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Module code: IBB-442 |
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4V (4 hours per week) |
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Semester: 4 |
Mandatory course: no |
Language of instruction:
English |
Assessment:
Written exam (90 minutes / can be repeated semesterly)
[updated 25.11.2019]
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IBB-442 (P420-0244) International Business, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2020
, semester 4, optional course
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60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period. The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits). There are therefore 105 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
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Recommended prerequisites (modules):
IBB-240 Marketing and Market Research
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Recommended as prerequisite for:
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Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Frank Hälsig |
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Frank Hälsig
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Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will: - know and be able to explain the principle, theoretical approaches, and determinants of international marketing, - know the decision fields of international marketing and be able to apply them to companies from different industries, - be able to systematically analyze, critically evaluate and apply different options of market engagement and forms of activity in foreign markets, - be familiar with the essential features of international marketing and be able to develop appropriate options for companies taking into account the company´s respective international marketing strategy, - be able to analyze, critically evaluate and apply the basic options for standardization and differentiation of the international marketing mix, - understand the relevance of the coordination perspective and reflect upon the extent of feedback effects between country markets, - be familiar with the theoretical principles and perspectives of international marketing.
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Module content:
- Determinants of international marketing - Basic decision-making variables in international marketing: market selection, market entry, timing and standardized or adapted marketing activities - Decision-making options in the field of marketing instruments against the background of international market segmentation - Decisions regarding the product or program range in international market cultivation (especially the degree of standardization against the background of the differentiation from culture-free vs. culture-bound products) - Design and coordination of communication tools in the context of intercultural characteristics - Special features of international sales and distribution policy: transnational distribution systems, global account management, interculturally varying incentive effects, consideration of different international distribution channels and structures - Challenges of international price and condition management: pricing information and decisions, as well as pricing and price maintenance, the consideration of different discount and condition structures, international price differentiation, the problem of corruption
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Teaching methods/Media:
Lecture with exercises and case studies
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Recommended or required reading:
- Berndt, R., Fantapie Altobelli, C., Sander, M. (aktuellste Auflage), Internationales Marketing-Management, Heidelberg u.a. - De Mooji, M. (aktuellste Aufl.), Global Marketing and Advertising: Understanding Cultural Paradoxes, Thousand Oaks, CA - Guenzi, P., Geiger, S. (ed.), Sales Management: A Multinational Perspective, Basingtoke UK, u.a., (latest edition) - Hollensen, S. (latest edition), Global Marketing: A Decision-Oriented Approach, Harlow, England - Kotabe, M., Helson, K. (latest edition), Global Marketing Management, international student edition, Hoboken, N.J. - Morschett, D., Schramm-Klein, H., Zentes, J. (latest edition): Strategic International Management: Text and Cases, Wiesbaden - Morschett, D., Schramm-Klein, H., Zentes, J. (latest edition): Strategic Retail: Text and Cases, Wiesbaden - Müller, S., Gelbrich, K. (latest edition), Interkulturelles Marketing, München - Nalge, T. T., Hogan, J.E. (latest edition), The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing, Upper Saddle River, N.J. - Zentes, J., Swoboda, B., Schramm-Klein, H. (latest edition), Internationales Marketing, München
[updated 29.01.2020]
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