Faculty
Charles Tackney, Michael Jacobsen, Sanne Lehmann Jørgensen, Toyoko Sato

Course Coordinator
Charles Tackney

No special requirements.

The course provides introductory and current research-based instruction for the study of international business: what it is, where the notion came from, and how the factors related to international business are changing modern business organization in light of globalization. Through lecture, readings, class discussion, case work and other educational means, students will acquire knowledge of theories about international business and how these have evolved over time. We explore the organization, structure, and communication implications that exist in modern multinational corporations (MNCs). We then examine internationalization strategies and issues of cross-border management, particularly concerning the management of innovation. Three case studies offer the opportunity for students to actively apply and steadily refine the knowledge they gain in the formulation of practical decisions aimed at achieving international business success.

The course’s development of personal competences: At the end of the course students should be able to

Objectives:

PC-based 4-hour open-book exam.

Teaching methods: Class lectures and discussions will be related to a compendium and required text. Case study will, as stated above, offer opportunities for students to reflection upon and refine what they have learned through study - and this in team groups.

Morgan, G., Whitley, R., & Moen, E. (2006). Changing Capitalisms? Internationalization, Institutional Change, and Systems of Economic Organization. Oxford: Oxford University Press. The text should be available in the CBS Bookstore.

Other:

Required Course Compendium: The course compendium will be available in the CBS bookstore.