International Management

Department

Bachelor's program Business & Management

Course unit code

B&M-B-5-INT-INT-INS

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6.0

Name of lecturer(s)

Mode of delivery

-

Recommended optional program components

none

Recommended or required reading

- Collinson, S., Narula, R., & Rugman, A. M. (2020). International business (8th ed.). Pearson Education Limited.
- Daniels, J. D., Radebaugh, L. H., & Sullivan, D. P. (2021). International business: Environments and operations (16th ed.). Pearson.
- Friedman, T. L. (2005). The world is flat: A brief history of the twenty-first century. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
- Hall, E. T. (1959). The silent language. Doubleday.
- Hall, E. T. (1966). The hidden dimension. Doubleday.
- Hall, E. T. (1976). Beyond culture. Anchor Books.
- Hill, C. W. L. (2023). International business: Competing in the global marketplace (14th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
- Hofstede, G., Hofstede, G. J., & Minkov, M. (2010). Cultures and organizations: Software of the mind (3rd ed.). McGraw-Hill.
- Meyer, E. (2014). The culture map: Breaking through the invisible boundaries of global business. PublicAffairs.
- Stiglitz, J. E. (2003). Globalization and its discontents. W. W. Norton & Company.
- Trompenaars, F., & Hampden-Turner, C. (2012). Riding the waves of culture: Understanding diversity in global business (3rd ed.). Nicholas Brealey Publishing.
- Wild, J. J., & Wild, K. L. (2022). International business: The challenges of globalization (10th ed.). Pearson.

Level of course unit

Bachelor

Year of study

Spring 2026

Semester when the course unit is delivered

5

Language of instruction

English

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students acquire a good understanding in international management and learn about opportunities and risks in a volatile global environment.

Course contents

Introduction to global markets, global value chains, networks and strategies

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.

Work placement(s)

none