Moses - Multinational Corporations and Corporate Control

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Diese Modulbeschreibung gilt nicht im aktuellen Semester.

Die Modulbeschreibung gilt nur für den Zeitraum SS 2014 - WS 2015/16. Die Version für das aktuelle Semester (SoSe 2024) finden Sie hier: Modulbeschreibung des SoSe 2024

Module / Version:
#70011 / #1

Validity:
SS 2014 - WS 2015/16

Default display language:
English

Module title:
Multinational Corporations and Corporate Control

Credits:
6

Responsible person:
Knyphausen-Aufseß, Dodo

Grading:
benotet

Type of exam:
Portfolioprüfung

Zugehörigkeit

Faculty:
Fakultät VII

Institute:
Institut für Technologie und Management

Area of expertise:
37331400 FG Strategische Führung und Globales Management

Prüfungsausschuss:
Betriebswirtschaftslehre

Kontakt

Office:
H 92

Contact person:
No information

E-mail address:
info@strategie.tu-berlin.de

Website:

http://www.strategie.tu-berlin.de

Learning Outcomes

The objective of this module is to teach students about the causes and implications of internationalization and globalization. The students should be enabled to assess the actions taken by multinational companies from an academic viewpoint and to provide profound criticism for possible strategic options. Moreover, the students will learn about core topics of strategic control which are of relevance for companies in general and multinational firms in particular.

Content

The course “Multinational Corporations – Theory and Practice“ provides an overview of the phenomena of internationalization and globalization. Also we will focus on theories about internationalization. These theories span a range from imperialistic approaches to macroeconomic, industry- and cluster-specific avenues. Lastly, we will focus on theories which deal with single corporations (micro viewpoint), transaction costs and behavioral approaches. In general, we try to develop an understanding of the role of multinational corporations in modern economies and societies. The second part of the module focuses on corporate control issues from a theoretical, but also from an applied perspective (the lecturer, Dr. Ulrich Pidun, is director at the Boston Consulting Group in Frankfurt). More specifically, we will discuss the theory and practice of value-based management, strategic planning, risk management, investment management, financial management (funding, dealing with capital markets) as well as integrated management systems.

Module Components

Pflichtgruppe:

All Courses are mandatory.

Course Name	Type	Number	Cycle	Language	SWS	VZ
Corporate Control Issues in Modern Enterprises	IV	73 14 L 15	SoSe	English	2
Multinational Corporations ‑ Theory and Practice	IV	73 14 L 16	SoSe	English	2

Workload and Credit Points

Corporate Control Issues in Modern Enterprises (IV):

Workload description	Multiplier	Hours	Total
Class attendance	15.0	2.0h	30.0h
Pre-/post processing	15.0	3.0h	45.0h
			75.0h(~3 LP)

Multinational Corporations ‑ Theory and Practice (IV):

Workload description	Multiplier	Hours	Total
Class attendance	15.0	2.0h	30.0h
Pre-/post processing	15.0	3.0h	45.0h
			75.0h(~3 LP)

Course-independent workload:

Workload description	Multiplier	Hours	Total
Case study	1.0	15.0h	15.0h
Exam preparation	1.0	15.0h	15.0h
			30.0h(~1 LP)

The Workload of the module sums up to 180.0 Hours. Therefore the module contains 6 Credits.

Description of Teaching and Learning Methods

The sessions of our courses include parts, which have the character of a lecture; moreover, student groups have to present case studies in some of our sessions. The second module part is organized as a series of three day-long sessions.

Requirements for participation and examination

Desirable prerequisites for participation in the courses:

Previous participation in our bachelor module „Grundlagen des Strategischen und Internationalen Managements“ or comparable courses.

Mandatory requirements for the module test application:

This module has no requirements.

Module completion

Grading

graded

Type of exam

Portfolio examination

Type of portfolio examination

No information

Language

English

Test elements

Name	Points/Weight	Categorie	Duration/Extent
Case study presentation or preparation	30	No information	No information
Two written tests	70	No information	No information

Grading scale

No information

Test description (Module completion)

The portfolio examination consists of the following elements, adding up to a maximum of 100 credits. The grading follows the joint conversion key of the School of Economics and Management (decision of the school's council dated May 28, 2014 - FKR VII-4/8-28.05.2014).

Duration of the Module

The following number of semesters is estimated for taking and completing the module:
1 Semester.

This module may be commenced in the following semesters:
Sommersemester.

Maximum Number of Participants

This module is not limited to a number of students.

Registration Procedures

Internal registration via ISIS, which is mandatory in order to get access to the course materials and to get all relevant announcements via email.

Recommended literature
We provide reading materials for each session. Information about the required reading can be seen in our syllabi, which we provide for each of our courses.

Assigned Degree Programs

Semester:

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This module is used in the following Degree Programs (new System):

	Studiengang / StuPO	StuPOs	Verwendungen	Erste Verwendung	Letzte Verwendung
This module is not used in any degree program.

Students of other degrees can participate in this module without capacity testing.

Miscellaneous

Each semester we start with a general information lecture. There we present the content overview and formal modalities for each of our courses. Date and place can be seen from our website. We strongly recommend attendance for this particular session. For each course we also provide a syllabus, which includes information about the per week proceedings of our courses with regard to content, task assignments and required readings. Our courses are held consecutively, which means that we first offer one course in the first half of the lecture period, and then the other one in the second half.

Multinational Corporations and Corporate Control