6 ECTS credits
168 u studietijd
Aanbieding 3 met studiegidsnummer 4005346FNR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
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.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Schriftelijk bepaalt 70% van het eindcijfer
Examen Andere bepaalt 30% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie Examen Andere dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
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
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master handelsingenieur: Standaard traject
Master in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen: Standaard traject
Master of International Business: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Business Engineering: Business and Technology: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Educatieve master in de economie: standaard traject (90 ECTS, Etterbeek)