(in Polish) Globalization, Multinational Enterprises and International Political System 4.17.E.511
- Globalization: definition, origins and consequences
- Slowbalization: definition, origins and consequences
- Regionalization: definition, origins and consequences
- The EU as a regulatory superpower and Brussles effect
- EU Global Strategy and EU 2020 Strategy
- European economic organizations: OECD, CEFTA
- Continental unions: ASEAN, MERCUSOR, the African Union, the Eurasian Economic Union
- China: The Belt and Road Initiative
- Transnational organisations and institutions: WTO, IMF, World Bank
- Intergovernmental global organization: G7, G20
- Big-tech (GAFA) and globalization
- Multinational enterprises
Supplementary literature
Type of course
Mode
(in Polish) Realizowany w sali
Learning outcomes
Knowledge (student shows broad knowledge and understanding of):
1. the changes in the global economic environment (reference to the Learning Outcomes [LO]: k-W-1)
2. the nature of transnational institutions and organizations and the importance of regionalization in the globalization era (LO: k-W-6)
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Skills (student can):
1. discuss interrelations among globalization, slowbalization, and regionalization (LO: k-U-1)
2. formulate definitions of globalization, slowbalization, regionalization, and multinational institution and enterprise, (LO: k-U-5)
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Social competences (student is ready to):
1. search for new information sources necessary to carry out the course tasks. (LO: k-K-1)
Assessment criteria
Partial evaluation:
Lectures: written final exam in the form of a test: one-choice questions (covers learning outcomes: k-W-1; k-W-6).
Exercises:
- continual classroom evaluation (30% of the final grade, covers outcomes k-U-1; k-U-5; k-K-1),
- presentation (70% of the final grade, covers outcomes k-W-6; k-U-1; k-K-1),
Bibliography
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- J.Y. Huwart, L. Verdier (2013), Economic Globalisation: Origins and Consequences, OECD Insights, OECD Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264111899-en
- M. Jaworek, M. Kuzel (2015), Transnational Corporations in the World Economy: Formation, Development and Present Position. “Copernican Journal of Finance & Accounting” 4(1), 55–70. http:// dx.doi.org/10.12775/CJFA.2015.004
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- J. Kleinert (2001), The Role of Multinational Enterprises in Globalization: An Empirical Overview, Kiel Working Papers No. 1069
- J. Titievskaia, V. Kononenko, C. Navarra, C. Stamegna, and K. Zumer (2020). Slowing down or changing track? Understanding the dynamics of 'Slowbalisation'. European Parliamentary Research Service.
- D. Tănăsescu, F. Dumitru, G. Dincă (2011). The Role of the International Organisms in the Globalization Process, in: Globalization – Approaches to Diversity. Edited by H. Cuadra-Montiel. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/50188
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