International Networks & Cluster

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

TODEVA, E. (2011). Business networks: strategy and structure. London, Routledge.
PENG, M. W. (2014). Global strategic management. Third edition, International edition. South-Western Cengage Learning.
FORSGREN, M. (2013). Theories of the multinational firm: a multidimensional creature in the global economy. Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
JARILLO, J. C. (2002). Strategic networks creating the borderless organization. Oxford [u.a.], Butterworth-Heinemann.
GLOWIK, M. (2009). Market entry strategies internationalization theories, network concepts and cases of Asian firms : LG Electronics, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Sony and TCL China. München, Oldenbourg Verlag.
ACADEMIC PAPERS
STURGEON, T., VAN BIESEBROECK, J., & GEREFFI, G. (2008). Value chains, networks and clusters: reframing the global automotive industry. Journal of Economic Geography. 8, 297-321.
MCCANN, P., ARITA, T., & GORDON, I. R. (2002). Industrial clusters, transactions costs and the institutional determinants of MNE location behaviour. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS REVIEW. 11, 647-663.
DYER, J. H. (1996). Specialized Supplier Networks as a Source of Competitive Advantage: Evidence from the Auto Industry. Strategic Management Journal. 17, 271-291.
SAKAKIBARA, M., & DODGSON, M. (2003). Strategic Research Partnerships: Empirical Evidence from Asia. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management. 15, 227-245.
XIA, M., ZHAO, K., & MAHONEY, J. T. (2012). Enhancing value via cooperation: firms' process benefits from participation in a standard consortium. Industrial and Corporate Change. 21, 699-729.
PORTER, M. E. (1998) Clusters and the new economics of competition. Harvard Business Review. 76-90.
ADDITIONAL LITERATURE
CAVUSGIL, S. T., KNIGHT, G., & RIESENBERGER, J. R. (2014). International business: The new realities. Harlow, Pearson Education Limited.
PRASHANTHAM, S. (2017). Born globals, networks, and the large multinational enterprise. London, Routledge.
FORSGREN, M., & JOHANSON, J. (2014). Managing networks in international business. London, Routledge/Taylor and Francis.
PERRY, M. (2007). Business clusters: an international perspective. London, Routledge.
BELL, G.G. (2005). Clusters, networks, and firm innovativeness. Strategic Management Journal Strat. Mgmt. J., 26, 287–295.
GOMES E., BARNES B.R., MAHMOOD T., & GOMES E. (2016). A 22 year review of strategic alliance research in the leading management journals. International Business Review. 25, 15-27.
PROVAN, K. G., FISH, A., & SYDOW, J. (2007). Interorganizational Networks at the Network Level: A Review of the Empirical Literature on Whole Networks. Journal of Management. 33, 479-516.
GOMES-CASSERES, B. (1994). Group versus group: how alliance networks compete. Harvard Business Review. 72.
DOZ, Y. L., OLK, P. M., & SMITH RING, P. (1999). Formation processes of R&D consortia: Which path to take? Where does it lead? Fontainebleau, INSEAD.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Theoretische Inputs, Fallstudien, Gruppenarbeiten, Literaturrecherchen, Hausarbeit. Anwenden der LV-Inhalte durch Übungsbeispiele und Durchführung praktische Bespiele.

Assessment methods and criteria

15% immanente Leistungsbeurteilung und 35% Beurteilung der schriftlichen Prüfung (Teil der Modulprüfung)

Prerequisites and co-requisites

keine