International management

Course: International Business, Commerce And Finance

Structural unit: Educational and scientific institute of international relations

Title
International management
Code
ОК 09
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
Know the essence of the concepts of "management", "globalization", "strategy" and "structure" of international business. An awareness of and interest in how institutions - formal and informal ones - impact business decisions. An understanding of the “other side” of international business, namely, local firms that often compete and/or collaborate with foreign entrants, especially in emerging economies. Illustrate the reality of business by using activities such as visits and lectures given by executives or by preparing case studies. Ability to take strategic business decisions that take into account economic, cultural, social, and political determinants specific to each area. Analyze the organization of businesses based on economic principles that make it possible to identify the most determining factors in results. Be able to make functional decisions within an organization with international activity.
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Knowledge of the basics of cultural studies, religious studies, economic studies, and conflictology. 2. Ability to analyze the main approaches to the organization and implementation of corporate traditions by cultural characteristics. 3. Have the basic skills to identify barriers and challenges that may arise due to differences in corporate management. 4. Proficiency in English.
Course content
Course Introduction. Theme 1. Globalization. International Business Environment. Theme 2. Understanding Global Strategy. Theme 3. Global Industries. Managing Global Competitive Dynamics. Theme 4. Resource-Based View and International Business. Entering Foreign Markets Theme 5. Structure of International Business. CSR and International Business. Theme 6. Global Production, Outsourcing, and Logistics. Accounting in the International Business. Theme 7. Designing Global Products and Services. Global R&D. Global Marketing. Theme 8. Global Human Resource Management.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Bartlett, C. A., and Beamish, P. W. (2014) Transnational Management: Text, Cases, and Readings in Cross-Border Management, McGraw-Hill (latest edition). 2. Deresky, H. (2014) International Management: Managing across Borders and Cultures, Text and Cases, Addison Wesley (the latest edition). 3. Verbeke, A. (2013) International Business Strategy, New York: Cambridge University Press. 4. Denk, N., Kaufmann, L. and Roesch, J-F. (2012) “Liabilities of Foreignness Revisited: A Review of Contemporary Studies and Recommendations for Future Research”, Journal of InternationalManagement, 18(4), 322–334. 5. Florida, R. (2004) "America's looming creativity crisis", Harvard Business Review, 82(10), 122-136.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, individual work (underlined in the syllabus), viewing the fragments of educational documentaries, speech contest
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Surveys at seminars, tasks for individual work, consideration of hypothetical interstate disputes (moot court format), analysis of the dispute in the case-study format – up to 42 points. 2. Modular control works – up to 18 points. 4. Exam – up to 40 points.
Language of instruction
English

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