Strategic management for multinational companies in digital era
1155-12-C21-0-SMfMC
Unit 1. The nature of strategic management
Unit 2. Business internationalization
Unit 3. The international environment of the company
Unit 4. The internationalization process of the company
Unit 5. Digital environment and strategic management
Total student workload
Contact hours with teacher:
- participation in lectures - 18,75 hrs (0,75 ECTS)
- participation in exercises - 18,75 hrs (0,75 ECTS)
- study visit with a teacher to an enterprise and prepare team project 16h (0,64 ECTS)
- support in education related to scientific activity 6h (0,24 ECTS)
- conducting the test: 3 hours (0,12 ECTS)
Self-study hours:
- preparation for lectures - 16 hrs
- writing essays/ papers/ projects- 24 hrs
- reading literature- 10 hrs
- preparation for test/ examination - 12,5 hrs
Altogether: 125 hrs (5 ECTS)
Learning outcomes - knowledge
W1: The student analyzes individual, group, and institutional behaviors in organizations, identifying their strategic implications in intercultural and digital contexts. K_W02
W2: The student evaluates legal, cultural, and financial conditions of operating multinational businesses, particularly in dispersed and intercultural teams, and assesses their impact on strategic decision-making. → K_W06
Learning outcomes - skills
U1: The student applies strategic management theories to independently solve complex organizational problems in multinational and multicultural environments, adopting a critical approach to diverse perspectives. → K_U01
U2: The student organizes and leads multicultural and geographically dispersed teams, assuming different leadership roles and taking responsibility for the outcomes of strategic initiatives. → K_U05
U3: The student designs and develops an individual plan for professional growth, integrating digital-era strategic competences and intercultural leadership skills. → K_U06
Learning outcomes - social competencies
K1: The student adopts a critical and reflective stance when analyzing and confronting theories and practices of strategic management in multinational companies, selecting relevant sources for evidence-based decision-making. → K_K01
Course coordinators
Teaching methods
Lecture:
Conversational lecture, problem-based lecture
Exercises:
Team project, workshops, study visit
Assessment criteria
W1, W2 → written test with case study analysis (multinational strategy scenarios).
U1 → problem-solving tasks on strategic dilemmas in digital and intercultural contexts.
U2 → group project (developing a multinational company’s digital-era strategy).
U3 → individual professional development portfolio (focus: strategic leadership skills).
K1 → critical essay comparing different strategic management approaches in digital-era multinational companies.
Assessment criteria
Fail – till 50%
Satisfactory – 51-59,9%
Satisfactory plus – 60-69,9%
Good – 70-79,9%
Good plus – 80-89,9%
Very good – 90-100%
Practical placement
Additional information
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