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International Business, 6 credits
Internationellt företagande, 6 hp
TEIM09
Main field of study
Industrial Engineering and ManagementCourse level
Second cycleCourse type
Programme courseExaminer
Per CarlborgDirector of studies or equivalent
Johan HoltströmEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 36 hRecommended self-study hours: 124 h
ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
Main field of study
Industrial Engineering and ManagementCourse level
Second cycleAdvancement level
A1XCourse offered for
- Design and Product Development
- Energy-Environment-Management
- Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering
- Industrial Engineering and Management, M Sc in Engineering
Entry requirements
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Prerequisites
Basic Marketing, Industrial Management, Corporate Strategies
Intended learning outcomes
To provide knowledge of and insight into strategies, organisation and planning problems for international companies. To provide understanding of the relationship between the internationalization process of the firm and the society´s economical and social structure. To provide knowledge of the marketing problems that Swedish companies face on foreign markets.
Course content
The internationalization process of the firm, Export diagnosis, Market selection, Market entry strategies, International trade and foreign investments, Multinational enterprises, Political and commercial risks, Cross-border payments and transfer of capital, Intercultural communication.
Teaching and working methods
Lectures, seminars and cases.
Examination
| UPG3 | Case study | 2 credits | U, G |
| PRA3 | Project | 2 credits | U, G |
| KTR1 | Written examination | 2 credits | U, G |
The final mark is decided by the total points aquired from the assignments, the written test and the project work. (U,3,4,5)
Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5Department
Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingDirector of Studies or equivalent
Johan HoltströmExaminer
Per CarlborgEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 36 hRecommended self-study hours: 124 h
Course literature
Kleen Peter, Moberg Claes & Palm Gunnar, Världshandeln - utveckling, aktörer och spelregler (SNS förlag 2006). Johanson Jan, Blomstermo Anders & Pahlberg Cecilia: Företagets internationaliseringsprocess (Studentlitteratur 2002). Kurskompendium.| Code | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPG3 | Case study | 2 credits | U, G |
| PRA3 | Project | 2 credits | U, G |
| KTR1 | Written examination | 2 credits | U, G |
The final mark is decided by the total points aquired from the assignments, the written test and the project work. (U,3,4,5)
Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)
The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.
LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.
Course literature is preliminary.
Kleen Peter, Moberg Claes & Palm Gunnar, Världshandeln - utveckling, aktörer och spelregler (SNS förlag 2006).
Johanson Jan, Blomstermo Anders & Pahlberg Cecilia: Företagets internationaliseringsprocess (Studentlitteratur 2002).
Kurskompendium.
Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.
I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize
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| 1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level) |
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| 1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level) |
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| 1.5 Insight into current research and development work |
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| 2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES | ||||||
| 2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving |
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| 2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery |
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| 2.3 System thinking |
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| 2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning |
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| 2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities |
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| 3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION | ||||||
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| 3.2 Communications |
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| 3.3 Communication in foreign languages |
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| 4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT | ||||||
| 4.1 External, societal, and environmental context |
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| 4.2 Enterprise and business context |
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| 4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management |
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| 4.5 Implementing |
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| 4.6 Operating |
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| 5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS | ||||||
| 5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development |
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| 5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development |
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| 5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects |
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| 5.4 Execution of research or development projects |
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| 5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects |
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