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International Business, 6 ECTS credits.
/Internationellt företagande/
For:
DPU
EM
I
Ii
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 36
Rec. self-study hours: 124
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Industrial Engineering and Management
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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Aim:
To provide knowledge of and insight into strategies, organisation and planning problems for international companies. To provide understanding of the relationship between the internationalization process of the firm and the society´s economical and social structure. To provide knowledge of the marketing problems that Swedish companies face on foreign markets.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Basic Marketing, Industrial Management, Corporate Strategies
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Organisation:
Lectures, seminars and cases.
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Course contents:
The internationalization process of the firm, Export diagnosis, Market selection, Market entry strategies, International trade and foreign investments, Multinational enterprises, Political and commercial risks, Cross-border payments and transfer of capital, Intercultural communication.
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Course literature:
Kleen Peter, Moberg Claes & Palm Gunnar, Världshandeln - utveckling, aktörer och spelregler (SNS Förlag 2006). Johanson Jan, Blomstermo Anders & Pahlberg Cecilia: Företagets internationaliseringsprocess (Studentlitteratur 2002).Collection of articles.
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Examination: |
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Written test
Project
Case study
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2 ECTS
2 ECTS
2 ECTS
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The final mark is decided by the total points aquired from the assignments, the written test and the project work. (U,3,4,5) |
Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: Johan Holtström
Examiner: Per Carlborg
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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