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Institut für Management und Marketing Institut für Management und Marketing

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Christian Stadler Priv.-Doz. Dr. Christian Stadler

436051

PS Internationales Management

PS 2

3,5

Participation in the courses requires knowledge in English corresponding to the school-leaving level of Austrian general or vocational secondary schools

Block

semestral

Englisch

This course aims on advancing and disseminating knowledge on international management. After this Course students shoul be able to: - understand and assess the drivers and consequences of globalization, its impact on specific regions, and the emerging concerns about its influences on countries around the world - compare and contrast different political, legal, and economic systems and technological forces and their impact on international management - describe and apply the concept of “national culture” and the implications of cultural differences for international management - understand the challenges of managing across cultures - apply the most important elements of effective cross-cultural negotiation and communication - integrate and apply the basic elements of international strategic management, including the pressures and cost/benefits of strategies that emphasize global integration versus local adaptation - describe the specialized strategies required for emerging economies and for international new ventures - compare and contrast the modes of entry and the basic choices for organizing firms involved in international business and describe the conditions under which specific entry modes and organizational structure are most effective - understand the importance of leadership to international management, and the tools and techniques used to provide motivation and incentives for employees across cultures, including compensation, benefits, work teams, and other approaches

- Globalization and Global Linkages - Analysis of the Economic, Political, Legal, and Technological Environment of Countries - Analysis of the Cultural Environment - Ethics / CSR in International Business - International Strategy Formulation and Implementation - Entry Modes and Strategies - Organizational Structures and Governance of Multinational Firms - Cross-Culture Communication and Negotiation - Managing and Leadership across Cultures

This course is a participation-based course that relies on insights from international management practice, group interaction, discussion, and individual participation. It involves a mixture of classroom presentation, guest lectures, experiential exercises, activities, case studies, discussions and role-plays as well as a simulation game, which will permit students to transfer the theories and analytical skills into real management situations. The course requires a rigorous self-assessment, active participation and reflection as well as heavy work and reading load.

The course grade will be based on Individual Class participation (15 %) Seminar paper on a Global Expansion Project (25 %) Final Presentation on the Global Expansion Project (25%) Application Presentation on Application Tasks (25%) Participation in Global Logistic Simulation (10%)

Recommend Text: F. Luthans, and J.P. Doh. International Management: Culture, Strategy, and Behavior, 7th Ed., McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2009. Additional Text: Phatak, Bhagat and Kahshlak. International Management. Managiing in a Diverse Dynamic Global Environment. McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2005. Additional relevant articles will be announced in class and can be obtained from the Online Library Databases.

08.05.2014