Business strategies in the Asian emerging economies, 6 ECTS

Organizer: Aalto University School of Economics

Responsible teacher: Dr. Erja Kettunen-Matilainen

Time and Venue: Course starts 5th of March 2012. It will be organised in the Moodle e-learning platform.

Goals: The aim of the course is to develop the students' understanding of the Asian emerging economies, especially related to the operations of foreign enterprises and their business strategies in the transforming Asian economies.

Contents: Particular attention is given to institutional changes that have taken place in China, India, Taiwan, and the ASEAN countries, and their implications to foreign businesses.

Based on the objectives of the course, the course covers the following themes: formal and informal institutions in the Asian emerging economies, changing business environments, challenges in the management of foreign business operations, and foreign companies’ perceptions of regional economic integration in emerging Asia.

Enterprise strategies are discussed in order to provide the students with understanding of the complexities of the Asian business environments. Examples are given as regards foreign companies’ relations with the public sector, labour force, and other companies.

Target group: The students of the Network member universities are eligible to apply. The course is targeted to Master’s level students in social sciences. In order to successfully complete the course, the students should have carried out previous studies in Asian business/economy.

Note that only the students of the member universities can take this course for free. The study fee for students from other Finnish universities is 50 euro per credit.

Taken as: Course starts March 5th 2011, and it includes online lectures, course readings, assignment and essay.

There is no exam on the course. Based on the web lectures and course materials, the students are required to complete an assignment and an essay. The assignment counts for 30 % and the essay for 70 % of the final grade.

Grading: on a scale of 1-5

Application for the course: A maximum of 40 students will be accepted to the course. Application period 13. - 26.2.2012.

APPLICATION FORM (Link open 13. - 26.2.2012)

The application period will start approximately 2 weeks before the course begins. Check also the other MA-level courses on Asia.

Before enrolling on the course the students should check with their own home department that this course can be accepted as part of their degree in their own university.