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Course syllabus - Managing the Multinational Enterprise
Scope
15 credits
Course code
FOA203
Valid from
Spring semester 2014
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G2F (First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Business Administration
School
School of Business, Society and Engineering
Ratified
2013-09-02
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Theories of the multinational firm : a multidimensional creature in the global economy
Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2008 - ix, 196 s.
ISBN: 978-1-84844-586-4 (hft.) LIBRIS-ID: 11105202
Compendiums
The IT Phenomenon in the Multinational Enterprise
Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik, 2012
Articles
Environmental Strategies as Automorphic Patterns of Behaviour, volym 18
Business Strategy and the Environment, 2009
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Multinational Enterprise: Strategic and Institutional Approaches, volym 37,6
Journal of International Business Studies, 2006
Cultural Distance Revisited: Towards a More Rigorous Conceptualization and Measurement of Cultural Differences, volym 32,3
Journal of International Business Studies, 2001
What are the consequences of initiative-taking in multinational subsidiaries?, volym 41
Journal of International Business Studies, 2008
Innovation and Control in the Multinational Firm: a Comparison of Political and Contingency Approaches, volym 28
Strategic Management Journal, 2007
Stickiness and the adaptation of organizational practices in cross-boarder knowledge transfer, volym 35
International Business Studies, 2004
Knowledge Transfer Capacity and its Implementation for the Theory of the Multinational Corporation, volym 34,4
Journal of International Business Studies, 2003
Objectives
The course aims to provide the students with broad knowledge of the history of the development of multinational enterprises, the current status of the global market and conditions for multinational enterprises. The second aim is to provide the students with a set of tasks that prepare them for a career in which they solve the practical issues managers in MNEs face.
Learning outcomes
After completed course the student shall be able to
- describe the emergence of MNEs and how MNEs function and act on the global market
-describe the management problems of MNEs, such as how management can understand both environment and internal structure and match them
- describe how activities between different markets of a large MNE can be coordinated
- analyze and critically review and interpret the theoretic models on the economic activity of multinational companies that are presented in the course,
- practice solving problems in groups and individually,
- consider and present own ideas and arguments in a group and in front of a group (presentation),
- write different types of reports
Course content
The course deals with the problems management in multinational enterprises face and the strategies they consider in order to act on their markets, as well a scientific approach to study of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and its market.
Tuition
Lectures and seminars as well as consultations for written assignments.
Specific requirements
Business Administration 60 credits with progression. At least 45 credits must be completed by course start. At least 30 credits must be on level G1N, including at least 5 credits of management accounting, and at least 15 credits on level G1F. Foreign students are required to submit a test of English equivalent to a TOEFL test result of at least 575 with TWE score 4.5 (PBT) or 90 with TWE score 20 (iBT) or an IELTS test score for academic purposes with an overall band score of 6.5 and no band score below 5.5. The test is mandatory for all applicants except for those from Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Great Britain and the USA.
Examination
PM - work and work seminars, written examination (PRO2), 5 credits, marks Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG)
Written examination in Blackboard (TEN1), 5 credits, marks Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG)
Exercises - written, oral and in Blackboard (ÖVN1), 5 credits, marks Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG)
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Grade
Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Interim Regulations and Other Regulations
This course replaces the former course with the same title, FÖA203.