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040219 KU Governance of International Firms (MA) (2019S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

Summary

1 Seferagic , Moodle
2 Seferagic , Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
Registration information is available for each group.

Groups

Group 1

service email address: opim.bda@univie.ac.at

max. 52 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 21.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 23.05. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 27.05. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 03.06. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 12.06. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 17.06. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 19.06. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 02.07. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß

Group 2

service email address: opim.bda@univie.ac.at

max. 52 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 15.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 17.05. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 24.05. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 28.05. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 06.06. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 13.06. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 18.06. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 01.07. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course aims at developing a fine-grained understanding of the key concepts, issues and practices of corporate governance in contemporary global business organizations.
The course will follow a lecture format characterized by interactive discussions on the various aspects of corporate governance. Student are expected to come prepared to class and will also give short talks about chosen or assigned topics.

Topics discussed in the course include org. theory, org. structure, org. design, org. effectiveness, external environment of organizations, interorganizational relations, governance mechanisms, ownerships patterns, role of the board of directors, role of top management, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, stakeholder analysis, and ethical decision making.

Assessment and permitted materials

Exam 40%
Online test 1 10%
Online test 2 10%
Presentation 25%
Case study 15%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

For successful completion of the course a student must achieve >50% of the total points.

Examination topics

The assessment load includes all topics discussed in class (see literature). More details will be given in class.

Reading list

Daft, R. L., Murphy, J., & Wilmott, H. (2017). Organization theory & design: An international perspective (3rd ed.). Andover, UK: Cengage Learning.

Peng, M. W. (2014). Global strategic management (3rd ed.). South-Western Cengage Learning.

Association in the course directory

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