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| Detailed information |
| Pre-requisites |
(*)Fach Methods in Management Research UND SE Master Seminar Global Strategic Management
ODER
Fach Einführung in die Betriebswirtschaftslehre UND Fach Einführung in die Volkswirtschaftslehre UND Fach Kernkompetenzen I aus Betriebswirtschaftslehre UND SE Master Seminar Global Strategic Management
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| Original study plan |
Diploma programme (*)Wirtschaftswissenschaften 2009W |
| Objectives |
- To make students familiar with today’s business world, which is becoming more and more global and also virtual.
- To provide students with a learning environment that allows for experiencing the benefits and challenges of multicultural and virtual team work, and to give them a chance to reflect on these experiences.
- To enable students to acquire a holistic picture of activities and their consequences of an internationally operating production company by participating in an online business simulation over different time zones.
- To give students the opportunity to acquire skills required for virtual collaboration, by both participating in virtual teams and by having seminars over web conferences.
- To provide a better understanding of different issues regarding internationalization from different perspectives.
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| Subject |
Challenges of Virtual Collaboration
Virtual Shift Work and its consequences
Collaboration and Coordination in Virtual Teams
Creativity and Innovation & Virtuality
Leadership in Virtual Teams
Culture and Virtuality
The Future of Virtual Collaboration
Digital Divide
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Group Project incl. Reflective Essays and Group Work
Short Tests
Individual Essays
Case Study
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| Methods |
Classroom Discussion
Individual and Group Reflexions
Online Business Simulation over different time zones
Online class via webconferencing tool
Group Tasks
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| Language |
English |
| Study material |
- Panteli, N. & Tucker, R. (2009) Power and Trust in Global Virtual Teams. Communications of the ACM. 52 (12). 113-115.
- Williams, K.D., Cheung, C.K.T. & Choi, W. (2000) Cyberostracism: Effects of Being Ignored Over the Internet. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 79 (5). 748-762.
- Kock, N. (2005) Media Richness or Media Naturalness? The Evolution of Our Biological Communication Aparatus and Its Influence on Our Behavior Toward E-Communication Tools. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. 48 (2). 117-130.
- O´Leary, M.B. & Cummings, J.N. (2007) The Spatial, Temporal and Configurational Characteristics of Geographic Dispersion in Teams. MIS Quarterly. 31(3). 433-452.
- Cummings, J.N. (2011) Geography is Alive and Well in Virtual Teams. Communicatino of the ACM. 54 (8). 24-26.
- Letaief, R., Favier, M. & Coat, F. (2006) Creativity and the Creation Process in Global Virtual Teams: Case Study of the Intercultural Virtual Project. AIM Conference 2006 (Association Information and Management). 242-258.
- Chamakiotis, P., Dekoninck, E.A. & Panteli, N. (2010) Creativity in Virtual Design Teams. International Design Conference – Design 2010. 1035-1044.
- Lähteenmäki, S., Saarinen, E., Fischlmayr I.C. & Lainema, T. (2009) Virtual Organizations. In: Bidgoli, H. (Ed.) The Handbook of Technology Management. pp. 189-206. Oxford, UK: Wiley.
- Holtbrügge, D. & Schillo, K. (2007) Intercultural Training Requirements for Virtual Assignments: Results of an Explorative Empirical Study. LASER Labor and Socio-Economic Research Center, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg. Paper No. 10.
- Herther, N. K. (2009) Digital Natives and Immigrants. What Brain Research Tells Us. Online, Nov/Dec 2009. 15-21.
- Fischlmayr, Iris C. (2011) “Who can take over the first shift?” – Acquiring knowledge, skills and competences for virtual collaboration through an online business simulation over different time zones. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Student Mobility and ICT. 19-25.
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| Changing subject? |
No |
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