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B390 International Business
Lecturer: Dr. Stefan Volk Course Language: English
Relevant for:
B.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration
B.Sc. in International Business Administration
B.Sc. in International Economics
M.Sc. in General Management
M.Sc. in European Management
Stud. Workload:
7,5/225
Type of Exam:
Written exam plus group
assignment (case study)
Recommended for:
3 rd year B.Sc.
1 st year M.Sc.
Prerequisites:
course registration (one week
before semester start)
Course Type and Number of hours:
2 hours per week lecture + 2 hours per
week practice course
Mode:
- B.Sc.: eligible in the major
modules International Business
and Managerial Accounting
and Organization
- M.Sc.: eligible in the Major
Module Deepening Scope
General/ European Management
(5) and the Major
Module Supplement Scope
General/ European Mange-
ment (M. Sc. in GM, EM)
Maximum Student number:
no formal limit
Cycle:
Summer
term
Comment for Diploma students: eligible in Internationalem Management (im Studiengang Internationale
Betriebswirtschaftslehre) with 6 Credit Points (Leistungspunkte)
Goals:
Competition is often global, and firms have become international in their sales, production,
investment, financing and sourcing. Foreign competition has devastated some industries,
fundamentally changed others, and serious challenged even the “best.” Technological advances
in communications and the breakdown of regulatory barriers have connected financial
markets across borders and revolutionized the financial services industry. In short, the
business world you will enter when you graduate is to a very large extent internationalized.
The goal of this course is to gain an understanding of the critical issues that arise when firms
undertake business activities across national borders. We will examine how the institutions of
international trade, investment and financing affect a firm’s strategy and operations and what
the firm might be able to do to influence the evolution of these institutions. We will analyze
unique aspects of international business such as dealing with fluctuating exchange rates and
communicating across cultures. We will investigate strategies for entering international markets,
and issues specific to international operations and human resources management. By
examining how an internationally oriented firm might adjust its strategies and operations to
accommodate and even gain from the differences in social and economic institutions across
countries, you will develop an understanding of the important issues related to doing business
across national borders.
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