Module
International Business
Module description
This module extends and deepens your exploration of key issues in international business, with a particular focus on the operations and strategies of firms to compete in the globalised economy. Integrating content from across both the Business School and Humanities, it adopts a critical perspective when exploring subjects such as international development and how business is conducted in emerging markets. This will also deepen your awareness of cross-cultural management and global communications.
Full module specification
Module title: | International Business |
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Module code: | BEM2048 |
Module level: | 2 |
Academic year: | 2023/4 |
Module lecturers: | |
Module credit: | 15 |
ECTS value: | 7.5 |
Pre-requisites: | None
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Co-requisites: | None |
Duration of module: |
Duration (weeks) - term 1: 11 |
Module aims
The aim of this module is to equip you with a strong understanding and awareness of international business and management practice with an emphasis on the operational and strategic contexts. We will engage you with both long standing and emerging research on these aspects throughout the lecture programme, and develop your ability to critically analyse operations and strategy in international business contexts, recognising key trends, issues and impacts.
Internationalisation
You will identify and appreciate the global challenges that businesses face while taking a global perspective in your critical review process.
Employability
During this module, you will acquire confidence and skills in presenting, writing reports, conducting independent research, working in teams, managing conflicts, and working to deadlines. You will also get an understanding and experience of working in informal networks, peer review, and reflective writing.
Sustainability
This module will recognise and investigate sustainability related issues within the international context, and where relevant will make links to Exeter’s sustainability research groups.
ILO: Module-specific skills
- 1. Explain the range of strategies available for operating and managing a business in an international environment
- 2. Analyse the effectiveness of operations and strategies in the globalised economy
- 3. Evaluate the role and importance of cross-cultural management and global communications
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
- 4. Analyse environments that organisations are located and operate within, demonstrating awareness of international business behaviour and practice
- 5. Critically evaluate the models, theories and concepts used in exploring and understanding the international business context
- 6. Apply a range of models, theories and concepts in order to understand or justify international business
ILO: Personal and key skills
- 7. Work both on independent assignments and within group-based contexts, developing your ability to work positively with others, managing any conflict arising
- 8. Select and synthesize material from a range of sources (both academic and practitioner based) to support key ideas and recommendations
- 9. Present in-depth analysis in both written and verbal forms
- 10. Analyse, communicate and present ideas, principles and evidence that support a reasoned and consistent argument
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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25 | 125 | 0 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Lectures | 20 | Whole cohort lecture sessions |
Tutorials | 5 | Small group sessions organised around content areas and study skills |
Guided Independent Study | 125 | Reading, research and discussion |
Formative assessment
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Project proposal for group report | 1 side of A4 | 1-3,7,8 | Written feedback from lecturer |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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100 | 0 | 0 |
Details of summative assessment
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Group report | 30 | 3000 word written report | 1-3,7,8 | Written |
Individual report | 70 | 3000 word written report | 4-7, 9, 10 | Written |
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Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Group report | Individual 2000 word report | 1-3,7,8 | July/August |
Individual report | Individual 3000 word report | 4-7,9,10 | July/August |
Re-assessment notes
A student will be referred in all components of the assessment that they have failed, if the student fails the module with an overall mark below 40%.
A student if deferred via a single component will be re-assessed in that component only.
Syllabus plan
Indicative content for this module includes:
- Globalisation revisited
- Emerging markets and BRICS
- Business decision making in the global context
- Planning and implementing global strategies
- Business models and global competitive advantage
- Global operations/operations management
- Organisational culture and communication
- Managing people internationally
- International and cross-cultural management
- Measuring global businesses
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
Basic reading:
- Deresky, H. (2013) International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures. Boston: Pearson.
- Luthans, F. and Doh, J. (2018) International Management: Culture, Strategy and Behaviour. London: McGraw Hill.
- Brown, S., Bessant, J. and Lamming, R. (2013). Strategic Operations Management, 3rd edition, Abingdon: Routledge.
- Johnsen, T.E., Howard, M. and Miemczyk, J. (2014) Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, 1st edition, Abingdon: Routledge.
Further Reading:
- Christopher, E., (2012) International Management: Explorations Across Cultures, London: Kogan Page
Relevant Academic Journals:
- Harvard Business Review
- International Business Review
- Journal of International Management
- Academy of Management Journal
- Journal of International Business Studies
- Strategic Management Journal
- International Studies of Management & Organization
- International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management
- Cross-Cultural & Strategic Management
Module has an active ELE page?
Yes
Indicative learning resources - Other resources
- Students are expected to keep up to date with contemporary issues for International Business by accessing current (and historical) news and opinion articles from reputable international sources and referencing these appropriately.
- Good analysis of contemporary events affecting international business can be found in The Economist (available online) and quality newspapers such as the Financial Times.
Origin date
05/01/2021
Last revision date
13/04/2021