International Management 2600-DSMz3zkZM
Seminar:
1. The role of distance in international business
1.1. Globalization or 'globaloney'?
1.2. Dimensions of distance – the CAGE framework
1.3. Psychic distance
2. People in international business
2.1. Multiculturalism of multinational corporations
2.2. Factors shaping culture
2.3. Cultural dimensions
2.4. The role of foreign language in management
3. Internationalization strategies
3.1. Uppsala model and born-global firms
3.2. Choice of internationalization directions
3.4. Timing of internationalization
4. Adaptation as a key challenge of internationalization strategy
4.1. Local responsiveness vs. global integration?
4.2. Types of strategies according to Bartlett and Ghoshal
4.3. Strategy and structure, subsidiary-headquarters relations
4.4. Global value chains – key managerial choices
5. Factors shaping contemporary international trade patterns
5.1. Megatrends
5.2. Globalization and its dimensions
6. The firm internationalization process
6.1. Motives for internationalization
6.2. Internationalization process
6.3. Modes of internationalization
6.4. Mergers and acquisitions
Course coordinators
Term 2026Z: | Term 2025Z: |
Type of course
Mode
Learning outcomes
S2_W01: terminology in the field of corporate management within the discipline of management and quality sciences as well as complementary disciplines (economics and finance, legal sciences).
S2_W02: specifics, principles, procedures, and practices regarding corporate operations, key functions (operations, marketing, finance, personnel management), and relations with the environment.
S2_W05: technological, social, political, legal, economic, and ecological processes and phenomena, including fundamental dilemmas of modern civilization and their impact on corporate functioning.
S2_U02: correctly interpret technological, social, political, legal, economic, and ecological processes and phenomena and their impact on corporate functioning.
S2_U03: adapt existing methods, select appropriate sources, and use advanced ICT techniques to identify, diagnose, and solve problems related to corporate functioning.
S2_U05: independently and in teams prepare analyses, diagnoses, and reports on corporate functioning, present them communicatively, and participate in debates, also in English, using ICT tools.
S2_U06: plan and organize individual and team work, and cooperate in a team.
S2_K04: thinking and acting in an entrepreneurial manner.
S2_K05: adhering to professional ethical standards.
Assessment criteria
Seminar: Attendance, active participation in discussions, completion of individual and team assignments, class activities.
Grading scale:
0–50% – grade 2
51–60% – grade 3
61–70% – grade 3.5
71–80% – grade 4
81–90% – grade 4.5
91–100% – grade 5
Points are awarded for:
• Class attendance
• Active participation in discussions
• Completion of individual and team assignments
Bibliography
Primary reading:
• Obłój, K., Wąsowska, A. (2014). Zarządzanie międzynarodowe. Teoria i praktyka. PWE, Warszawa.
Supplementary reading:
• Ciszewska-Mlinaric, M., Obłój, K., Wąsowska, A. (2021). Strategia Korporacji. Wydawnictwo nieoczywiste.
• Ghemawat, P. (2007). Redefining global strategy: Crossing borders in a world where differences still matter. Harvard Business Review Press.
• Ghemawat, P. (2007). Why the world isn’t flat. Foreign Policy, (159), 54–60.
• Hofstede, G. (1980). Culture's consequences: International differences in work-related values. Sage.
• Rugman, A. M. (2005). The regional multinationals: MNE strategies and governments in the 21st century. Cambridge University Press.