• Globalisation
• History of international Business
• Barriers to trade
• Introduction to institutions
• Formal institutions
• Economic systems
• Informal institutions
• Culture
• Trade theories
• Introduction to multinational firms

• Knowledge of current developments in geopolitics and globalization
• Understanding of different economic systems in international markets
• Knowledge of national and supranational institutions that shape the geopolitical economy
• Knowledge of theories of economic exchange at the country level
• Knowledge about the steps in the internationalization of companies
• Understanding how global companies are run
• Dealing with current trends in global business activities (digitalization, sustainability)
• Development of English language skills and a global mindset

No attendance required (you do not need to send an email if you miss a lecture)

Blended Format:
"In blended courses, 30-50% of the scheduled contact hours do not take place synchronously in presence or hybrid, but asynchronously online or synchronously online."

Further Information: https://www.wu.ac.at/infos-fuer-lehrende/lehrveranstaltungen-pruefungen-abschlussarbeiten/abhaltungsformate/blended/

In-person lectures: 5 lecture units

Online:

• Study what you learned in class:
  • Slides and content presented in class
• Deepen your understanding:
  • 2-5 online videos to watch
  • 2-5 articles to read
• Test your understanding:
  • Multiple choice questions that are not graded (200 in total)
  • 20 multiple-choice questions (4 after each unit) that are graded 
• Apply your knowledge
  • Read 5 case studies and submit at two written case study reports
• Ask your questions & connect with other students
  • Forum in which you can read through other students‘ answered questions and ask your own
  • Forum for students only to discuss course contents

Students will be added based on their position on the waiting list. Registrations beyond the designated course size is not possible. There is no registration via email - please refrain from sending registration emails to the lecturers.

If you do not take the course, please deregister. As attendance is not required, we will not deregister you automatically (this also applies to the first lecture).

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