Module BUSI50615: BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT IN THE PACIFIC RIM (DL)

Department: Economics, Finance and Business (Business)

BUSI50615: BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT IN THE PACIFIC RIM (DL)

Prerequisites

• None.

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• The Pacific Rim poses major opportunities and challenges for Eastern and Western business and management. This module seeks to enable students to gain an advanced understanding of the global positioning, internal macro regional dynamics and national construction of business and management of the Pacific Rim, and how this might change.

Content

• The global and international context of the Pacific Rim
• The socio-economics of the Pacific Rim and East Asian Regional Governance
• The development and management of Japanese business networks
• South Korean business management, recovery and renewal
• Offshore Chinese family business networks
• Mainland Chinese business and economic reform
• Mainland Chinese organisational management trends and prospects
• East-West business interaction
• Developing Asia Pacific Business Champions

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of this module students will be able to:
• contextualise the Pacific Rim both regionally and globally;
• situate and critically compare the individual role and character of Japanese, South Korean and Chinese business networks;
• engage the complex problems of championing Pacific Rim business from a managerial viewpoint.

• By the end of this module students will be able to:
• critically analyse leading core examples of emerging business and management practice.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• The module is delivered in discrete Units. These are designed to enable the learning outcomes to be achieved through a combination of specially written material, directed reading, reflection through self-assessed assignments and guidance for further reading. Module tutors provide feedback on formative work and are available for individual consultation as necessary (by email, telephone, post or fax).
• The written assignment will test students’ understanding of relevant concepts and their ability to apply and interpret what they have learned to the analysis of a particular issue in depth.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

None.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University