MPH_MEMA International Management

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Petr Pirožek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Bc. Alena Šafrová Drášilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Bc. Sylva Žáková Talpová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Petr Pirožek, 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
Timetable
each even Monday 18:00–19:35 P104
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MPH_MEMA/01: each odd Monday 18:00–19:35 P104, P. Pirožek
MPH_MEMA/02: each even Tuesday 16:20–17:55 S308, P. Pirožek
MPH_MEMA/03: each odd Tuesday 16:20–17:55 S308, P. Pirožek
MPH_MEMA/04: each odd Monday 14:35–16:15 P104, S. Žáková Talpová
MPH_MEMA/05: each odd Tuesday 13:45–15:20 S311, A. Šafrová Drášilová
MPH_MEMA/06: each even Tuesday 13:45–15:20 S311, A. Šafrová Drášilová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PHMM International Management
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 75 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/75, only registered: 0/75, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/75
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
  • GOODERHAM, Paul N. and Odd NORDHAUG. International management : cross-boundary challenges. 1st ed. Malden: Blackwell, 2003, xiii, 473. ISBN 0631233423. 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
Teaching methods
Lectures are presentation by interpretation. Seminar works are implemented through the active work of the student and his presentation of selected case studies.
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 (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PHMM.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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