Module BUSI5E315: INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

Department: Business School (Business)

BUSI5E315: INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

Tied To

• N1KE12: Business and Management (HBOS) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2010-2011 for details)
• N2KE12: Business and Management (Consortium) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2010-2011 for details)
• N2KF12: Business and Management (Vertex) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2010-2011 for details)

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To provide students with the opportunity to study key topics in international strategic management at an advanced level.

Content

• Paradigm shift in strategic thinking; analysis of 'internationalism of the firm';
• the strategies, structures and processes of transnational corporations;
• parent-subsidy perspectives;
• strategic alliances;
• implementation issues posed by cross-cultural strategic management;
• transforming ethnocentric organisations through management of people, global managers, expatriates/inpatriates, multicultural teams, host employees.

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of this module, students should:
• have developed a more critical understanding of the dynamics of globalisation on management;
• have explored the challenges of strategically managing more complex, diverse and uncertain organisations within a global context;
• be aware of the cultural base and the universality of concepts about what is important in business (and life);
• be aware that transformational strategies involve morphogenic changes.

• By the end of this module, students should:
• Be able to critically analyse issues in international strategic management.

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

• The learning outcomes will be met through a combination of lectures, facilitated discussion sessions, group work and guided reading. Extensive use will be made of case studies. All sessions have a high participation element, and an emphasis on action-learning.
• Assessment of this module is by summative assignment, designed to: test the acquisition and articulation of knowledge; test conceptual understanding and skills of application and interpretation within the business context.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Feedback on group and individual activities undertaken during contact hours. Feedback on learning set reflections and action points related to this module.