040247 SE Bachelor Seminar (incl. Bachelor´s Paper) (2017S)

Int. Business

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften

Continuous assessment of course work

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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Fr 03.03.2017 09:00 to Su 12.03.2017 23:59
Deregistration possible until Tu 14.03.2017 23:59

Details

max. 24 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Oksana Galak

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The attendance of Introductory session on 14.03.2017 is mandatory.
Other dates are divided between individual consultation sessions and presentation sessions.
Individual consultations will help participants to get specific support and advise for their chosen topics.
More detailed information will be provided on 14.03.2017.

    
    Tuesday
    14.03.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Seminarraum 13  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Tuesday
    21.03.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Seminarraum 13  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Thursday
    23.03.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  3.Stock
    
    Tuesday
    28.03.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Seminarraum 13  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Thursday
    30.03.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Seminarraum 13  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Tuesday
    04.04.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Seminarraum 13  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Thursday
    06.04.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Seminarraum 13  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Tuesday
    02.05.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Seminarraum 13  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Thursday
    11.05.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Seminarraum 13  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Tuesday
    16.05.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Seminarraum 13  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Tuesday
    23.05.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum 6  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  1.Stock
    
    Tuesday
    30.05.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Seminarraum 13  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Thursday
    01.06.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Seminarraum 13  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Tuesday
    13.06.
    15:00 - 18:15
    Seminarraum 13  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Tuesday
    20.06.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Seminarraum 13  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Thursday
    22.06.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Seminarraum 13  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Every student aiming to write her Bachelor Thesis should attend a Bachelor Seminar, where she would be able to choose the topic, present it in front of the group, complete the Thesis in written form and submit it for evaluation.
The seminar topics are concentrated around the broad topics of Organisational management, Organisational science and International Business.

Assessment and permitted materials

Participation in the seminar and presentation of the topic of the Bachelor Thesis - 20%
Bachelor Thesis - 80%

Bachelor Thesis (around 35 pages without the List of Literature) should be submitted not later than 15.09.2017). The Thesis should meet the requirements for scientific works.
The information about the requirements can be found in:
Karmasin, M., R. Rainer, Die Gestaltung wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten, , 2015, UTB Facultas
Skern, T., Writing Scientific English, 2015, UTB Facultas

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance of the first session and attendance of min 75% of the presentation sessions is required.
Time slots for the individual consultation sessions and presentation sessions will be scheduled during the first meeting.

Examination topics

Below is a tentative list of the possible topics. More detailed information and additional topics will be introduced during the first meeting.

International Strategy and Organization & Theory of the international Firm
Evolution and Existence of the multinational corporation (MNC)
Environment and Organization
Information Technology and Organization of the MNC
Culture and Organization of the MNC
Organization Design of the MNC
Strategies of the MNC
Knowledge Transfer between Headquarters and Subsidiaries
Strategic Alliances of MNC
Market Entry through Licensing
Market Entry through Joint Ventures
Market Entry through Export Intermediaries
Market Entry through Franchising Networks
Acquisitions and Greenfield Investments as Market Entry Forms
Theories of the multinational Firm
Born-global firms

Reading list

Below is a tentative list of the possible sources. More detailed information and additional sources will be introduced during the first meeting.

Peng, M. 2014. Global Strategic Management, Boston

Peng, M. 2015. Global Business, Boston.

Daft, R. 2016. Organization Theory and Design, 12th ed.

Association in the course directory

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