MPH_AIMA International Management

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Ing. Bc. Sylva Žáková Talpová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Renata Čuhlová, Ph.D., BA (Hons) (lecturer)
Ing. Bc. Alena Šafrová Drášilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Částek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Bc. Sylva Žáková Talpová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ing. Jan Žák (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Bc. Sylva Žáková Talpová, Ph.D.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Supplier department: Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Prerequisites
! MPH_MEMA International Management
Knowledge of the basics of management is an advantage for successful completion of the course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 130 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/130, only registered: 28/130
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to understand the complexity of management of multinational corporations and the international environment. The course combines lectures with case studies, so that students can apply their knowledge to the real-case examples. Often a few top managers from MNEs participate in the course and bring additional value to the course.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to: - explain the factors of international environment in which multinational organizations operate;
- explain the forces that drive global and European business;
- gather the necessary information on factors affecting the behaviour of multinational companies operating in a specific region and develop arguments;
- explain impacts of operations of multinational organizations, their local/global influence;
- list and assess factors involved in the management of multinational organizations;
- assess the function of business processes in international management and to draw up arguments to use;
- understand and apply the concepts developed in the literature;
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction – course outline, background information, global integration 2. Internationalization 3. Collective forms of business, cooperation, joint venture, acquisitions 4. Multinational businesses and their strategies 5. Managing multinational business operations (organizing strategy) 6. Managing Multinational business operations (HR management, negotiation)
Literature
    required literature
  • Deresky, Helen. International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures [...] Pearson Education, 2022. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/masaryk-ebooks/detail.action?docID=7013923
  • LUTHANS, Fred and Jonathan P. DOH. International management : culture, strategy, and behavior. Eleventh edition. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2021, 1 online. ISBN 9781260579666. URL info
    recommended literature
  • DERESKY, Helen and Steward R. MILLER. International management : managing across borders and cultures : text and cases. Tenth edition, global editio. Harlow, England: Pearson, 2023, 408 stran. ISBN 9781292430362. info
  • ŽÁKOVÁ TALPOVÁ, Sylva, Petr PIROŽEK and Ondřej ČÁSTEK. International Management. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Ekonomicko-správní fakulta, 2019, 101 pp. info
  • RODRIGUES, Carl. International management : a cultural approach. 3rd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2009, xxii, 532. ISBN 9781412951418. info
Teaching methods
The class sessions consist of interactive lectures and case studies. Out of class workload consists of: - working on course-related tasks (case studies, literature review, argumentation) - 2 online tests - readings related to topics of seminars.
Assessment methods
Two online tests, working on course-related tasks (case studies, literature review, argumentation), and active participation. Final test (written) in the exam period. Students who go abroad for Erasmus stay and are full-time students at Masaryk University have to fullfill the assignment as well as the final test. Attendance to classes online should be discussed with a tutor ahead.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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