On completion of the course, students should be able to: -Gain knowledge of general theories of multinational corporations (MNCs). -Strengthen critical thinking and analytical skills regarding internal and external factors that influence the organization structure of MNCs in the global context. -Identify possible challenges that harm MNCs’ competitive superiority. -Analyze the international business environment and evaluate strategic options for multinational enterprises. -Participate in the debate on how to manage and govern tangible and intangible assets across borders effectively and efficiently.
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An active learning approach is employed to encourage all participants to proactively engage with discussions on hypothetical examples and real cases in depth.
Attending students: Final exam (50%) Class participation (25%) Group presentation (25%)
Non-attending students: Final exam (100%)
This advanced course includes many sessions. Each session focuses exclusively on the key topic of global business. The sessions rest on a dialogue-based approach and an intensive seminar design while the instructor will act as a facilitator, coach, & mentor to cultivate participants’ critical thinking and contextual understanding by highlighting major points in theory and analytical insights in practice. Therefore, participation in class-discussion is highly expected. For each session, participants will discuss several key articles in order to thoroughly grasp the core arguments from global strategic contexts. This advanced course enables participants to communicate ideas and solutions on international business issues in both oral and written formats to different types of audiences. All participants are required to prepare a 1-2-page long (single space) summary report per assigned article. A collection of the summary reports will help them prepare for the final exam. The instructor will provide participants with approximately 5 questions per article prior to each session. Students’ engagement and participation in class discussions are also carefully monitored by the instructor.
