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Course syllabus - International Business

Scope

15.0 credits

Course code

FOA220

Valid from

Autumn semester 2016

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

2015-02-04

Revised

2016-01-28

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2022-06-22
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Articles

    Porter,

    The Competitive Advantage of Nations

    Harvard Business Review,

    Johanson, J.; Vahlne, J-E

    The Uppsala internationalization process model revisited: From Liability of foreignness to liability of outsidership

    Journal of International Business Studies,

    Sharma, D.D; Blomstermo, A

    The internationalization process of born globals: a network view

    International Business Review, Vol. 12, No. 6,

    Andersson, U. & Forsgren, M.,

    In search of centre of excellence: Network embeddedness and subsidiary roles in multinational corporations.

    MIR: Management International Review, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 329-350.,

    Sullivan, Daniel.,

    Measuring the degree of internationalization of a firm.

    Journal of International Business Studies (1994): 325-342.,

    Ang, S. H., Benischke, M. H., & Hooi, A. W.-L.,

    Frequency of international expansion through high control market expansion modes and interlocked directorships.

    Journal of World Business, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 493-503.,

    Bresman, H. & Birkinshaw, J. & Nobel, R.,

    Knowledge transfer in international acquisitions.

    Journal of International Business Studies, Vol 30, No. 3 pp. 439-462.,

    Rosenzweig, P.M; Singh, J. V.

    Organizational environments and the multinational enterprise. Academy of Management Review

    Academy of Management Review, Vol. 16, No. 2,

    Andersson, U; Forsgren, M; Holm, U

    The strategic impact of external networks: Subsidiary performance and competence development in the multinational corporation. Vol 23

    Strategic Management Journal,

    Bartlett, C.A.; Ghoshal, S.

    Managing Across Borders: New Strategic Requirements

    Sloan Management Review,

    Prahalad, C.K.; Hamel, G.

    The Core Competence of the Corporation

    Harvard Business Review,

    Ghoshal, S.; Bartlett, C.A.

    The multinational Corporation as an Interorganizational Network, volym 15

    The Academy of Management Review,

    Sölvell, Ö.; Zander, I.

    Organization of the Dynamic Multinational Enterprise, volym 25

    International Studies of Management & Organization,

    Martinez, J.I.; Jarillo, J.C.

    The Evolution of Research on Coordination Mechanisms in Multinational Corporations

    Journal of International Business Studies,

    Birkinshaw, Julian

    Consequences of perception gaps in the headquarterssubsidiary relationship

    International Business Review, Vol. 9, No. 3,

    Najafi-Tavani, Z., Giroud, A. & Andersson, U.,

    The interplay of networking activities and internal knowledge actions for subsidiary influence within MNCs.

    Journal of World Business, Vol. 49, No .1, pp. 122-131.,

    Ciabuschi, F., Forsgren, M., & Martín, O. M.,

    Value creation at the subsidiary level: testing the MNC headquarters parenting advantage logic.

    Long Range Planning, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 48-62.,

    Hofstede, Geert, et al.,

    Measuring organizational cultures: A qualitative and quantitative study across twenty cases

    Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol 35, No. 2, pp. 286-316.,

    Taylor, M; Jack, R

    Understanding the pace, scale and pattern of firm internationalization: An extension of the 'born global' concept

    International Small Business Journal, Vol. 31, No. 6,

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Grade

Three-grade scale