KHMM International Management

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Petr Pirožek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Petr Pirožek, Ph.D.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Timetable
Sun 29. 3. 8:30–11:50 P312, Sun 26. 4. 12:50–16:15 P312
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 65 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/65, only registered: 0/65, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/65
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of the course focuses on understanding the interaction of transnational corporations in an international environment.

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- understand the international environment in which multinational organizations operate;
- gather the necessary information affecting the behaviour of multinational companies in the local environment where the organization operates;
- explain effects of exposure to multinational organizations with local/global influence;
- assess factors involved in the management of multinational organizations;
- assess the function of business processes in international management to draw up the arguments for their use.
Syllabus
  • Introduction, determination of the problem, background of the course and used terms
  • Internationalization of company, investment to foreign countries
  • Collective forms of business, international environment and its demands
  • Instruments used in international management – cooperation, joint venture, akvizition
  • Multinational companies, fundamental, characteristic, classification
  • Function of companies in multinational management R&D, human resources, financial a informative systems
Literature
  • HODGETTS, Richard M., Fred LUTHANS and Jonathan P. DOH. International management : culture, strategy, and behavior. 6th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2006, xxviii, 60. ISBN 0072961082. info
  • DVOŘÁČEK, Jiří. Společné a nadnárodní podniky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oeconomica, 2006, 199 s. ISBN 8024510294. info
  • PICHANIČ, Mikuláš. Mezinárodní management a globalizace. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2004, xi, 176. ISBN 807179886X. info
  • BRAND, Ronald A. Fundamentals of international business transactions. Boston: Kluwer Law International, 2000, xlviii, 13. ISBN 9041196323. info
  • MEAD, Richard. International management : cross-cultural dimensions. 1st ed. Cambridge: Blackwell, 1994, xvii, 525. ISBN 0-631-18368-X. info
Assessment methods
The formulation and presentation of selected topics concerning lectured topics - active participation in seminars. Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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