Global Business (LGVR)
This course aims to provide the fundamental elements of global business and the context of globalization in which small and medium-sized enterprises operate. First of all, we will define globalization as a process and characterize its various dimensions. The critical issue of globalization and the prevailing views, which are not always based on accurate data, will also be addressed. Part of this approach follows the teachings of critical organization studies. The topic of the implications for the company of the various dimensions of globalization (economic, cultural, political, social and managerial) will be addressed. The themes of risk and uncertainty in international trade, the opportunities and dangers of internationalizing business, and the complexity and sustainability of commercial activities from a global perspective will also be addressed.
Globalization
Internationalization management
Management
Sustainability
Understand the concept of organizational culture, international contracts and negotiations;
Understand the diversity of organizational and cultural contexts;
Diagnose and carry out an informed analysis of the challenges and opportunities of internationalizing a company;
Identify the differences between internationalization and globalization processes.
1. introduction to globalization and internationalization
2. Challenges and risks of internationalization.
3 Dimensions of globalization
4. Globalization topics (sustainability, etc.)
5. Organizational theory and globalization.
6. Models and applications
Mandatory Bibliography
José Moleiro Martins (2011) Internacionalização e Globalização de Empresas, Lisboa: Edições Silabo
Additional Bibliography (compulsory, available on the platform)
Jacquinet, M. (2019). Internacionalização. In J. Jardim, Dicionário de Educação em Empreendedorismo (1st ed., pp. 6). Lisboa: Editora Gradiva.[facultado pelo docente, uso restrito na plataforma por causa de direitos de autor, fair use]Jacquinet, M. (2019). Internacionalização. In J. Jardim, Dicionário de Educação em Empreendedorismo (1st ed., pp. 6). Lisboa: Editora Gradiva.[facultado pelo docente, uso restrito na plataforma por causa de direitos de autor, fair use]
Jacquinet, M. (2019). “Tomada de decisão”. In J. Jardim, Dicionário de Educação em Empreendedorismo (1st ed., pp. 6). Lisboa: Editora Gradiva.[facultado pelo docente, uso restrito na plataforma por causa de direitos de autor, fair use]
There are also a number of educational texts available either on the platform or in the Open University's open repository
Complementary bibliography (available on the platform)
Downey, C., Curado, H., & Jacquinet, M. (2016). The Emergence of Biobanks: Between Ethics, Risks, and Governance. In M. Cruz-Cunha, I. Miranda, R. Martinho, & R. Rijo (Eds.), Encyclopedia of E-Health and Telemedicine (pp. 169-178). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-9978-6.ch014
Ferreira Cascão, 2014, Gestão de Competências, do Conhecimento e do Talento: O estado da arte da teoria e as melhores práticas na gestão das pessoas, Lisboa: Sílabo
Jacquinet, M., Curado, H., Nobre, Â. L., Sousa, M. J., Arraya, M., Pimenta, R., & Martins, A. E. (2018). Management of Tacit Knowledge and the Issue of Empowerment of Patients and Stakeholders in the Health Care Sector. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Health Care Delivery and Clinical Science: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1122-1146). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-3926-1.ch056 [facultado pelo docente, uso restrito na plataforma por causa de direitos de autor, faire use]
Raleigh, C., & Urdal, H. (2007). Climate change, environmental degradation and armed conflict. Political Geography, 26(6), 674–694. doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2007.06.005
E-learning.
Continuous assessment is privileged: 2 digital written documents (e-folios) during the semester (40%) and a final digital test, Global e-folio (e-folio G) at the end of the semester (60%). In due time, students can alternatively choose to perform one final exam (100%).