Corporate warfare

Course: International Communications

Structural unit: Educational and scientific institute of international relations

Title
Corporate warfare
Code
ВБ 3.3
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
7 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
- To understand the role and features of the use of information and communication in modern international relations. - To develop and implement effective strategies of information confrontation in international relations, predict the potential consequences of information influences for the subjects of international relations
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
- To know basic concepts and terms of international business, features of corporations and corporate governance; conceptual principles of information warfare and information operations; methods of promoting the values of the consumer society; - To be able to use applied methods of analyzing the information security of the company and its competitors; identify information threats and effectively counter them; - To have the skills to search and analyze information on various issues of international relations, use the skills of working with open sources and databases
Course content
1. The phenomenon of corporate wars in modern competition of companies. Classification of corporate wars. 2. Marketing warfare. The principle of force in the marketing confrontation of companies. Strategies of marketing wars. "Strategic Square". 3. Advertising wars of corporations and advertising trolling. Comparative advertising in corporate wars 4. Reputation and image of the company as an object of attack in modern corporate wars. Stability of corporate reputation and reputational risks. Online reputation. 5. Modern methods of competition of corporations. The impact of information development on the resilience of corporations in corporate wars. Information potential of the enterprise and its role in the competition of corporations. Information risks and threats to corporations 6. Competitive intelligence and espionage
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, case study
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Oral answers, comments, blitz poll, discussion – up to 70 points. 2. Module control work – up to 30 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Olena Kuchmiy
Chair of International Information
Educational and scientific institute of international relations

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Chair of International Information
Educational and scientific institute of international relations