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PhD course in INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: STATE-OF-THE-ART THEORIES AND TOPICS

COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL, MAY 8-12, 2023

Registration Deadline

Thursday 30 March 2023 at 00:00


Faculty


Course coordinator

Professor Grazia Santangelo, Copenhagen Business School


Prerequisites

The course is designed for students with different backgrounds who have an interest in business and its applications to other fields and topics. Although a basic knowledge of management, strategy, and economics is helpful, no specific prerequisites are required. Students are expected to attend the entire course and take the final exam.


Aim

The course aims to offer a systematic foundational knowledge of the theoretical building blocks of international business research, the most updated debates on theories, and an overview of topics and areas of research in the field. The ultimate goal is to develop an ability to identify opportunities for future research. The course is organized into two parts. The first part focuses on different theoretical perspectives. The second part discusses state‐of‐the‐art research on specific topics and areas.


Course content

This is a discussion‐based course. Students are expected to attend and be prepared for every session.

Session preparation includes reading all required assigned material for the session. During each session, the discussion will be based on the papers for discussion.


Teaching style

Lectures and workshops where students are expected to present and discuss pre‐assigned readings.


Lecture plan

Lectures and workshops where students are expected to present and discuss pre-assigned readings.

 

Session 1 - 08/05/2023 - Faculty: GS

Why and how companies became multinationals

 

Session 2- 08/05/2023* - Faculty: CGA

Internalization theory

 

Session 3 - 09/05/2023 - Faculty: MML

Behavioral perspectives on international business

 

Session 4 - 09/05/2023* - Faculty: GS, TP, WS

Paper Development Workshop

 

Session 5 - 10/05/202 - Faculty: BP

Dynamics and flexibility of foreign operation modes

 

Session 6 - 10/05/2023* - Faculty: DM

International human resource management

 

Session 7 - 11/05/2023 - Faculty: LR

Knowledge transfer across borders

 

Session 8 - 11/05/2023* - Faculty: WS

International business and knowledge protection

 

Session 9 - 12/05/2023 - Faculty: TP

Backlash against globalization

 

Session 10 – 12/05/2023* – Faculty: GS

MNEs and Grand challenges

 

* These sessions will be scheduled in the afternoon

Tentative schedule

Morning sessions: 9-12

Afternoon sessions: 13:30-17:30

 

Exam

At the end of the course, each student is requested to hand in a 3‐5‐page proposal that will be assessed on a pass/no‐pass basis. The proposal is expected to identify a research question, theoretical framing, and preliminary hypotheses.

 

ECTS: 5

 

Fee

DKK 6,500 (EUR 875). This course is offered in collaboration with EIASM. For PhD students who are currently enrolled an EIASM member institution, there is a reduced fee of DKK 5,025 (EUR 675)

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Maximum number of participants: 20

 

Contact information

For questions regarding the content of the course:

Course Coordinator: Professor Grazia Santangelo - [log in to unmask]

 

For questions regarding the administration of the course:

CBS PhD Support: Nina Iversen [log in to unmask] +45.3815 2475

 

Additional details, including info on registration, are available at this link

 

 

Grazia Santangelo, PhD

Professor of Strategic and International Management

 

COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL

Department of Strategy and Innovation (SI)

Kilen, Kilevej 14

DK-2000 Frederiksberg

 

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