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International Business and Management

International Business and Management

Theses can involve applied topics in cooperation with a company or might focus on theoretical (criticism, development, theory testing) or empirical challenges (qualitative and quantitative methods) in research.
 
Open topics for upcoming theses

  • Internationalization into and from emerging markets
  • Central Asian business
  • Divestment and relocation of investments
  • Brain circulation, drain, gain and waste
  • Business negotiations in a cross-cultural context
  • Digital business models and IoT platforms
  • International entrepreneurship in an age of industry 4.0
  • Female international entrepreneurship
  • Responsible business practices in international business and entrepreneurship
  • Migrant entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship, refugee entrepreneurship
  • Transnational and diaspora entrepreneurship
  • Cultural and emotional intelligence in international teams
  • Cultural intelligence and institutional environments
  • Cultural intelligence, communication and conflict in GVTs
  • HRM practices to integrate migrants to the workplace / Diversity management
  • Cultural values and leadership – a Danish perspective on the 2019 GLOBE data
  • Cultural archetypes and cultural intelligence
  • Cosmopolitan entrepreneurship and global venturing
  • Diaspora networks in IB
 

Some more general ideas for theses

  • International market expansion/selection of product Y for company X, including a strategic plan for internationalization (new product/existing product)
  • Sourcing strategy and value chain configuration of an international firm
  • Entry mode analysis: Exports, contracts, FDIs, JVs, Strategic Alliances
  • Cross-border acquisition analysis: Competitor analysis, identifying potential target companies and prepare a due diligence / Cross-border merger and acquisitions
  • Network and strategic alliances: Formation, cooperation, success factors
  • Organizational analysis of parent-subsidiary relationships in an MNE
  • Subsidiary roles and developments in MNEs
  • International distribution analysis of product
  • Business model innovation in an global context
  • Innovation management within the MNE
  • R&D locations within the MNE
  • Corporate social responsibility in an MNE: Discuss and analyze the current practices in a specific company, including giving suggestions for improvement
  • Theoretical contributions from the dynamic capability view/ institutional theories/ born global theory
  • SME in international business: Problems and challenges
  • International HRM analysis
  • Expatriate Management

Last Updated 30.09.2019