Content

The goal of this course is to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully manage businesses in a global environment. The course provides an overview of key challenges specific to companies and ventures operating in international context and introduces theoretical frameworks and practical tools for decision-making in a global setting. During the course, we will discuss three broad aspects of international management: (1) factors of the international business environment affecting the operation of multinational companies and the set-up of international business ventures; (2) methods of evaluating international business opportunities; and (3) crucial elements of managerial decision-making in an international context. After the course, students should be more prepared to better cope with challenges of working in multinational organizations or to explore entrepreneurial activities outside their national market.

Some of the topics discussed are:

• Opportunities and challenges in international management and entrepreneurship
• The role of social and cultural differences
• Economic, political, and legal aspects of operating in an international environment
• The role of technology
• Building and managing teams in a global context
• Identifying and evaluating international business opportunities
• Managing across borders

Course material

• A set of selected academic and business articles, book chapters
• Slides
• Examples and selected case material
• Toledo / e-platform

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Lectures

Students are expected to study and evaluate selected cases, articles, book chapters, or supplementary study materials. Students are expected to participate actively in class by bringing questions and issues for discussion and by offering creative solutions to analysed business problems.