Universität Wien

040219 KU Governance of International Firms (MA) (2019W)

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

Summary

1 Seferagic , Moodle
2 Seferagic , 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).
Registration information is available for each group.

Groups

Group 1

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

max. 50 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 02.10. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 18.10. 15:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Saturday 09.11. 09:45 - 16:45 Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Saturday 07.12. 10:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 16.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Assessment and permitted materials

Exam 30
Online test 1 10
Online test 2 10
Presentation 25
Case study 15
Activities in class 10

Group 2

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

max. 50 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 04.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 14.10. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 14.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 24.10. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 08.11. 13:15 - 18:15 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 21.11. 13:15 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 10.12. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß

Assessment and permitted materials

Exam 10
Online test 1 10
Online test 2 10
Presentation 1 30
Presentation 2 30
Activities in class 10

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

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.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

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

Examination topics

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

Reading list

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.

Association in the course directory

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