This seminar deals with global strategy and organizational questions in the context of internationally operating firms and organizations.

This includes topics such as

• strategic problem solving,
• corporate intervention behavior,
• headquarters structures and value added,
• corporate behavior and decision making in the context of corporate-startup collaborations,
• new entrepreneurial ventures and their internationlization
• organizational control mechanisms

Offers PhD Students a forum to discuss their concepts, research proposals or paper ideas.

Selected additional papers will be added and discussed during the course.

1-2 guest lectures will also be added to the course at a later stage.

As this course format heavily relies on personal interaction between students and faculty, presence in sessions is mandatory.

Grading:

33%individual participation and contributions to discussion

33%individual presention and question handling after the presentation 

34%quality of the presentation document