040300 SE Bachelor Seminar (incl. Bachelor´s Paper) (2020W)
Int. Business
Continuous assessment of course work
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service email address: opim.bda@univie.ac.at
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 is open from Mo 14.09.2020 09:00 to We 23.09.2020 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.10.2020 12:00
Details
max. 24 participants
Language: German, English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
It is important to note that the thesis will be checked for plagiarism!
DEADLINE for submission March 15!
Friday
02.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
(Kickoff Class)
Wednesday
04.11.
08:00 - 09:30
Digital
Wednesday
11.11.
08:00 - 09:30
Digital
Wednesday
18.11.
08:00 - 09:30
Digital
Wednesday
25.11.
08:00 - 09:30
Digital
Wednesday
09.12.
08:00 - 09:30
Digital
Wednesday
16.12.
08:00 - 09:30
Digital
Wednesday
16.12.
11:00 - 12:30
Digital
Wednesday
13.01.
08:00 - 09:30
Hybride Lehre
Wednesday
20.01.
08:00 - 09:30
Hybride Lehre
Wednesday
20.01.
16:00 - 17:30
Hybride Lehre
Friday
22.01.
16:00 - 19:00
Digital
Wednesday
27.01.
08:00 - 09:30
Hybride Lehre
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Bachelor Thesis (80%)
Presentation and class participation (20%)
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
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 lecturerI. International Strategy and Organization1. Existence of the multinational corporation (MNC)
2. Environment and Organization
3. Information Technology and Organization of the MNC
4. Culture and Organization of the MNC
5. Organization Design of the MNC
6. Strategies of the MNC
7. Interorganizational Networks of the MNC
8. Strategic Alliances of MNC
9. Market Entry through Licensing
10. Market Entry through Joint Ventures
11. Market Entry through Export Intermediaries
12. Market Entry through Franchising Networks
13. Acquisitions and Greenfield Investments as Market Entry Forms
14. Cluster Relationships of the MNC
15. Corporate Governance of the MNC
16. Digitalization and Multinational Corporation
17. CSR of the MNC
18. Market Entry of Family FirmsLiteraturgrundlagen für die Themenwahl:
Peng, M. 2018. Global Strategic Management, Boston
Daft, R. 2016. Organization Theory and Design, 12th ed.
Verbeke, A. 2013. International Business Strategy, Cambridge.II. Knowledge Management of the Multinational Firm1. Organization of Knowledge: Centralization vs. Decentralization (Jensen, Meckling 1995; Hayek 1945; Windsperger 2004)
2. The Knowledge Management Model of Nonaka (1994) and Hedlund (1994)
3. Knowledge Transfer and Information Richness Theory (Daft, Lenel 1983, 1986)
4. Codification versus Personalization Strategies (Hanson et al. 1999)
5. Knowledge Transfer and Electronic Communication Mechanisms (Bolisani et al. 2000; Sarker, Joshi 2002)
6. The Relationship between Knowledge Transfer and Trust (Becerra et al. 2008; Levin and Cross 2004)
7. The Role of Culture in Knowledge Transfer in MNC (Lukas 2006)
8. Knowledge Transfer between Headquarter and Subsidiaries (Gupta, Govindarajan 1991,2000; Björkman et al. 2004)
9. Knowledge Transfer in Strategic Alliances (Simonin 1999; 2004)
10. Knowledge Management in International Joint Ventures (Inkpen, Dinur 1998; see also the literature on http://www.ivey.uwo.ca/ami/Research/JVA.pdf)
11. Knowledge Transfer in International Franchising-Networks (Windsperger, Gorovaia 2010; Gorovaia, Windsperger 2012 - see http://im.univie.ac.at/windsperger/research/pub/)
12. Knowledge Management in Clusters (Bathelt, Maskell, Malmberg 2004)
13. Knowledge Transfer in Acquisitions (Breshman et al. 1999; 2010)
14. Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital (Booker et al. 2008)
15. Digitalization and Networks (Koch, Windsperger 2017)The literature will be published on moodle!
The following list is by no means an exhaustive one. Students may opt any other relevant topic with a prior consent of the lecturerI. International Strategy and Organization1. Existence of the multinational corporation (MNC)
2. Environment and Organization
3. Information Technology and Organization of the MNC
4. Culture and Organization of the MNC
5. Organization Design of the MNC
6. Strategies of the MNC
7. Interorganizational Networks of the MNC
8. Strategic Alliances of MNC
9. Market Entry through Licensing
10. Market Entry through Joint Ventures
11. Market Entry through Export Intermediaries
12. Market Entry through Franchising Networks
13. Acquisitions and Greenfield Investments as Market Entry Forms
14. Cluster Relationships of the MNC
15. Corporate Governance of the MNC
16. Digitalization and Multinational Corporation
17. CSR of the MNC
18. Market Entry of Family FirmsLiteraturgrundlagen für die Themenwahl:
Peng, M. 2018. Global Strategic Management, Boston
Daft, R. 2016. Organization Theory and Design, 12th ed.
Verbeke, A. 2013. International Business Strategy, Cambridge.II. Knowledge Management of the Multinational Firm1. Organization of Knowledge: Centralization vs. Decentralization (Jensen, Meckling 1995; Hayek 1945; Windsperger 2004)
2. The Knowledge Management Model of Nonaka (1994) and Hedlund (1994)
3. Knowledge Transfer and Information Richness Theory (Daft, Lenel 1983, 1986)
4. Codification versus Personalization Strategies (Hanson et al. 1999)
5. Knowledge Transfer and Electronic Communication Mechanisms (Bolisani et al. 2000; Sarker, Joshi 2002)
6. The Relationship between Knowledge Transfer and Trust (Becerra et al. 2008; Levin and Cross 2004)
7. The Role of Culture in Knowledge Transfer in MNC (Lukas 2006)
8. Knowledge Transfer between Headquarter and Subsidiaries (Gupta, Govindarajan 1991,2000; Björkman et al. 2004)
9. Knowledge Transfer in Strategic Alliances (Simonin 1999; 2004)
10. Knowledge Management in International Joint Ventures (Inkpen, Dinur 1998; see also the literature on http://www.ivey.uwo.ca/ami/Research/JVA.pdf)
11. Knowledge Transfer in International Franchising-Networks (Windsperger, Gorovaia 2010; Gorovaia, Windsperger 2012 - see http://im.univie.ac.at/windsperger/research/pub/)
12. Knowledge Management in Clusters (Bathelt, Maskell, Malmberg 2004)
13. Knowledge Transfer in Acquisitions (Breshman et al. 1999; 2010)
14. Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital (Booker et al. 2008)
15. Digitalization and Networks (Koch, Windsperger 2017)The literature will be published on moodle!
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
Skern, T., Writing Scientific English, 2015, UTB Facultas
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:12
Every student who writes a bachelor thesis must attend the BA seminar and deliver a presentation on the topic of the thesis (presentation time: 20 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: 04.11.2020
Deadline for the submission of Extended Proposals (2 - 3 pages) along with the list of the literature: 18.11.2020;
(II) Presentations
Final proposals are to be presented between Nov. 25 and Jan. 27.
3 Presentations in one meeting!
The PowerPoint slides must be sent to the lecturer at least one day before presentation
(III) Bachelor Thesis
Deadline for the Submission of the Bachelor theses: 15.03.2020
The deadline for submission of Bachelor Thesis is final and cannot be negotiated.
NOTE: IT IS POSSIBLE TO WRITE BACHELOR THESIS IN ENGLISH or GERMAN.