Universität Wien

040074 KU Special Topics in International Business (MA) (2024S)

International Entrepreneurship

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

  • Monday 04.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 11.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 18.03. 15:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 08.04. 15:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 15.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 22.04. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 29.04. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 06.05. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course is designed to broaden the students' knowledge in the field of international business and international entrepreneurship. It considers the characteristics and behaviour of individual entrepreneurs as well as the entrepreneurial organization and entrepreneurial process.
Specific topics include understanding the international entrepreneur; entrepreneurship and innovation as a process; opportunity identification competencies; cross-border expansion opportunities and challenges that entrepreneurs face in an international environment. The course thereby provides students with the opportunity to focus on specific issues facing small to medium sized enterprises, some of which are also family run firms. Students develop an understanding of the constraints and advantages in developing a new venture and managing the additional burden of internationalization, which for some new ventures is rapid or accelerated.

The course objectives are to:
- Describe the economic importance of entrepreneurship.
- Analyse and discuss the characteristics of international entrepreneurs.
- Identify the attitudes, values, characteristics, behaviours, and processes associated with successful international entrepreneurship and describe the role of the entrepreneur in creating value with international activity.
- Consider and analyse the ways in which entrepreneurs identify opportunity internationally, communicate value and manage risk.
- Understand the entrepreneurial organization and the international entrepreneurial process and culture.
- Consider phenomena such as immigrant entrepreneurship; returnee entrepreneurship etc. 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%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

1 ≥ 88%
2 ≥ 75%
3 ≥ 63%
4 ≥ 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 10th 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 4th (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.

Examination topics

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.

Reading list

Zucchella, A., Hagen, B., and Serapio, M. G. (2023). International Entrepreneurship, 2nd ed., Edward Elgar.
Guest lectures: Readings will be assigned by the guest speakers
And see additional readings on the syllabus.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: We 31.07.2024 11:25