OPF:PEMBPMMA International Management - Course Information

PEMBPMMA International Management

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Šárka Zapletalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Šárka Zapletalová, Ph.D.
Department of Business Economics and Management – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Ing. Šárka Zapletalová, Ph.D.

Timetable

Thu 8:55–10:30 B307

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

PEMBPMMA/01: Thu 11:25–12:10 A206, Š. Zapletalová

Prerequisites (in Czech)

FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 6/10, only registered: 0/10

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• International Trade (programme OPF, B_MZO)

Course objectives

The objective of the course International Management is to acquaint students with modern approaches and methods of international management in the business sphere. Deepening and expanding knowledge about current approaches to international management is implemented through case studies focusing on selected topics and issues.

Learning outcomes

- identify the main specifics of international management;
- describe factors influencing the management of international operations;
- apply managerial principles in an international environment;
- analyze intercultural differences relevant to the success of the business entity;
- to propose and explain the solution of a specific situation in the international area.

Syllabus

• 1. International management
  2. Environment of international management
  3. Strategy formulation for international and global operations
  4. Process of strategy implementation for international and global operations
  5. Organizational structure and control system
  6. Human resource management in global environment
  7. Social responsibility, ethics and sustainability in international and global companies
  8. Comparison of approaches to international management in different geographical areas
  9. Case studies on selected topics of international management
  

Literature

required literature
• DERESKY, H., 2017. International Management. Managing Across Borders and Cultures. 9th ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited. ISBN 978-1-292-15353-7.
• ŠTRACH, P. 2009. Mezinárodní management. Praha: Grada Publishin. ISBN 978-80-247-2987-9.
• TJEMKES, B., VOS, P., & K. BURGERS, 2017. Strategic Alliance Management. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge. ISBN978-1-134-85248-2.
• MEIXNEROVA, L., ZAPLETALOVÁ, Š. a Z. STEFANOVOVÁ, 2017. Mezinárodní podnikání: vybrané strategické, manažerské a ekonomické aspekty. Praha: C.H. Beck. ISBN 978-80-7400-654-8.
• ROSENBERG, M. 2017. Strategy and Geopolitics: Understanding Global Complexity in a Turbulent World. Emerald Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-787-14978-6.

recommended literature
• ZADRAŽILOVÁ, D. 2004. Mezinárodní management. Praha: VŠE. ISBN 80-245-0683-1.
• SEKNIČKA, P. a A. PUTNOVÁ, 2016. Etika v podnikání a hodnoty trhu. Praha: Grada Publishing. ISBN 978-80-247-5545-8.
• FOTR, J., VACÍK, E., SOUČEK, I. ŠPAČEK, M. a S. HÁJEK, 2012. Tvorba strategie a strategické plánování. Praha: Grada Publishing. ISBN 978-80-2473-985-4.
• LUCAS, M. & J. GRANT, 2018. Strategic Human Resource Management. Hauppauge: Nova Scinece Publishers, Inc. ISBN 978-1-536-13199-4.
• SOUČEK, Z. 2008. Zvítězíme i v globálním světě. Praha: Professional Publishing. ISBN 978-80-86946-73-3.

Teaching methods

lectures, class discussion, presentations of skills, self study

Assessment methods

attendance at seminars min. 60% (5% points), seminar paper (20% points), presentation of seminar paper (5% points), case study (10% points), exam (60% points)

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

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