Unit name | Global Strategy |
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Unit code | MGRCM0011 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Professor. Holt |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
International Business Perspectives in a Turbulent World; Global Challenges (for students on MSc International Business and Strategy) |
Units you may not take alongside this one |
n/a |
School/department | School of Management - Business School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Unit content:
Global Strategy will introduce core concepts from Strategic Management through a critical lens and focus on the specific strategic management challenges for multiple organisations amidst growing societal challenges. It will address the key question of what is international or global about strategic decisions and focus on the specific management issues that come with global organisations in terms of institutional distance. Strategic approaches focused, among others, on multinational companies (MNCs) and on organisations tackling societal grand challenges in a highly unequal global economy, will be critically discussed in conjunction with the history of international business, contemporary social trends, and the digital revolution. The unit will assess the theory and research in contemporary Strategic Management and International Business in terms of contemporary organisational strategies and structures in the world economy and society.
Unit aims:
At the end of the unit a successful student will be able to:
This unit is taught through a combination of interactive lectures and seminars. Lectures (1 hour) will take place every week for 10 weeks and introduce the subject, key readings and examples that illustrate the application of key concepts. Weekly seminars (2 hours) will be student-led discussions moderated by the seminar lead, which focus on the application of key concepts and frameworks in the field to selected case studies, as well as critically assessing controversies and topical issues in Global Strategy where appropriate. Seminars will be taught as Harvard Business School-style case method sessions, where students prepare substantial cases in advance in groups and then analyse the case collaboratively in a guided discussion. The analytical and intellectual skills developed will be assessed in the final coursework, and the unit will offer informal (discussions) and formal (group presentation) formative feedback through the interactive format.
Appropriate online and/or blended learning methods, including a mix of synchronous and asynchronous teaching activities, will be used if required due to COVID-19 or similar disruptions.
Assessment rationale: This unit will be assessed by a combination of formative and summative assessment elements, which are supported by in-class preparation that affords informal feedback and improvement opportunities. All seminars will be taught as case method discussions with some group preparation of questions. The knowledge and skills built through the formative assessment and seminar interactions will prepare students for the summative assessment.
Formative assessment: Group presentation of a case study analysis to be presented in final seminar, to be assessed on a reduced scale which uses a restricted number of marks (0/40/55/65/75/85%). This supports and feeds forward into the summative assessment.
The formative assessment addresses ILOs 1, 2, and 4.
Summative assessment: 3,500-word individual coursework. Prepare a case study on an organisation, industry or issue of your choice and analyse it with the aid of the theories and models introduced in this unit; provide a critical evaluation of the framework and case presented.
The summative assessment addresses ILOs 1-4.
When assessment does not go to plan: The re-assessment weightings on this unit will be the same as the original assessment. Students who do not pass the unit overall will be reassessed with a single piece of assessment weighted at 100%, covering all Learning Outcomes for the unit.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.