COURSE DATES
24 April 2023 - 28 April 2023
Course coordinator: Peter Gammeltoft, EGB, Copenhagen Business School
Prerequisites
The course is intended for students within the social sciences, including business and management. It is designed to be accessible to students with different backgrounds, thesis themes, methodological approaches and disciplines and at different stages of their PhD project. A basic understanding of international economics, business and strategy is assumed.
One week before the commencement of the course, students submit a written paper (5 pages) on a research idea or ongoing research activity, related to the course themes. The paper will be shared with other participants. Students make a presentation on the basis of their paper and receive feedback on it. They further produce a written review of a fellow student’s paper to be submitted after the course.
Students are expected to read all the course readings prior to the course and to engage actively in discussions in lectures, exercises and activities. They are also expected to read all the student papers submitted to the course and be prepared to offer constructive critiques during paper presentations.
Aim
Emerging markets have become dynamic and influential players in the global economy. In addition to dynamism in their domestic economies, they are assuming increasing importance internationally in a range of roles as competitors, partners and rivals. At the same time, their roles are transforming in response to recent trends in national economic policies and restructuring of international production systems. The aim of this course is to offer advanced insights into ways in which emerging markets are increasing and transforming their outward participation in the global economy and importance for global challenges. It will familiarize doctoral students with significant foundational and contemporary themes and advances in the intersection between emerging market and global strategy research.
The course comprises of five lectures, discussing different dimensions of the outward integration of emerging markets and engaging with theories, methodologies and empirical trends central to emerging markets and strategies. The course will augment participants’ understanding of characteristics of emerging markets and their implications for global strategies and equip them better to address them in their research. The lectures will cover the following dimensions of outward orientation: global strategy and emerging markets; governments and internationalization; innovation in and from emerging economies; emerging market multinationals; and ESG, CSR and sustainability.
Course content
See ‘Lecture plan’ below.
The course includes workshops where students present their 5 page drafts, and they are discussed by faculty and fellow students. There will be around 30 minutes available per student for presentation and discussion. The draft paper can be an extract of an existing paper or written specifically for the course. It should focus on the design of a study rather than on any findings. It should address the conventional components in a research design (research problem, contribution, methodology, theoretical framework). Further, each student will produce a 1-2 page written review, according to guidelines provided, of another student’s paper to be submitted no later than a week after the course. All students are expected to partake in the oral discussion of student papers. This exercise will strengthen skills in both presentation of own work and constructive critique of the work of others.
Teaching style
The course consists of a combination of lectures, class discussions, exercises and student presentations. It is based on a high level of student involvement and interactivity in the presentation and discussion of the material.
The lectures serve to present state-of-the-art material on the lecture themes and engage students in discussions with the lecturer and fellow students. The purpose of the student presentations is to develop participants’ research activities or research ideas in a dialogue with faculty and students and facilitate exploration of common research interests among participants.
For full course description and course registration please visit the CBS course web site.
