Type:Module
Language:English
ECTS-Credits:5.0
Scheduled in semester:5
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:60.0 L / 45.0 h
Self-directed study time:105.0 h
Module coordination/Lecturers
- Dr. Susanne Durst, MSc
(Modulleitung)
Curricula
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration (01.10.2008)Events
Description
- Introduction to international management
- Key challenges to the global environment
- The cultural context of global management
- International and global strategies
- Organizational structures and strategic alliances in a global
- Global human resources management
- Leadership and control systems in global companies
Learning Outcomes
The course "International Management" will give an introduction into core management and leadership functions of a global company, such as strategy, organization structure, human resources management, etc. Afterwards students will be able to understand better the specifics of international management against the background of global change and the cultural context. This will enhance their ability to manage strategic and structural processes in global companies.
Introduction to international management:
- Students will know the fundamental terms in international management and will be able to distinguish them from each other.
- Students will gain an overview of the key challenges in a global environment and will be able to connect them to the tasks they will have to cope with in global companies.
- Students will understand the important role of the cultural context and will be able to distinguish different cultural dimensions and regions.
International management and strategy:
- Students will recognize the theoretical basics of strategies in an international context and will be able to integrate them into a strategic framework.
- Students will be able to create a consistent global strategy and to adapt this strategy to specific situations.
International management and organization:
- Students will learn about different forms of organizational structure and process organization in the international context and will be able to connect them to different types of global strategies.
- Students will recognize the importance of networks and strategic alliances in the international context and will be able to analyze them systematically as well as to work out recommendations to develop them further.
International management and human resources:
- Students will learn about different forms of international human resources strategy and development and will be able to connect them to the strategic and structural context of the organization.
- Students will be able to distinguish between different leadership styles in global companies and will recognize the decisive interplay between leadership, motivation, and control systems.
Qualifications
Lectures Method
The interactive course introduces the basics of international management through core lectures, which will be critically considered and discussed afterwards. Case studies, papers, and other student activities which will be done in different forms of group work, facilitate the understanding of the theory.
Prerequisities
The following conditions need to be met prior to registering for the module exam:
- successful completion of all first year full-time programme modules
Additionallly:
For students who started their studies in 2008:
- succesful completion of the module "Communication in English for Business"
- BEC II certificate
For students starting their studies in 2009:
- succesful completion of the module "Communication in English for Business"