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42B71 Business and Society

2026/2027

Participation in the program requires separate admission to the MMT program. The price of the MMT program is DKK 420.000. Please contact DTU Executive MBA.
Kursusinformation
Business and Society
Engelsk
6
Deltidsmaster
The course takes place in the autumn semester each year.
Campus Lyngby
Within International consultancy project participants are based at an international location for one week
The program is based on action learning where theories, methods, concepts and tools are employed on real business challenges and issues from the participants companies. Lectures are paralleled by casework, group work and assignments. Integral part of the course is Global Consultancy Project that includes a field trip to a Global location where participants act as consultants for local host companies.
[Kurset følger ikke DTUs normale skemastruktur]
Aftales med underviser
Mundtlig eksamen og bedømmelse af rapport(er)
The group project report is presented and examined at an oral exam. The oral exam is based on an individual examination Weighting of grade: Content: 50% Written report: 25% Presentation and discussion: 25%.
7-trins skala , ekstern censur
Minimum 20
Stig Christian Herluf S Andersen , Bygning 421 , schhe@dtu.dk
Ida Stub Johansson , Lyngby Campus, Bygning 421 , idajoh@dtu.dk
42 Institut for Teknologi, Ledelse og Økonomi
https://lifelonglearning.dtu.dk/en.../executive-mba/
På instituttet
Overordnede kursusmål
The aim of this module is to provide the participants with action-learning based knowledge about relevant topics within Internationalization that can be applied in the participants’ companies.
Læringsmål
En studerende, der fuldt ud har opfyldt kursets mål, vil kunne:
  • understand the current extent of the globalization of markets, of the potential and challenges they present to businesses, and of the different options businesses have to approach them
  • understand the specific challenges that emerging-market businesses encounter when entering mature, developed markets in the Western hemisphere
  • analyse the dilemmas that executives struggle with when their own values (and sometimes their company’s expectations) diverge from the values and expectations of the society around them
  • apply frameworks to explore how national cultures impact individual preferences in ways of working, communicating, building organizations, and defining oneself in relation to others, and how differences between cultures can represent serious challenges for business executives
  • understand the personal challenges executives experience when building a business – and an organization – abroad
  • evaluate environmental, social, and ethical problems associated with foreign direct investment and global supply chains
  • apply frameworks to explore Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) both as a necessity and constraint for business as well as a potential basis for competitive advantage
  • understand the complex challenges of working in/leading multicultural teams dispersed across the globe
Kursusindhold
Globalization of markets and business, cultures, values and ethics, the sustainability imperative, and the expectations of society are the cornerstones of this module. The first half of the module explores the opportunities and challenges associated with globalization, cultures, and values; the second part investigates the tension zones, but also enabling relationships, between business and society. The module then concludes with the very practical challenges of managing global teams.

Practical experience in handling managerial issues in a foreign culture is a unique supplement to in-class sessions and discussions. Therefore, a consultancy project in a foreign environment is integrated in the course.
Sidst opdateret
21. april, 2026