International corporations and their business networks
Syllabus
Basic information
- Field of study*
- International Economic Relations
- Specialisation
- International Business
- Organizational unit
- UEP
- Level of qualification
- Second-cycle programme
- Mode of study
- Full-time
- Track
- General academic
- Didactic cycle
- 2019/2020
- Subject code
- UEPMSG03S.24C.11536.19
- Language of instruction
- English
- Mandatory
- Elective
- Block
- Block C
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Period
Semester 3
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Method of evaluation
Assessment
Activities and hours
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Number of ECTS points
3
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Subject’s educational aims
| C1 | To present the contemporary forms of companies cooperation in international context |
| C2 | To show the main assumptions of the concept of business network |
| C3 | To identify the process of the network analysis within company's international activity |
| C4 | To recognize the strategic decisions taken by the company in the context of the activities within the business network in the international market |
| C5 | To assess the benefits and threats resulting from the business activities in the international business network |
Entry requirements
Knowledge in the field of companies' internationalization, companies' competitive advantage, strategic management.
Subject's learning outcomes
| Code | Outcomes in terms of | Effects | Examination methods |
| Knowledge | |||
| W1 | Student has the knowledge about selected network structures | K2_W06, K2_W11, K2_W14, K2_W15 | Final quiz, Report, Group project / Group work, Research, Presentation |
| W2 | Student has knowledge about methods of business network analysis | K2_W08 | Final quiz, Report, Group project / Group work, Research, Presentation |
| W3 | Student has knowledge about the processes of strategic decisions regarding network structures | K2_W03, K2_W06, K2_W14 | Final quiz, Report, Group project / Group work, Research, Presentation |
| W4 | Student has knowledge about the process of developing a competitive advantage in the context of the business network | K2_W03, K2_W14, K2_W15 | Final quiz, Report, Group project / Group work, Research, Presentation |
| Skills | |||
| U1 | Student has the ability to use theoretical knowledge on the business network for the analysis of network structures and relationships of the real companies | K2_U01, K2_U02, K2_U03 | Final quiz, Report, Group project / Group work, Research, Presentation |
| U2 | Student has the ability to see relations, interactions between companies in the context of their international activities | K2_U01, K2_U03, K2_U04, K2_U07, K2_U08 | Final quiz, Report, Group project / Group work, Research, Presentation |
| U3 | Student has the ability to identify the causes of competitive advantage in the context of the business network | K2_U01, K2_U02, K2_U04, K2_U05, K2_U07, K2_U08 | Final quiz, Report, Group project / Group work, Research, Presentation |
| U4 | Student has the ability to analyze international business network | K2_U01, K2_U02, K2_U03, K2_U04 | Final quiz, Report, Group project / Group work, Research, Presentation |
| Social competences | |||
| K1 | Student has the competence to present and argue his/her own views | K2_U18 | Final quiz, Report, Class participation, Group project / Group work, Research, Presentation |
| K2 | Student is able to express own judgments on important issues concerning the relation between business and the business environment | K2_U18 | Final quiz, Class participation, Group project / Group work, Research, Presentation |
| K3 | Student is able to work in a team, to carry out joint projects and is prepared to actively participate in the group | K2_U17, K2_U18, K2_K03 | Report, Group project / Group work, Research, Presentation |
| K4 | Student is able to communicate with the international environment | K2_U18 | Final quiz, Report, Group project / Group work, Research, Presentation |
Study content
| No. | Course content | Subject's educational goals | Subject's learning outcomes |
| 1. | The essence of network relationships, business networks and network approach | C1, C2 | W1, U1, U2 |
| 2. | Social networks, social networks analysis | C2, C3, C4 | W1, W2, U3 |
| 3. | The essence and types of local and international business networks | C1 | W1, U1, U2 |
| 4. | The network model of internationalisation | C1, C2 | W1, W3, U2 |
| 5. | The analysis of business network | C3 | W2, U1, U2, U3, U4, K1, K2, K3, K4 |
| 6. | Impact of business network and cooperation on companies' competitive advantage in foreign markets - benefits and risks and coopetition | C2, C4, C5 | W1, W3, W4, U1, U2, U3 |
| 7. | Keitersu,Guanxi, Hegu, Chaebol, Maquiladoras | C1 | U1, U2, K2, K3, K4 |
| 8. | Network organisations, MLM | C1, C4, C5 | W1, W3, U1, U2, K1, K2 |
| 9. | International corporate networks: MNCs, strategic alliances | C1 | W1, U1, U2, K1, K2, K3, K4 |
| 10. | R&D networks, project networks | C1, C4 | W1, W3, U1, U2 |
| 11. | Strategy and strategic decisions of companies within international business networks | C4, C5 | W3, W4, U1, U2, U3 |
| 12. | Presentation of the projects prepared by students - analysis of business networks and network structures | C3, C4, C5 | W1, W2, W3, W4, U1, U2, U3, U4, K1, K2, K3, K4 |
Bibliography
Obligatory- M. Ratajczak-Mrozek, Business Networks and Cooperation Within the Supply Chain as a Determinant of Growth and Competitiveness, „The European Financial Review”, April/May 2013, pp.30-33
- The development of business networks in the company internationalisation process, ed. K. Fonfara, Poznań University of Economics Press, Poznań 2012
- E. Todeva, Business Networks. Strategy and Structure, Routledge, 2006
Course advanced
Teaching methods:
Conversation lecture, Lecture with multimedia presentation, Case study
| Teaching methods | Method of evaluation | Credit conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Lectures | Final quiz, Report, Class participation, Group project / Group work, Research, Presentation, Two possibilities: - final exam - or preparation of individual detailed project and presentation |
Calculation of ECTS points
| Activity form | Activity hours* | |
| Report preparation | 10 | |
| Participation in lectures | 30 | |
| Literature research | 5 | |
| Preparation for exam | 15 | |
| Empirical research | 15 | |
| Consultations with teacher | 5 | |
| Preparation of multimedia presentation | 5 | |
| Student workload |
Hours
85
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ECTS
3.0
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| Workload involving teacher |
Hours
35
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ECTS
1.0
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| Practical workload |
Hours
25
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ECTS
1.0
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* one hour of classes = 45 minutes