Multinationals and Internationalisation

Code:

2EGI01

Acronym:

MI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Economics

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Agrupamento Científico de Economia
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in International Economics and Management

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
ME	2	Bologna Syllabus	1	-	7,5	56	202,5
MEGI	44	Bologna Syllabus since 2012	1	-	7,5	56	202,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course aims at giving students a solid knowledge of the International Business area, focusing on issues of firms’ internationalization, and strategy and impact of multinational firms.

Program

I. Multinationals and internationalization: framing, concepts, facts and trends.
II. Theories of the foreign direct investment (FDI) and the multinational firms.
III. The motives for foreign production. Entry modes. Establishment modes: greenfield investment vs mergers & acquisitions.
IV. Internationalization of firms: The Uppsala model and the network model.
V. The modern multinational. Headquarters-subsidiary relations. Subsidiaries’ strategies. The strategic evolution of the subsidiaries.
VI. The impact of foreign multinationals’ activities.
VII. Public policies, Framing and Institutions related with FDI and Multinationals.

Mandatory literature

Dunning, John e Lundan, Sarianna; Multinational Enterprises and the Global Economy, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2008. ISBN: 978-1-84720-122-5
Ietto-Gillies, Grazia; Transnational Corporations and International Production: Concepts, Theories and Effects, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005. ISBN: 1-84542-255-4
Vários; The Oxford Handbook of International Business, Rugman, Alan, 2009

Complementary Bibliography

Navaretti, Giorgio e Venables, Anthony; Multinational Firms and the World Economy, Princeton University Press, 2004
Forsgren, Mats; Theories of the multinational firm: A multidimensional creature in the global economy, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2008. ISBN: 978-1-84844-586-4
Hill, Charles; International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace, McGraw-Hill, 2007
Welch, Lawrence; Foreign operation methods: theory, analysis, strategy, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2008. ISBN: 978-1-84720-926-9

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	0,00
	Total:	-	0,00