Doing Business in Japan / India / Korea

Description

Due to the rapid growth of Asian countries in the modern economy and
intense business ties between Europe and Asia, knowledge about Asian
business and management has become important.

These three courses aim at increasing the understanding of Asian business
and management. Students will learn about the economic environments,
success factors of major Asian companies and how foreign companies and
managers can succeed in the selected Asian countries, India, South Korea,
and Japan.

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Doing Business in Japan

What?	How?
Guest lecturer	Prof. Ralf Bebenroth Kobe University, Japan
Offered in	Summer Semester 2027
Course type	Block lecture
Credits	3
Block course	09.07.–10.07.2027

Doing Business in Japan will be offered in Summer Semester 2027 by
Prof. Ralf Bebenroth,
Professor of International Business at Kobe University, Japan.
Prof. Bebenroth’s research focuses on corporate governance, mergers and
acquisitions, and expatriates in Japan.

The course will take place as a block lecture on July 9th and 10th.

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Doing Business in Korea

What?	How?
Guest lecturer	TBA
Offered in	Summer Semester 2027
Course type	Block lecture
Credits	3
Block course	TBA

Doing Business in Korea will be offered in Summer Semester 2027.
The lecturer and the dates of the block course will be announced (TBA).

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Doing Business in India

What?	How?
Guest lecturer	Prof. Arup Varma Loyola University Chicago, USA
Offered in	Summer Semester 2026
Course type	Block lecture
Credits	3
Block course	05.06.–06.06.2026

Doing Business in India will be offered in Summer Semester 2026 by
Prof. Arup Varma, Professor at the Loyola University Chicago, USA.
Prof. Varma is an internationally recognized scholar in the fields of
international human resource management, global talent management, and
comparative employment systems, with a particular focus on emerging
economies such as India.

The course will take place as a block lecture on June 5th and 6th.