Faculty
Ari Kokko, ako.int@cbs.dk, plus guest lecturers

Course Coordinator
Ari Kokko

The aim of the course is to provide an integrated understanding of the complexity of the international business environment and the challenges it poses for firms engaged in cross-border activities. Emphasis is put on highlighting the differences among countries in terms of their national business environments, and how these differences are linked to the various strategic choices firms adopt in order to compete internationally. By the end of the course students should have developed their ability to explain, interpret, and synthesize international business practices in a multidisciplinary discourse. Both theory and empirical cases are included in the curriculum; much of the empirical material will be drawn from current research. The main blocks of the curriculum are:

After having followed the course the students should be able to:

48 hour individual home assignment of 10 pages, graded by internal and external examiner on the 7-point scale. The make-up and re-examination take place according to the same rules as the regular examination.

The aim of the home assignment is to assess the knowledge students have accumulated during the course. The assignment requires students to analyze an actual company’s overall entry strategy into a foreign market. This can either be a case where the company of the student’s choice has already entered a host market or a case where the analysis focuses on a market that the company has not entered yet. The take-home project should integrate and synthesise all the main blocks of the curriculum (as presented below). Reports should include proper references to background literature and information sources.

Exam aids: No limitations.

The course is based on a lecture series covering 42 lecture hours. This time will be used to cover the textbook materials through traditional lectures and discussion in class, but will also include some in-depth treatment of chosen topics (guest lectures).