Universität Wien

040300 SE Bachelor Seminar (incl. Bachelor´s Paper) (2019W)

Int. Business

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

service email address: opim.bda@univie.ac.at
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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. 24 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 02.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Tuesday 03.12. 11:30 - 16:30 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 04.12. 09:45 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 05.12. 16:45 - 21:00 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Friday 06.12. 15:00 - 20:00 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 30.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Course Overview
Every student who writes a bachelor thesis must attend the BA seminar and deliver a presentation on the topic of the thesis (presentation time: 30-40 minutes) as well as to write a seminar paper. The course proceeds in three stages as outlined in the following;
(I) Choosing a Topic
Deadline for the submission of the topics for the Bachelor thesis: 02.11.2019
Deadline for the submission of Synopsis/Extended Proposals along with the list of the literature: 26.11.2019
(II) Presentations
Final proposals are to be presented in the duration 3-6.12.2019
The PowerPoint slides must be sent to the lecturer at least two days before presentation
(III) Bachelor Thesis
Deadline for the Submission of the Bachelor theses: 15.02.2020
The deadline for submission of Bachelor Thesis is final and cannot be negotiated.
NOTE: IT IS POSSIBLE TO WRITE BACHELOR THESIS ONLY IN ENGLISH IN THIS GROUP.

Assessment and permitted materials

Bachelor Thesis (80%)
Presentation and class participation (20%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

For a successful completion of the course, the following conditions must adequately have to be met;
1. At least 75% attendance
2. Presentation of the proposal
3. Submission of the Bachelor Thesis

Examination topics

Suggested Topics
The following list is by no means an exhaustive one. Students may opt any other relevant topic with a prior consent of the lecturer
1. Corporate Governance of the MNE
2. International Market Entry Strategies
3. Management Control in Alliances
4. Relational View of Competitive Advantage
5. The Agency Perspective
6. International Joint Ventures
7. The Configurational Approach to Organizational Design
8. Evolutionary Theory of the Firm
9. Outsourcing
10. International Strategy and the Organization
11. Environment and the Organization
12. Culture and Organization of the MNE
13. Functional Strategies of the MNEs
14. Knowledge Transfer between Headquarters and Subsidiaries
15. Inter-organizational Collaborations (The Cooperative Strategy)
16. Organizational Behavior
17. Innovation & Creativity in Management and Organizational Design
18. Portfolio Strategies in Strategic Management
19. The Dynamic Capability Perspective
20. Emerging Forms of Organizational Structures

Reading list

Sekaran, U. and Bougie, R. (2013) Research Methods for Business A Skill- Building Approach. 6th Edition, Wiley, New York.
Skern, T., Writing Scientific English, 2015, UTB Facultas

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