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<title>International Strategic Management</title>
<cid>MAIM-113</cid>
<sapsubmodule>P420-0298, P420-0299</sapsubmodule>
<bkey>imm4</bkey>
<ctypes>
<hours>4</hours>
<type>V</type>
</ctypes>
<cp>6</cp>
<semester>1</semester>
<mandatory>yes</mandatory>
<language>English</language>
<exam>Written exam (60 minutes / can be repeated semesterly) + term paper with presentation (can be repeated annually);
Weighting: 1:1</exam>
<curriculum>
<curriculum_entry>
<cid>DFMIM-W-115</cid>
<branch>Management</branch>
<semester>1</semester>
<mandatory_tag>optional course</mandatory_tag>
</curriculum_entry>
<curriculum_entry>
<cid>MAIM-113</cid>
<branch>International Management</branch>
<semester>1</semester>
<mandatory_tag>mandatory course</mandatory_tag>
</curriculum_entry>
</curriculum>
<workload>
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.The total student study time is 180 hours (equivalent to 6 ECTS credits).There are therefore 135 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.</workload>
<prerequisites>
</prerequisites>
<prerequisitesfor>
<prerequisitefor>
<pfcid>MAIM-212</pfcid>
<pftitle>International Marketing</pftitle>
</prerequisitefor>
<prerequisitefor>
<pfcid>MAIM-311</pfcid>
<pftitle>Seminar International Management</pftitle>
</prerequisitefor>
<prerequisitefor>
<pfcid>MAIM-322</pfcid>
<pftitle>International Management Workshop</pftitle>
</prerequisitefor>
</prerequisitesfor>
<convenor>Prof. Dr. Stefanie Jensen</convenor>
<convenor-person-key>sje</convenor-person-key>
<lecturers>
<lecturer>Prof. Dr. Malte Beinhauer</lecturer>
<lecturer-person-key>mbe</lecturer-person-key>
<lecturer>Prof. Dr. Stefanie Jensen</lecturer>
<lecturer-person-key>sje</lecturer-person-key>
</lecturers>
<objectives>After successfully completing this module the student should be able to
 Critically discuss the reasons and catalysts for international business activities and their consequences, as well 
  as reflect upon this from an ethical-moral standpoint, 
 Discuss selected internationalization theories and evaluate their usefulness,
 Discuss and explain the steps of the strategic international management process,
 Discuss the dimensions of internationalization strategies, use and evaluate them,
 Understand and reflect on the implementation of strategies as a methodological challenge and apply the most 
  important methods of strategy implementation,
 Apply the methods learned to their own business idea in a transdisciplinary manner and create a business plan as 
  an instrument of their own independently developed business idea,
 Present the developed business plan in a structured manner,
 In teams, intensify their knowledge about interaction, communication, motivation and moderation in team work 
  and strengthen their empathy, communication, negotiation and argumentation skills.
</objectives>
<content> Understanding of corporate activities within an international framework  
 Internationalization theories
 Dimensions and the process of strategic management in international resp. globalized companies
 Strategy building (considerations), implementation and control techniques
 Business planning/ business models
 Project marketing and sales
 Main features and content of a business plan
 Risk management
 Change management
 Decision making
 Project management as an enabler for strategy implementation
</content>
<media>Lecture with integrated tutorial, term paper, group work and case studies</media>
<literature>Glowik (current edition), Market Entry Strategies : Internationalization Theories, Network Concepts and Cases of Asian Firms.
Wheelen/Hunger (current edition), Strategic Management and Business Policy.
Kutschker/Schmid (current edition), Internationales Management.
Morschett/Schramm-Klein/Zentes (current edition), Strategic International Management.
Grόnig/Morschett (current edition), Developing International Strategies.
Osterwalder/Pigneur (current edition), Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers. 
Mintzberg/Quinn/Lampel/Goshal (current edition), The Strategy Process.  
DeThomas, Derammelaere (current edition): Writing a Convincing Business Plan. 
Current expert articles in English-language business magazines, such as the Harvard Business Review
</literature>
<offered>
</offered>
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