International Management

Exam number: 1561

Semester: from 1st semester (Grundlagenausbildung)

Duration of the module: One semester

Form of the module (i.e. obligatory, elective etc.): Obligatory

Frequency of module offer: Each winter semester

Prerequisites: IBA-Bachelor-Students and Foreign Exchange Students ONLY!

Applicability of module for other study programmes:
Obligatory or elective in other study programmes. For further information check regulations of the study programme.

Person responsible for module: Prof. Dr. Albrecht Söllner

Name of the professor: Prof. Dr. Albrecht Söllner; Maiia Deutschmann (winter semester 2015/2016); Garold Lantz, Associate Professor of Marketing and International Business McGowan School of Business King's College Wilkes Barre, PA (winter semester 2016/2017, winter semester 2017/2018, winter semester 2018/2019)

Language of teaching: English

ECTS-Credits (based on the workload): 6

Workload and its composition (self-study, contact time):
Contact time (lecture, tutorials etc.) 45 h; self-study: 135 h

Contact hours (per week in semester): 4

Methods and duration of examination:
Written exam, submission of individual assignments and group assignments.

Emphasis of the grade for the final grade: Please check regulations of the study programme

Aim of the module (expected learning outcomes and competencies to be acquired):
Professional Competencies:  Participants have a broad and up-to-date theoretical and methodological basic knowledge of their subject area, which is based on the level of the higher education entrance qualification and goes substantially beyond that, and are able to deepen this knowledge according to the current state of research.   Interdisciplinary competences:  Participants can apply their knowledge and have problem-solving skills in this area. - Written composition of own positions and problem solutions (reports, minutes, etc.)  - Presentation of positions and proposed solutions - Adequate selection, analysis, evaluation, use and design of media - Effective design of your own work process - Critical examination of scientific texts - Efficient research of relevant literature - Recognizing and closing gaps in one's own knowledge

Contents of the module:
1. A theoretical frame of reference for the subject of international management - New Institutional Economics and International Management 2. Market relations of international companies - Management of discrete and relational market transactions 3. The institutional environment of international companies - Description, economic explanation, challenge for companies 4. The internal coordination of international companies - Organizational structures - International Human Resources Management

Teaching and learning methods:
Lecture, Excercise

Literature (compulsory reading, recommended literature):
Will be announced during the event.

Further information:
Registration in Moodle Viadrina required.