Institut fr Internationales Management Department of International Management www'imgmt'jku'at

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Institut für Internationales Management
Department of International
Managementwww.imgmt.jku.at
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Why study International Management?

• Understanding
• the principles of international business and
  competition
• the dynamics of global environment of
  organizations
• managerial, strategic, and organizational issues
  in a global context
• cultural differences
• Getting the BIG PICTURE
• by crossing functional boundaries
• Preparing for an international career by
• Exposure to international thinking (e.g. guest
  professors)
• Developing cultural sensitivity
• Working in multicultural teams
• Developing a proficiency in English

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Who Is Who?

• Deputy Chair Erna Szabo
• Academic staff Werner Auer-Rizzi
• Iris Fischlmayr
• Alexandra Kaar
• Alma ehic
• Administration Erika Meditz
• Sonja Matzinger

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Studying International Management -
Schwerpunktfach
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Introduction to International Business (KS)

• Issues Theories on internationalization,
  globalization, politics and law in business,
  international trade and economic systems,
  business-government relations, regional economic
  integration, etc.
• Case studies
• Short tests during the semester
• Final written examination

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Global Management and Strategy (IK)

• Issues external and internal environment of
  MNEs, internationalization, strategic management
  on the headquarter and subsidiary level,
  cooperative strategies, corporate social
  responsibility, etc.
• Case studies
• Short tests during the semester
• Final written examination

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Organization and Management of MNEs (IK)

• Issues Coordination and control, knowledge
  transfer, post merger integration, dynamic
  capabilities, global strategic alliances,
  transaction costs, organizational change
• Case studies / empirical studies
• Short tests during the semester
• Final written examination

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Cross Cultural Management (SE)

• Issues Key concepts in cross-cultural
  management, cross-cultural communication,
  cultural clusters, organizing and organizational
  culture, multicultural teams, negotiation,
  expatriation, etc.
• Culture simulation
• Reflective essays and short tests during the
  semester
• Seminar paper or virtual team project

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Schwerpunktfach - Principles

• We expect students to attend all course sessions.
• All courses are taught in English.
• Examination (2 ECTS)
• Written examination ("1 Partiale"), 120 minutes
• The examination covers the topics of all four
  courses
• The examination grade includes the arithmetic
  mean of the four individual course grades (50)

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Studying International Management
Spezialisierungsfach
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Spezialisierungsfach - Principles

• We expect students to attend all course sessions.
• All courses are taught in English.
• We encourage our students to go abroad and take
  International Management courses as part of an
  ERASMUS exchange program.
• We are intensively cooperating with
  inter-nationally renowned guest professors and
  strongly recommend that our students take at
  least one course with a visiting professor.

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Spezialisierungsfach - Examination

• Written examination (1 Partiale"), 120 minutes
• The examination covers the course topics of the
  "Schwerpunktfach"
• The examination grade includes the arithmetic
  mean of the individual course grades of all
  courses (50)

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Writing a Diploma Thesis in IM

• In English or German
• Requirements
• - Successful completion of the
  Schwerpunktfach
• in International Management
• - Students in the Spezialisierungsfach have
  priority over others
• Topics
• Typically chosen individually by the student.
  In case of specific research projects, available
  topics are posted on the homepage.

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Writing a Diploma Thesis in IM

• Focus
• - Topic within the area of International
  Management
• - Either theoretically or empirically oriented
• - Quantitative as well as qualitative studies
  are possible
• - As part of the literature review, the student
  must search for articles related to her or his
  thesis topic in recent issues (last five years)
  of specified journals (see homepage)

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For further information

• Hochschulfondsgebäude 2nd floor
• Opening hours secretarys office
• Mon Thu 900-1200
• Fri 900 1300
• Mon also 1300-1630 and Thu 1300-1500
• Phone number 43/732/2468/9412 or 9448
• E-Mail erika.meditz_at_jku.at
• office_imgmt_at_jku.at
• Homepage www.imgmt.jku.at