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Beschreibung der Lehrveranstaltungen des ModulsSchwerpunkt Globalisierung (nur WiWi)Modul 2: Industrie und GlobalisierungTitel derLehrveranstaltungTitle of the courseVeranstalterPflicht/Wahlpflicht/WahlXVoraussetzungen zurTeilnahmeArbeitsaufwand(workload) / Berechnungder LeistungspunkteLernziele/KompetenzenLearning outcomesInhalteContents of the courseLiteraturZuordnung zumStudienprogrammIndustrieökonomieIndustrial EconomicsCordesHäufigkeit des Angebots:jährlichSprache:englischkeineCP6Präsenz: 14 x 2 h = 28 hVor- und Nachbereitung: = 70 hSelbstlernstudium = 56 hPrüfungsvorbereitung: = 26 hSumme180 hStudents will get familiar with the basic concepts in the field ofindustrial economics. These include some simple formal models.Moreover, they will learn to apply these concepts to explainempirically observed phenomena of industry development. Somebehavioral aspects will be added to the discussion to gain a betterunderstanding of the role of human cognition in industrial evolution.1. Introduction: The Origins of Industrial Economics2. An Industry’s Life Cycle I3. An Industry’s Life Cycle II4. The Role of Spinoffs in Industrial Evolution5. Case I: Intershop6. Replicator Dynamics, Diffusion, and Competition in Markets7. Competing Technologies, Path-Dependence, and CriticalMass Phenomena in Industries8. Case II: The Rigid Disk Drive Industry9. Organizational Ecology10. Some Motivational Aspects of Entrepreneurship11. Case III: The Baxter Boys12. Evolving Organizations and Industrial Dynamics: The Role ofRoutines13. The Spatial Dimension of Industrial Dynamics14. Corporate Cultures and Industry Evolution15. Firm-Size Distributions, Entry, and Turbulent Markets: SomeStylized Facts16. Industry Dynamics and Their Implication for Economic PolicyCordes, C., Richerson, P. J. and Schwesinger, G. (2010): "HowCorporate Cultures Coevolve with the Business Environment: TheCase of Firm Growth Crises and Industry Evolution", Journal ofEconomic Behavior & Organization, forthcoming.Garvin, D. A. (1983): "Spin-Offs and the New Firm FormationProcess", California Management Review, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 3-20.Klepper, S. (1997): "Industry Life Cycles", Industrial and CorporateChange, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 145-181.Bachelor Wirtschaftswissenschaft (VF)154