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AL510311 - International organisation and management

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Aggregate score
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Assignment 40/100
Home examination 60/100 4 hours

Course content

  • The approaches in comparative international management
  • National culture and management
  • Institutional diversity and management
  • Human resource management and employment relations
  • National innovation systems
  • Comparative operations management
  • Multinational corporations: structural, cultural and strategic issues
  • Globalization: interdependencies, harmonization and societal specificity

Learning outcome

Develop a broad knowledge of core concepts, approaches and theories in international management.

Understand the importance of cultural and institutional context on the diversity of management practice in countries across the world.

Understand the complexity and challenges of managing and organizing international enterprises, and develop knowledge of managing cultural, structural and strategic issues of international/multi-national corporations.

Be able to use the knowledge and competence obtained in the course in a global business and international management environment to formulate and implement strategies for international and global operations.

Learning methods and activities

Teaching methods: Lectures, guest lectures, cases, class discussions and presentations

Compulsory assignments

  • Obligatory Assignment

Further on evaluation

Final evaluation will be based on an assignment that counts 40% of the total grade and a four-hour individual home exam that counts 60%. The assignment should be completed/solved in groups by 2-3 students. Both assignment and home exam must be passed in order to be given a grade. Students are entitled to re-sit only the part of the examination in which they have had legitimate reasons for an absence or have failed. A re-sit examination will take place only during the designated period for re-sit examinations. Later exam will require that both exam elements must be repeated.

The students must complete a mandatory assignment to participate in the exam. Previously approved mandatory assignments do not need to be handed in again for later exams.

Required previous knowledge

This course is only available to students who have been admitted to the following programmes: - Master in International Business and Marketing, at Department of International Business (NTNU Aalesund) - Master in Business Administration, at Trondheim Business School (NTNU Trondheim) - Master in Financial Economics, and Master in Economics, at Department of Economics (NTNU Trondheim) - Master in Entrepreneurship, and Master in Industrial Economics and Technology Management, at Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management (NTNU Trondheim)

Course materials

Main reading:

  • Sorge, A. M., Noorderhaven, N., & Koen, C. (2023). Comparative International Management (3rd edition). Routledge.

Supplementary readings:

  • Bartlett, C. A., & Beamish, P. W. (2018). Transnational management: Text and cases in cross-border management. Cambridge University Press.
  • Deresky, H. (2017). International management: Managing across borders and cultures. Pearson Education Limited.
  • Selected articles

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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2024

Language of instruction: English

Location: Ålesund

Subject area(s)
  • Economics and Administration
Contact information
Course coordinator: Lecturer(s):

Department with academic responsibility
Department of International Business

Timetable

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Examination

Examination arrangement: Aggregate score

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD Home examination 60/100 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
Autumn ORD Assignment 40/100 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
Spring UTS Home examination 60/100 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
Spring UTS Assignment 40/100 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
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