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Multinational enterprises

ОК 08

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2021/2022

3 Semester

4

Know the history, trends, principles, definition of MNEs, as well as the peculiarities of their international operations and different environments of multinational business; the basic theoretical approaches to the study of multinational enterprises, stages of theory evolution, features of modern concepts of MNEs. Be able to find out the main trends and patterns of development MNEs international investments; to prepare references and recommendations on Multinational Enterprises export issues for state authorities. Master the skills of convincing defense of one’s point of view on problematic issues of MNEs in developed countries. Solve collective tasks, problems case studies, team discussion relating to MNE s operations in the developing countries. Autonomy in preparation of analytical notes and recommendations on specific topical theoretical and practical issues of MNEs operations

Distance form

- Knowledge of the basics of World Economy, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics. - Ability to analyze and contemporary trends of multinational firm’s activity. - Have the basic skills of analysis and synthesis, critical thinking, working out of a considerable amount of statistical material while providing one’s conclusions and proposals. - Proficiency in English.

Introduction Topic 1. The Global Economy and The Rise of Multinationals Topic 2. Theory of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) Topic 3. Multinational Enterprises technological innovations Topic 4. Multinational Enterprises international investments Topic 5. Multinational Enterprises financial system Topic 6. Multinational Enterprises and export of host countries Topic 7. Multinational Enterprises and global value chains Topic 8. Host countries investment regulation and MNEs Topic 9. MNEs in developed countries Topic 10. MNE s and developing countries Topic 11. MNEs and New industrial countries

1. Stopford, John M., and L. T. Wells Jr. (1972). Managing the Multinational Enterprise: Organization of the Firm and Ownership of the Subsidiary. NY: Basic Books. 2. Hossiso, K. (2018). K. Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises in 2016. Survey of Current Business, Volume 98, Number 9, 1-16. 3. Jude, C.; Levieuge, G. (2017). Growth effect of foreign direct investment in developing economies: The role of institutional quality. The World Economy, 40(4). 715-742. 4. Lindner, T., Müllner, J., & Puck, J. (2016). Cost of capital in an international context: Institutional distance, quality, and dynamics. Journal of International Management, 22, 234–248. 5. Malik, K, and Berg, M. (2015). A conceptual framework for intra-company technology transfer: cases of leveraging production process innovations across MNEs, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Vol. 27 (10). pp. 1129-1142.

Lecture, seminar, individual work (underlined in the syllabus), viewing the fragments of educational documentaries

1. Surveys at seminars, tasks for individual work, consideration of hypothetical interstate disputes, analysis of the dispute in the case-study format, judging speech contest – up to 30 points. 2. Modular control work – up to 30 points. 3. Examination – up to 40 points.

English