| Unit name | International Management |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EFIMM0013 |
| Credit points | 15 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Beaverstock |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
none |
| Co-requisites |
none |
| School/department | School of Management - Business School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The aim of this new unit is to provide students with a practical knowledge and clear understanding of the principles and processes of international management in multinational enterprises and transnational firms that function within a rapidly globalizing and competitive world.
The new unit will develop the student’s critical awareness of the emergence, strategy and locational dynamics of multinational enterprise and transnational firms in the modern global business environment, transecting both the developed and developing economies. The Unit will focus on: globalization, regulation and the global business environment; theories of MNE and internationalisation; MNE strategy and managing across borders; knowledge management; global staffing and IHRM; the ‘war for talent’; and, cross-cultural international management issues. The unit will also provide the opportunity for students to interrogate contemporary case studies across different sectors of the economy, which will further develop their practical, analytical and key skills for the challenges of the modern workplace.
a) critically evaluate theories associated with international management issues in multinational enterprises and transnational firms in both developing and developed world contexts;
b) analyse the international management strategies/styles of multinational enterprises and transnational firms across a range of different economic sectors and international contexts;
c) relate concepts/theories of international management to practical, real-world examples;
d) be reflective and reflexive in the learning process;
e) develop effective communication, written and oral, and planning skills;
f) be effective at self-management with respect to their own student-centred learning and time-management skills.
This unit will include weekly lectures, supported by tutorial/seminar classes.
One 3000 word coursework assignment which will involve an element of case analysis and will assess a student’s ability to:
Bartlett, C. A. and Beamish, P.W. (2013) Transnational management: texts, cases and relationships in cross-border management McGraw-Hill, New York (7th Edition).
Collinson, S. and Morgan, G. (2009) The multinational firm Wiley & Son, Chichester
Forsgren, M (2013) Theories of the multinational firm: a multidimensional creature in the global economy (2nd Edition) Edward Elgar, Cheltenham (2nd Edition).
Gooderham, P.N., Grogaard, B. and Nordhaug, O. (2013) International management: theory and practice Edward Elgar, Cheltenham.
Hollinshead, G. (2010) International and comparative human resource management McGraw-Hill, New York.
Scullion, H. and Collings, D. G. (eds.) (2006) Global staffing Routledge, London.
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