602.806 (22S) Topics in International Business 2: Business Government Relations - International Perspectives

Sommersemester 2022

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First course session
09.05.2022 14:00 - 17:00 Online Off Campus
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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

For further information regarding teaching on campus, please visit: https://www.aau.at/en/corona.
Lecturer
Course title german Topics in International Business 2: Business Government Relations - International Perspectives
Type Lecture
Course model Online course
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 4.0
Registrations 63
Organisational unit
Language of instruction Englisch
possible language(s) of the assessment English
Course begins on 09.05.2022
eLearning Go to Moodle course
Remarks (english)

All registered Participants will be admitted to the lecture. Admission within the ZEUS-System and unlocking the moodle course will take place 1 week prior to the date of the fist lecture.

Time and place

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

At the end of the course you will be able to better understand the complexity of the relation between private enterprises and public institution and be able to analyze some of their more important developments.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Lectures (in class and online) and case studies.

Course content

The institutional environment of business: regulatory frameworks and regulatory regimes and their impact on the economy of private enterprises. The concepts of enforcement and compliance in the regulatory environment. The theory of regulatory capture.

Financial relations between governments and private enterprises: the effects of taxation and subsidies on the activity of enterprises.

The purchasing activity of public institution. Legal and regulatory aspects of public purchasing, with special reference to the public procurement directives of the European Union.

The supply of public services to private enterprises. The role of public utilities. The support of public institutions to the international activities of private enterprises.

The support of government policy by private enterprises.

Informal relations between public institutions and private enterprises. Lobbying and its influence on regulation and public purchasing. The relation of private enterprises with political parties.

Prior knowledge expected

Students are expected to have already completed the course “Public Management”, although this is not compulsory.

Literature

Lecture notes will be made available during the course.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Modified examination information (exceptional COVID-19 provisions)

Due to the current Covid-Situation the exam on the 9th of March will be held as a Remote Online Proctored Exam (ROPE). You may find Information on this kind of exam in the corresponding eLearning Moodle-Course here: https://moodle.aau.at/course/view.php?id=25740§ion=1

Examination methodology

Online exam (SPU) - you may find Information on this kind of exam in the corresponding eLearning Moodle-Course here: https://moodle.aau.at/course/view.php?id=25740§ion=1

Examination topic(s)

Content of the lectures, lecture notes 

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Answer exam questions in essay form.
Time for the exam: 1 hour

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor's degree programme Business Administration (SKZ: 518, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 9.0 ECTS)
        • 602.806 Topics in International Business 2: Business Government Relations - International Perspectives (2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration (SKZ: 518, Version: 14W.3)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • §11 Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 10.0 ECTS)
        • 602.806 Topics in International Business 2: Business Government Relations - International Perspectives (2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Business and Law (SKZ: 519, Version: 12W.3)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 12.0 ECTS)
        • 602.806 Topics in International Business 2: Business Government Relations - International Perspectives (2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Business and Law (SKZ: 519, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 9.0 ECTS)
        • 602.806 Topics in International Business 2: Business Government Relations - International Perspectives (2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme International Business and Economics (SKZ: 516, Version: 19W.1)
    • Subject: Topics in International Business (Compulsory subject)
      • 8.3 Topics in International Business 2 ( 0.0h VO, VI, VC / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 602.806 Topics in International Business 2: Business Government Relations - International Perspectives (2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Sommersemester 2024
  • 602.806 VO Topics in International Business 2: Business Government Relations - International Perspectives (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2023
  • 602.806 VO Topics in International Business 2: Business Government Relations - International Perspectives (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2021
  • 602.806 VO Topics in International Business 2: Business Government Relations - International Perspectives (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)