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Unit description

This unit deals with the challenges confronting global business managers. First, it explores the vibrant and dynamic global business environment, and the opportunities and threats posed in a global environment. Then the focus turns to the development of global business strategy, addressing strategic management, entry strategies, organisational design and the functional areas of marketing, finance and human resource management.

Unit content

Module 1: The global marketplace

Module 2: International trade theories, government intervention and emerging markets

Module 3: Political and legal systems

Module 4: Culture, ethics and social responsibility

Module 5: Global market opportunity assessment

Module 6: Global marketing and human resource strategies

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1evaluate the role of culture, governments and international organisations in promoting global trade and business
2assess the opportunities and threats posed by cultural differences in a global environment
3evaluate the risks, costs and benefits of doing business in different countries
4argue a point of view relating to ethics and social responsibility by global businesses.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. evaluate the role of culture, governments and international organisations in promoting global trade and business
  2. assess the opportunities and threats posed by cultural differences in a global environment
  3. evaluate the risks, costs and benefits of doing business in different countries
  4. argue a point of view relating to ethics and social responsibility by global businesses.

Prescribed Learning Resources

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Prescribed Resources/Equipment
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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Structured online learning
Assessment
Short written response30%
Presentation20%
Report50%
Notice

Intensive offerings may or may not be scheduled in every teaching period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Fee information

Domestic

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International

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