Skip to Main Content

CBS PhD School logo

International Business: State-of-the Art Theories and Topics - 5 ECTS

Date and time

Monday 8 May 2023 at 09:00 to Friday 12 May 2023 at 17:30

Registration Deadline

Wednesday 12 April 2023 at 23:55

Location

Kilen - room KL1.43 (first floor), Kilevej 14A, 2000 Frederiksberg Kilen - room KL1.43 (first floor)
Kilevej 14A
2000 Frederiksberg

International Business: State-of-the Art Theories and Topics - 5 ECTS

Course coordinator: Grazia Santangelo, Department of Strategy and Innovation (SI)

Faculty

Professor Christian Geisler Asmussen (CGA)
Department of Strategy and Innovation, CBS

Professor Dana Minbaeva (DM)
King’s College London and Copenhagen Business School

Professor with special responsibilites Marcus Møller Larsen (MML)
Department of Strategy and Innovation, CBS

Professor Torben Pedersen (TP)
Department of Strategy and Innovation, CBS

Professor Bent Petersen (BP)
Department of International Economics, Government and Business, CBS

Professor with special responsibilites Larissa Rabbiosi (LR)
Department of Strategy and Innovation, CBS

Professor Grazia Santangelo (GS)
Department of Strategy and Innovation, CBS

Professor Wolfgang Sofka (WS)
Department of Strategy and Innovation, CBS


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.

The course is offered in collaboration with EIASM. Upon registration you need to send the following documents in one file to the organizer ni.research@cbs.dk:
  • curriculum vitae demonstrating your capabilities of doing research;
  • a letter of recommendation of your local faculty supporting the application;
  • a one-page description of your doctoral research, indicating the general objectives.
 
The selection among the applicants will be conducted by Course Coordinator and Faculty. 


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.

S1 - 08/05/2023 - Faculty: GS            
Why and how companies became multinationals

S2- 08/05/2023*  - Faculty: CGA            
Internalization theory

S3 - 09/05/2023 - Faculty: MML            
Behavioral perspectives on international business

S4 - 09/05/2023* - Faculty: GS, TP, WS            
Paper Development Workshop

S5 - 10/05/202 - Faculty: BP
Dynamics and flexibility of foreign operation modes

S6 - 10/05/2023* - Faculty: DM                
International human resource management

S7 - 11/05/2023 - Faculty: LR              
Knowledge transfer across borders

S8 - 11/05/2023* - Faculty: WS                 
International business and knowledge protection

S9 - 12/05/2023 - Faculty: TP              
Backlash against globalization      
 
S10* - 12/05/2023 - Faculty: GS         
MNCs and grand challenges 
   
* These sessions will be scheduled in the afternoon

Tentative schedule

Morning sessions: 9:00-12:00
Afternoon sessions: 13:30-16:30

Learning objectives
  • To demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of theories and topics relevant to international business literature.
  • To demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of key concepts, assumptions, causal  relationships and processes relevant to international business literature.
  • To critically review assigned readings.
  • To develop new ideas and approaches that advance some portions of theory and research.
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.
 
Course Literature

A preliminary list of readings per session is reported below. A final syllabus will be circulated to registered students before the start of the course.

Dunning, J.H., 2000. The eclectic paradigm as an envelope for economic and business theories of MNE activity. International Business Review, 9(2): 163‐190.

Hennart, J.‐F. (2000). Transaction costs theory and the multinational enterprise. In C. Pitelis & R. Sugden (Eds), The nature of the transnational, (2nd ed.) 72–118. London: Routledge

Schubert, T., Baier, E., & Rammer, C. (2018). Firm capabilities, technological dynamism and the internationalization of innovation: A behavioral approach. Journal of International Business Studies, 49(1), 70‐95.

Shaver, J.M. 2013. Do we really need more entry mode studies? Journal of International Business Studies, 44(1): 23–27.

Hong, H‐J. and Minbaeva, D. (2022) Multiculturals as Strategic Human Capital Resources in Multinational Enterprises. Journal of International Business Studies, 53: 95‐125.

Michailova, S., & Mustaffa, Z. (2012). Subsidiary knowledge flows in multinational corporations: Research accomplishments, gaps, and opportunities. Journal of World Business, 47(3): 383‐396.

Alcacer, J., & Chung, W. 2007. Location Strategies and Knowledge Spillovers. Management Science, 53(5): 760‐776. Zhao, M. 2006. Conducting R&D in Countries with Weak Intellectual Property Rights Protection. Management Science, 52(8): 1185‐1199.

J. Kobrin (2017). Bricks and Mortar in a Borderless World: Globalization, the Backlash, and the Multinational Enterprise. Global Strategy Journal (7): 159‐171.

Fee

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

 
Select payment methods:
 
CBS students: Choose CBS PhD students and the course fee will be deducted from your PhD budget.
 
Students from other Danish universities: Choose Danish Electronic Invoice (EAN). Fill in your EAN number, attention and possible purchase (project) order number. Do you not pay by EAN number please choose Invoice to pay via electronic bank payment (+71). 
 
Students from foreign universities: Choose Payment Card. Are you not able to pay by credit card please choose Invoice International to pay via bank transfer. 
 
Please note that your registration is binding after the registration deadline.

Event Location

Click to view the event location on Google Maps >

Organizer Contact Information

CBS PhD School
Nina Iversen
Phone: +45 3815 2475
ni.research@cbs.dk

Organizer Contact Information

CBS PhD School
Nina Iversen
Phone: +45 3815 2475
ni.research@cbs.dk