GLOBAL MARKETING - THE EASTERN EUROPEAN CONTEXT

 

Content:

 

The purpose of this course is to show how global marketing operations carried out by MNEs influence international business. Special attention is given to the analysis of business environment (cultural, political, legal, economic and institutional) in both Western and Eastern countries. Second half of the course provides participants with practical information on doing business in Eastern Europe and in the Czech Republic. Case studies, Internet and articles from press are used for actual illustrations.

 

Outline:

 

1. Marketing Principles - Overview (2 Sessions)

Marketing vs. Selling

Business Planning

Marketing Research

Segmentation, Targeting, Positioning

The Strategy of Marketing mix

BCG Matrix and SWOT Analysis

Video Case: Madamme Tussaud's

Video Case: Marketing in the Real World

 

2. Introduction to Global Marketing  (4 Sessions)

Introduction

            Why Companies Engage in Global Marketing

Case Studies: Euro Disney

            Reasons for Recent Global Marketing Growth

Modes of Global Marketing

            Merchandise Exports and Imports

            Service Exports and Imports

            International Investments

            Other Operational Definitions

External Influences on Global marketing

            Understanding a Company’s Physical and Societal Environments

            The Competitive Environment

Patterns of International Expantions

 

3. Comparative Environmental Frameworks (4 Sessions)

The Cultural Environments

            The Concept of Culture. The Nation as a Definition of a Society.

            Behavioral Practices Affecting Marketing Strategies

            Reconciliation of International Differences

The Political and Legal Environments - Case Studies: Bata

            The Political Systems and Its Functions

            Basic Political Ideologies

            The Impact of the Political System on Global Marketing decisions

            The Impact of Laws on Business

            The Key Legal Issues in Global Marketing

The Economic Environment - Case Studies: McDonaldś in Russia

            Classifying Economic Systems

            Classifying Countries

            The Key Macroeconomic Issues

            Transformation to a Market Economy

            Adapting  to Foreign Economic Environments

 

4.  Institutional Frameworks  ( 5 Sessions)

Governmental Influence on Marketing Decissions

            The Rationale for Governmental Intervention    

            Forms of Trade Control

Economic Intergation and Cooperative Agreements

            Integration within Industrial and Less-Developed Countries

            Commodity Agreements

            The United Nations

Negotiationas and Diplomacy

            Governmental versus Company Strength

            Global marketing Negotiations at an International  Level

            Multinational Agreements

 

5.   Midterm Exam - Multiple Choice (1 Session)

 

6. Doing Business in Eastern Europe (6 Sessions)

            Case: Mc Donald's in Moscow

            Unfair Business Practices and Crime in Eastern Europe

            Transition Process and Business

            Case: Ford Motors in Europe

            Case: Bata

 

7. Doing Business in the Czech Republic (4 Sessions)

            Introduction to the websites of the Czech Republic

            Business Opportunities in the Czech Republic - Website CzechInvest

            Czech Exports - Website CzechTrade

            The Advertising Market in the Czech Republic

            The Distribution Networks in the Czech Republic

 

8. Final Exam - Essay (1 Session)

 

9. End Session - Evaluation, Grading (1 Session)

 

 

 

 

Reading material:

 

CESP binder                -    Case studies

-         Summary sheets

-         Study questions

-         world wide web

 

 

Prerequisites:

 

BSc level courses in international business and marketing management.

 

 

Instructor:

 

Ing. Jaroslav Halík, MBA

Dpt. of International Business

University of Economics Prague

Phone: 420/224 095 214,231

e-mail: halik@vse.cz

 

Senior Lecturer in International Business and International Marketing Management. Education: MSc - Norwegian School of Management, Oslo, MBA - Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, PhD - University of Economics, Prague. Business experience: Marketing Manager - American International Group, Sales and Marketing Director - Europlakat International. Consulting and publishing activities in the area of international business and marketing management in Central and Eastern European countries.

 

 

How to obtain credits:

 

Participation                 20%

Midterm                       40%

Final                             40%

 

 

Grading:

 

Grading scale:

93 - 100%              A             (Excellent)
85 -  92%               B             (Very Good)
77 -  84%               C             (Average)
69 -  76%               D             (Below Average)
61 -  68%               E             (Failure)
55 -  60%               Fx           (Fail - possible to retake the exam)
54% - less              F             (Fail)