: A knowledge-based perspective across managers and advisers. In: Journal of World Business 53 (2018) 768-779.

Guest lectures: Reading will be assigned by the guest speakers

Additional Readings:
Buckley, P. J. Enderwick, P., & Cross, A. R. (2018). International Business. Oxford University Press
Hill, C. W. L. (2020). International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace. McGraw-Hill Education Ltd. 13th edition.
Collinson, S., Narula, R. & Rugman, A. M. (2020). International Business. Pearson Education. 8th edition.
Peng, M. & Mayer, K. (2019). International Business. Cengage Learning EMEA. 3rd edition.

Association in the course directory

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