Educational guide
IDENTIFYING DATA							2022_23
Subject	INTERNATIONAL COMPANY MANAGEMENT					Code	00512026
Study programme	0512 - GRADO EN COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL
Descriptors	Credit.	Type	Year	Period
	6	Compulsory	Third	Second
Language	Castellano
Prerequisites
Department	DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA
Coordinador	GODOS DÍEZ , JOSÉ LUIS DE				E-mail	jlgodd@unileon.es lcabg@unileon.es
Lecturers	CABEZA GARCÍA , LAURA GODOS DÍEZ , JOSÉ LUIS DE
Web	http://
General description	This course focuses on firms' internationalisation process and intends to provide students with a conceptual framework on 1) firm strategy, 2) the different steps of the strategic management process; and 3) the different types of corporate and competitive strategies.
Tribunales de Revisión	Tribunal titular Cargo Departamento Profesor Presidente DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA GONZALEZ ALVAREZ , NURIA Secretario DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA FERNANDEZ GAGO , ROBERTO Vocal DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA MARTINEZ CAMPILLO , ALMUDENA Tribunal suplente Cargo Departamento Profesor Presidente DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA MIGUEL DAVILA , JOSE ANGEL Secretario DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA HERRERA , DANNY LILIANA Vocal DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA SANCHEZ GONZALEZ , GLORIA

Competencias

Code
A6340
A6426
B779
B783
B789
B798
C3

Learning aims

	Competences
Resolution of problems related to the management of the company and decision making in a creative and innovative way	A6340 A6426	B779 B798
Development of critical thinking applied to the collection, analysis, interpretation, synthesis and transmission of information		B783 B789	C3

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Part 1. Strategic Management	1. Nature of the strategic management 2. External and internal analysis 3. Formulating strategies (I): Competitive level 4. Formulating strategies (II): Corporate level
Part 2. International Strategy	5. Nature of the international strategy 6. Foreign market entry modes 7. Internationalisation process 8. International companies structure 9. Strategic approaches to international competition

Planning

Methodologies  ::  Tests
	Class hours	Hours outside the classroom	Total hours
Case study	23	13	36
Tutorship of group	9	10	19
Lecture	22	27	49
	2	16	18
Mixed tests	4	24	28
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies

Methodologies   ::  

	Description
Case study	The case method will allow the student to see the practical nature of the theoretical foundations seen in class. The cases that are proposed in this subject samples real business situations. Consequently, the cases provide an opportunity to apply the concepts transmitted in the theoretical content classes while helping to develop skills of strategic thinking.
Tutorship of group	The tutorship of group will take place in the classroom and will be compulsory. In them, a follow-up of the monographic works carried out by the different teams will be carried out, the exhibition of said works will be carried out and any specific theoretical-practical questions that may arise will be solved.
Lecture	For each topic, the teacher will present and explain the main objectives of the same, based on examples of real cases. At all times, the teacher will try to encourage the active participation of the student derived from the possible doubts or comments that may arise as well as the questions that the teacher may ask in order to enrich the exhibition.

Personalized attention

Tutorship of group

Description The tutorship of group will be done collectively in the classroom. On the other hand, there will also be individual virtual tutorials and traditional ones for any questions that the students may have about the theoretical and practical content of the subject and which will be evaluated in the theoretical-practical tests, or in general on any question related to the subject.

Assessment

	Description	Qualification
Case study	Attendance and solution to questions proposed by the professor will be assessed.	Up to 20% of the final mark
Mixed tests	Two tests with theoretical and practical questions.	Up to 60% of the final mark (mínimum required to pass the course: 4 out of 10)
	The students will form groups whose size will be decided by the teacher according to the total number of students. There will be two brief works, analyzing, on the one hand, a country, and on the other, a company applying the contents seen in class following the instructions or guidelines established by the teacher.	Up to 20% of the final mark
Other comments and second call

Sources of information

Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic	Pla Barber, J. y León Darder, F. (2004)., Dirección de Empresas Internacionales, Pearson Educación, Madrid., , Guerras Martín, L.A. y Navas López, J.E (2007)., La dirección estratégica de la empresa: Teoría y aplicaciones, 4ª ed., Thomson-Civitas, Madrid., ,
Complementary

Recommendations

Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION / 00512003 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT / 00512016