Firm Strategies in International Business 235111-D
Konwersatorium (KON) Semestr letni 2024/25

Conceptual foudations of international business.

MNEs' specific advantages.

Internal determinants of firm's strategy in international business.

External determinants of firms strategy in international business. Location and distance.

MNEs' knowledge and innovation management.

Business level (SBU) strategy - building and sustaining competitive advantage in international market.

Dimensions of firm-level (corporate) strategy - product diversification and vertical integration.

Organizational structures for firms' international operations.

Types of relationships between firms operating in international market and their determinants.

Inter-firm collaborative networks in international business.

Dynamics of firm's international engagement. Internal (organic) vs external growth.

Organizational culture in the multinational enterprise (MNE).

Division of power within MNE.

External relations of MNE's foreign subsidiary (FS).

International strategies of corporate social responsibility (CSR)/ sustainable development (SD).