Universität Passau
34057 Exercises: International Management - Details
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Subtitle
Course number 34057
Semester SoSe 24
Current number of participants 290
Home institute Lehrstuhl für Betriebswirtschaftslehre mit Schwerpunkt Internationales Management und Soziales Unternehmertum
Courses type Exercises in category Lehre (ohne Prüfung)
First date Thu., 18.04.2024 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr, Room: (ISA) SR 007
Type/Form
Pre-requisites
According to § 4 of the study and examination regulations for the Bachelor's degree program in Business Administration and Economics.
This course should be taken around the end (4th/6th semester) of the Bachelor's program.
Learning organization
Interactive teaching sessions
SWS
2
Literatur
1. Lecture slides
2. Textbooks (selection):
• Hill, C.W.L. & Hult, G.T.M. (2019) International Business. Competing in the Global Marketplace. 12e. McGraw-Hill Education, New York.
• Peng, M.W. (2014) Global Strategy, South Western, CENGAGE Learning, Mason, USA.
• Rothaermel, F.T. (2018) Strategic Management, McGraw-Hill Education
Additional readings will be provided in the lecture.
Turnus
Summer term
Qualifikationsziele
This course enables students to
• explain fundamental concepts related to international management as well as assumptions and mechanisms of theories and applied issues.
• interpret recent developments in international management in the light of these theories, scientific literature, and applied issues.
• transfer analysis in relation to real company examples in which the students actively apply the theoretical knowledge.
• illustrate how the acquired knowledge of normative, transfer, methodological and factual aspects of international management can be used for the professionalization and further development of business processes.
• assess the role of managers, their decision making-processes and the resulting relevance thereof for business in an international context.
• develop an independent evaluation and interpretation of scientific findings and case studies in order to formulate, critically evaluate and argue practical and theoretical solutions for typical questions of international management.
Workload
Lecture 2 SWS (in-class time 30 h, self-study time 70 h).
Tutorial 2 SWS (in-class time 30 h, self-study time 20 h)

Calculation is based on: every hr./sem.-week corresponds to 60 minutes. One semester is presumed to be 15 weeks, i.e. 14 course + 1 exam week
Miscellanea
Lecture, tutorial and exam will be held in English.

Course location / Course dates

(ISA) SR 007 Thu.. 10:00 - 12:00 (5x)
Thu.. 12:00 - 14:00 (5x)

Fields of study

Module assignments

  • Universität Passau
    • Bachelor Business Administration and Economics (BWL/VWL) (Version WS 2014) (Hauptfach), valid from WiSe 22/23
    • Bachelor Kulturwirtschaft / International Cultural and Business Studies (Version SS 2020) (Hauptfach), valid from WiSe 22/23
    • Bachelor Kulturwirtschaft / International Cultural and Business Studies (Version WS 2014) (Hauptfach), valid from WiSe 22/23
    • Bachelor Wirtschaftsinformatik (Information Systems) (Version WS 2015) (Hauptfach), valid from WiSe 22/23

Comment/Description

This exercise is offered for the module "International Management" (Event number: 34056).
The module covers the following aspects in the field of International Business:
• Driving forces and consequences of globalization
• Analysis of cross-cultural and institutional differences
• Ethics and global social responsibility
• Contrasting different political, legal, und economic systems
• Global strategies
• Analysis of resources and capabilities in a global setting
• Comparison of different types of entry modes and organizational structures considering both the organizational environment and business conditions
• Mechanisms for ensuring effective control and decision-making in international organizations
• Leadership and collaborations in an international context