Course: International Marketing

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Course title International Marketing
Course code KUMK/KEURO
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, Czech, Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Weberová Dagmar, doc. PhDr. Ph.D., MBA.
Course content
1. Introduction to international marketing, characteristics of the international environment. 2. Forms of company entry into international markets. 3. Segmentation and selection of international markets. 4. Positioning. 5. International marketing research and the importance of the marketing information system. 6. Consumer behavior, values, and attitudes. 7. Customer boycott. 8. International product policy, adaptation versus standardization. 9. Branding in an international context. 10. International pricing policy. 11. International distribution policy. 12. International communication policy. 13. Intercultural marketing.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 25 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 24 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
International marketing environment
International marketing environment
International market entry strategies
International market entry strategies
The importance of the marketing mix elements in international marketing
The importance of the marketing mix elements in international marketing
International branding policy
International branding policy
Similarities and differences in consumer behavior across cultures
Similarities and differences in consumer behavior across cultures
Skills
To give an overview of tools of international marketing and their use in the global environment
To give an overview of tools of international marketing and their use in the global environment
To be aware of cultural differences and to apply them in order to improve company performance
To be aware of cultural differences and to apply them in order to improve company performance
To explain the process of standardization versus adaptation across cultures
To explain the process of standardization versus adaptation across cultures
To identify consumer trends in the challenging global environment
To identify consumer trends in the challenging global environment
To increase the ability to apply the gained knowledge of the key international marketing issues in the decision-making process
To increase the ability to apply the gained knowledge of the key international marketing issues in the decision-making process
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Skills
Lecturing
Lecturing
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written examination
Written examination
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Recommended literature
  • Cateora Philip R. etc. International marketing. McGraw Hill Education, 2015. ISBN 978-0-07-784216-1.
  • CATEORA, Philip R.; MONEY, R. Bruce; GILLY, Mary C. a GRAHAM, John L. International marketing. Eighteenth edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education, 2020. ISBN 978-1-260-54787-0.
  • CZINKOTA, Michael R. &Ilkka A. RONKAINEN. International marketing. 2013. ISBN 978-1-133-62751-7.
  • GREEN, Mark a KEEGAN, Warren J. Global Marketing. Tenth Edition. Pearson Education Limited, 2020. ISBN 978-1-292-30402-1.
  • KIMURA, Tatsuya. Internal marketing: another approach to marketing for growth. Routledge frontiers of business management. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2017. ISBN 9781317224563.
  • KRÁL, Petr, Hana MACHKOVÁ, Markéta LHOTÁKOVÁ a Gina COOK. International marketing: theory, practices and new trends. 2016. ISBN 9788024521527.
  • MOOIJ, Marieke de. Global marketing and advertising: Understanding cultural paradoxes. 6th Edition. SAGE Publications Ltd., 2021. ISBN 1529732506.
  • VESCOVI, Tiziano, ed. Cross-cultural marketing- European perspectives. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022. ISBN 978-1-80088-976-7.


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