PHMM 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
each even Monday 18:00–19:35 P104
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PHMM/1: each odd Monday 18:00–19:35 P104, P. Pirožek
PHMM/2: each even Tuesday 16:20–17:55 S308, P. Pirožek
PHMM/3: each odd Tuesday 16:20–17:55 S308, P. Pirožek
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 108 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/108, only registered: 0/108, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/108
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to understand the interaction of transnational corporations in the international environment.

At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- understand the international environment in which multinational organizations operate;
- gather the necessary information on factors affecting the behaviour of multinational companies operating in a specific region;
- explain impacts of operations of multinational organizations, their local/global influence;
- 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.
Syllabus
  • Introduction, specification of the subject matter, background information to the course, terminology
  • Internationalization of company, foreign investment
  • Collective forms of business, international environment and its requirements
  • Instruments used in international management – cooperation, joint venture, acquisitions
  • Multinational companies, their fundamental principles, characteristics, classification
  • Function of companies in multinational R&D management, human resources, financial a information systems
  • Summary, seminar work evaluation, feedback
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
Seminar work: Students choose and present one topic that has been dealt with at the lectures. Active participation in seminars is compulsory.
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008.
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