MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
GLA5502 Globalisation and Business Strategy Fall 3 0 3 8
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : RA MERVE ARITÜRK
Course Objectives: This course provides an advanced coverage of the development and transformation of business enterprise within the global economy, by focusing on the business strategy and dynamics of institutional and organizational change resulted from today's globalization process.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
I. Help students understand the business research process and why it takes time and money to do it right.

II. Develop ability to think conceptually and develop abstract ideas or concepts to more concrete solutions or results.

III. Improve teaming and group effectiveness skills

IV. Develop skills in obtaining and interpreting secondary data using internet and library sources.

V. Develop ability to conduct primary and secondary research, analyze results, develop findings, report and interpret results.

VI. Improve written and verbal communication skills.

VII. Build up the knowledge of data analysis techniques.

Course Content

The course includes the effect of structural, institutional, and organizational change upon the strategy of the business enterprises for survival and success in the contemporary hyper-competitive, technology-driven, fast-paced, uncertain environment.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) Differences across countries Reading
3) Organizing for global competition: The main forms and the role of history Reading
4) Drivers of globalization Reading
5) Strategies for global value creation: Adaptation, Aggregation, Arbitrage Reading
6) Strategies for global value creation: The AAA Framework Reading
7) Strategies for global value creation: The AAA Framework / Midterm
8) Organizing for global competition: Innovation Reading
9) Serving the poor profitably Reading
10) E-Commerce in the global Environment Reading
11) International transfer pricing (taxes and duties) Reading
12) Business operating environment Reading
13) World Class Business Environment Reading
14) Review

Sources

Course Notes: RGS: Chapter 1 "Semiglobalization and Strategy" "Trade and investment theory", Ch 6, Fundamentals of International Business
References: Ohmae, K. (1989): Managing in a Borderless World, Harvard Business Review, May/June 1989 Levitt, Th. (1983): The Globalization of Markets, Harvard Business Review, May/June Perlmutter, H (1969). ‘The tortuous evolution of the multinational corporation’, Columbia Journal of World Business, Volume 4, pp. 9-18. Santos, Doz and Williamson, "Is your innovation Process Global?" MIT Sloan Management Review, 45 (4), 2005 Vachani, S. and N. Craig Smith (2004). ‘Socially responsible pricing: Lessons from the pricing of AIDS drugs in developing countries. California Management Review Article, HBSP #CMR300.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes 1 % 10
Homework Assignments 1 % 10
Presentation 1 % 20
Project 1 % 10
Seminar % 0
Midterms % 0
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Laboratory
Application 14 51
Special Course Internship (Work Placement)
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 42
Presentations / Seminar 1 10
Project 1 15
Homework Assignments 1 10
Quizzes 1 10
Preliminary Jury
Midterms
Paper Submission
Jury
Final 1 20
Total Workload 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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