GLOBALIZATION: the new global era; what is globalization?; the emergency of global institutions; drivers of globalization; managing in the global marketplace; globalization and cultures. INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY STRATEGY AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: the global expansion strategy; the organization of international business; entry strategies in foreign markets and strategic alliances; marketing in global enterprises. INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING NETWORKS: design and structure of IMNs; plant roles in a network; decision-making in IMNs. GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS AND MANUFACTURING LOCATION DECISIONS: Global Value Chain Analysis; Offshoring and reshoring.
Exam contents: a) ATTENDING STUDENTS: only for attending students the final assessment will be defined as follows: 70% X-Culture Challenge (both the results of the challenge, and the assessment of the presentation of the project to the faculty), 30% Individual assignment, 10% (bonus) in-class proactive participation b) NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS: reference text Hill 14th edition Chapters 1, 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18; scientific papers (to be provided by the lecturers through the e-learning platform). The two alternative paths (the one for attending students and the one for non-attending students) have an equal level of overall difficulty. NOTE: If the teaching is given in mixed or remote mode, changes may be made to what is stated in the syllabus to make the course and exams effective also in these ways.
