HRM2005D Global Business and Intercultural Skills

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the issues involved in international business. Drawing on the theories and empirical evidence in the area, the course discusses the main economic, political, legal, and cultural factors that characterise the globalising business environment. Subsequently, the course focuses on how these factors impact the establishment and management of international companies. The firm-level issues covered include the international and competitive strategies, organisational structures, the process of internationalisation, modes of foreign expansion and operation, global supply chain management, international marketing and research and development, and global human resource management.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completing this module students should be able to:1. Apply the theories covered and provide practical examples to explain how and why the business environments of the world's countries differ and influence one another; 2. Analyse the challenges and opportunities for international businesses that result from these differences and interdependencies, in particular in the context of your workplace experience; 3. Identify a new international business opportunity and analyse the main contextual and managerial issues involved in its practical implementation.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12
Specified Learning Activities

85
Autonomous Student Learning

111
Total

208
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students will attend classes for this module and have the opportunity to engage in active learning during these sessions. There will be in-class discussion and group work to analyse module concepts. Where appropriate, the module will incorporate case based learning.
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Group Project: Group Case Study Week 8 n/a Graded No

40
Project: individual firm analysis Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

40
Attendance: Participation Unspecified n/a Graded No

20

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

general feedback is provided to students at the end of each assessment

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
      
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 19 Sat 09:00 - 15:50