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Course syllabus - Managing the Multinational Enterprise
Scope
15 credits
Course code
FOA203
Valid from
Spring semester 2018
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
Revised
2017-01-31
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
3. ed. : Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2017. - ix, 218 pages
ISBN: 978-1-78536-713-7 LIBRIS-ID: 20900068
Articles
What are the consequences of initiative-taking in multinational subsidiaries?
Journal of International Business Studies, 2010
Innovation and Control in the Multinational Firm: a Comparison of Political and Contingency Approaches, volym 28
Strategic Management Journal, 2007
Balancing subsidiary influence in the federative MNC: a business network view
Journal of International Business Studies, 2007
Rules, standards, and ethics: Relativism predicts cross-national differences in the codification of moral standards
International Business Review, 2011
Knowledge flows within multinational corporations
Strategic management journal, 2000
Effects of local legitimacy on certification decisions to global and national CSR standards by multinational subsidiaries and domestic firms
Journal of International Business Studies, 2016
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
Strategy & Society. The link between competitive advantage and corporate social responsibility
Harward Business Review, 2006
Reference Literature
Business research methods
4. ed. : Oxford : Oxford Univ. Press, 2015 - 808 S.
ISBN: 9780199668649 LIBRIS-ID: 17589693
Företagsekonomiska forskningsmetoder
Upplaga 3 : Stockholm : Liber, [2017] - 716 sidor
ISBN: 978-91-47-11207-4 LIBRIS-ID: 20574852
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
1. describe the emergence of MNEs and how MNEs function and act on the global market
2. describe the management problems of MNEs, such as how management can understand both environment and internal structure and match them
3. describe how activities between different markets of a large MNE can be coordinated
4. analyze and critically review and interpret the theoretic models on the economic activity of multinational companies that are presented in the course,
5. practice solving problems in groups and individually,
6. consider and present own ideas and arguments in a group and in front of a group (presentation),
7. 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 including 15 credits on level G1F. In addition English course B/English course 6 is required.
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
Project (group) (PRO3), 7 credits, grades Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG) (learning outcomes 1-7)
Written (individual) home examination (HEM1), 4 credits, grades Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG) (learning outcomes 1-5+7)
Exercises (individual) (OVN1), 4 credits, grades Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG) (learning outcomes 1-7)
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 overlaps 15 credits with the former course with the same title, FÖA203.