Syllabus for |
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| TEK360 - International business relationships |
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| Syllabus adopted 2012-02-24 by Head of Programme (or corresponding) |
| Owner: MPSCM |
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7,5 Credits |
| Grading: TH - Five, Four, Three, Not passed |
| Education cycle: Second-cycle |
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Major subject: Industrial Engineering and Management
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Department: 45 - TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
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Teaching language: English
Open for exchange students
Block schedule:
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Summer course |
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Examination |
7,5 c |
Grading: TH |
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7,5 c
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28 May 2014 pm V, |
13 Jan 2014 pm V, |
25 Aug 2014 am M |
In programs
MPBDP ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS DESIGN, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (elective)
MPMEI MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION, MSC PROGR, Year 2 (elective)
MPMEI MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (elective)
MPQOM QUALITY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, MSC PROGR, Year 2 (elective)
MPSCM SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, MSC PROGR, Year 2 (elective)
MPSCM SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (elective)
Examiner:
Bitr professor
Kajsa Hulthén
Eligibility:
For single subject courses within Chalmers programmes the same eligibility requirements apply, as to the programme(s) that the course is part of.
Course specific prerequisites
Course TEK260 or IMA044 or equivalent
Aim
The course aims at providing students with an understanding of business relationships and their nature, as well as what they permit and preclude. The course takes an international perspective on business relationships and focuses on customer as well as supplier relationships.
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
Describe and analyse central features of business relationships with a focus on international aspects
Describe and analyse business relationships as parts of global networks
Formulate and evaluate global marketing and supply strategies
Illustrate the challenges faced by firms when involved in international business relatiohsips
Content
The course focuses on international business relationships from different perspectives. The focus will be on a dyadic level (i.e. the relationship between two companies) but their situation in the network and how they are affected by the other business enterprises therein will also be a strong focus in the course. The course helps students to recognize that planning, whether on the marketing or on the purchasing side of any business, is not a straightforward process that can be undertaken without consideration of what important counterparts are doing.
Organisation
The course is based on a combination of lectures, group work, seminars, and individual work. There will be a strong discursive element to each class and students are expected to participate actively.
Literature
To be announced later
Examination
Written exam and assignment.