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040238 SE Bachelor Seminar (incl. Bachelor´s Paper) (2018S)

Int. Business

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

Sprache: Englisch/Deutsch
Das Seminar wird nur für Bachelor IBW Studierende angeboten.
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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).

Details

max. 24 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 15.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 25.06. 11:30 - 18:15 Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 26.06. 13:15 - 18:15 Seminarraum 13 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 27.06. 11:30 - 18:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Thursday 28.06. 11:30 - 18:15 Seminarraum 13 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Objectives, content and method of the course

Every student who writes a bachelor thesis has to attend the BA seminar and give a presentation on the topic of the thesis (presentation time: 20-30 minutes) as well as to write a written paper.

(I) Choosing topics

Deadline for the submission of the topics for the Bachelorthesis: 22.03.2018
Deadline for the submission of Synopsis/Extended Proposals along with the list of the literature: 26.04.2018

(II) Presentation
Final proposals are to be presented in 25-28.06.2018
The PowerPoint slides must be sent to the lecturer at least 1 day before the presentation

(III) Bachelor Thesis (35 pages without References)
Deadline for the Submission of the Bachelortheses : 15.09.2018

NOTE: IT IS POSSIBLE TO WRITE BACHELOR THESIS ONLY IN ENGLISH IN THIS GROUP.

Assessment and permitted materials

Bachelor Thesis (80%)
Presentation and class participation (20%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

For a successful completion of the course, the following conditions must adequately have to be met;
1. At least 75% attendance
2. Presentation of the the proposals

Examination topics

List of topics generally prescribed:
(The list is by no means an exhaustive one. Students may opt any other relevant topic with a prior consent of the lecturer)

1. Corporate Governance of the MNE
2. International Market Entry Strategies
3. Management Control in Alliances
4. Relational View of Competitive Advantage
5. The Agency Perspective
6. International Joint Ventures
7. The Configurational Approach to Organisational Design
8. Evolutionary Theory of the Firm
9. Outsourcing
10. International Strategy and the Organisation
11. Environment and the Organisation
12. Culture and Organisation of the MNE
13. Functional Strategies of the MNEs
14. Knowledge Transfer between Headquarters and Subsidiaries
15. Inter-organizational Collaborations (The Cooperative Strategy)
16. Organisational Behaviour
17. Innovation & Creativity in Management and Organisational Design
18. Portfolio Strategies in Strategic Management
19. The Dynamic Capability Perspective
20. Emerging Forms of Organisational Structures

Reading list

List of Eminent management journals;
(Again the list by no means is exhaustive. Students may also seek additional sources of useful literature)

Strategic Management Journal
Academy of Management Annals
Academy of Management Journal
Journal of International Business Studies
Organisation Studies
Journal of Business Venturing
Journal of Management Studies
Journal of Business Research
Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice
Management Science

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