6 ECTS credits
168 h study time
Offer 3 with catalog number 4005346FNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
The structure of the course is as follows.
In the first part, the main building blocks of a unifying framework are introduced. This framework should allow students to grasp the essence, in strategy terms, of what happens in a complex international business setting. The framework also suggests the way forward, so as to improve MNE performance in terms of value creation and satisfying stakeholder goals across borders.
In the second part, we revisit the best international business articles published in prestigious publications such as the Harvard Business Review, the Sloan Management Review and California Management Review since the 1980’s. During the lectures in the second part, various case studies are discussed to confront students with practical applications. Also, findings from the relevant academic literature are introduced to ensure that students are exposed to a broad spectrum of strategic management insights, from highly theoretical to highly practical.
The actual class sessions aim to provide a conceptual synthesis of the course materials, with presentations by the instructors and their teaching associate, followed by class discussions.
The instructors will go systematically beyond the required readings and present materials criticizing or augmenting the substance of the required readings.
Teaching Methods
· Lecture: collective contact-dependent moments during which the lecturers engage with learning materials
· Seminar, Exercises or Practicals (Practical): collective or individual contact-dependent moments during which the students are guided to actively engage with learning materials/cases – upfront preparation may be requested
· Independent or External Form of Study (Self): independent study
This description of the teaching methods is indicative.
REGULAR AND WORKING STUDENTS
Lecture: 26 hours
Practical: 13 hours
· discussions of different cases
Self: 129 hours
· preparation lecture, amounting to 2.5 hours per chapter: 42.5 hours (17 x 3 hours)
· preparation cases before the class discussions, amounting 1,5 hours per case: 45 hours (30 x 1,5 hours)
· individual preparation related to recent cases (critical monitoring of the international business activities): 2 hours
· preparation exam: 40 hours (5 days of 8 hours)
o theory: 32 hours
o case exercises: 5 hours
o additional undiscussed cases: 3 hours
WORKING STUDENTS
Contact the lecturers in the first 2 weeks of the classes.
The purpose of this course is not to add an incremental ‘international dimension’ to the discussion of a set of conventional strategy problems. Rather, the goal is to explain what is at the heart of a successful international business strategy, thereby outlining the foundations of global corporate success.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 70% of the final mark.
Other Exam determines 30% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Examination will take place through a written exam which consists of three parts:
· Open questions
· 1 case study with open questions related to the case and the theory, and
· Multiple choice questions. The questions will typically address the main content of the chapters of the book
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Business Engineering: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Business Economics: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of International Business: Standaard traject
Master of Business Engineering: Business and Technology: Standaard traject
Master of Teaching in Economics: standaard traject (90 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)