20539 - MANAGING THE MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION
CLMG - M - IM - MM - AFC - CLEFIN-FINANCE - CLELI - ACME - DES-ESS - EMIT - GIO
Department of Management and Technology
Course taught in English
GABRIELLA LOJACONO
Course Objectives
Course Content Summary
The course is structured as follows: it opens with a discussion on the meanings of globalization and the imperatives that drive firms to invest abroad as they seek market access, knowledge and cheap inputs, while also taking into account the costs of doing business abroad. It addresses how firms build global presence (e.g. market selection, entry modes) and how internationalization choices influence firm's performance. Topical issues in International management like offshoring, reshoring, emerging market strategies and headquarter-subsidiary relationships are scrutinized. Key questions are: what are the economic fundamentals driving first offshoring and then reshoring, what is special about emerging markets and what are the different roles of subsidiaries in the MNC? As such, the course provides a good foundation for International Management theory and discusses the topical issues in the field.
Detailed Description of Assessment Methods
Student evaluation consists of a written exam at the end of the course (70% of the total grade) and a teamwork completed during the course (30% of the total grade). Extraordinary in class contribution (in particular in discussing cases and participating to debates) is awarded with one extra point at the end of the grading process.
Textbooks
- V. K. JAIN, Global Strategy. Competing in the Connected Economy, Routledge, 2017,
- Slides, cases and readings discussed in class and not included in the above mentioned book are accessible on Course Reserve or saved on the Blackboard Platform (Course: 20539).
- V. K. JAIN, Global Strategy. Competing in the Connected Economy, Routledge, 2017;
- P. GHEMAWAT, Redefining Global Strategy: Crossing Borders in a World Where Differences Still Matter, HBS Press, 2007.
- Slides, cases and readings discussed in class and not included in the above mentioned book are accessible on Course Reserve or saved on the Blackboard Platform (Course: 20539)