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Title: 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
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