Global Business Environment

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Analyse and interpret the significance of globalisation and the international macroeconomic context for international business;
• Assess the impact of multiple stakeholder groups, especially with regard to ethical and responsible behaviour, on business decisions and corporate reputation in an international environment.
• Analyse and interpret the significance of current and future trends in economics, politics, technology, environment and society on international business;

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Present effectively for business purposes.
• Write effectively for business purposes;
• Think critically and argue effectively;
• Manage individual tasks, personal resources and time effectively;
• Work effectively as part of a task-orientated and diverse group;

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• The key environmental, social, economic, technological, ecological, legal and political factors that influence international business and its management;
• Globalisation and the macroeconomic context for international business;
• How relationships with multiple stakeholders, especially with regard to ethical and responsible behaviour, contribute to the formation of business strategy and corporate reputation.

• Globalisation and the macroeconomic context for international businesses.
• The impact of environmental, social, economic, technological, ecological, legal and political factors on international business.
• Multiple stakeholder perspectives, ethical behaviour, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and reputation for organisations and their impact on business decisions in an international environment.

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include

• Lectures
• Group discussions
• Visiting companies and acquiring information about their international operations
• Individual and group research.

Learning activities include

• Working on a group project and negotiating an agreed position to present
• Researching, analysing and discussing issues and defining problems and their consequences for organisations and individuals
• Visiting organisations that work in a global environment
• Private study.

Resources & Reading list

Journal Articles

The Financial Times.

The Economist.

The Wall Street Journal.

Journal of International Management.

Textbooks

Deresky, H (2011). International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures Text and Cases. Prentice Hall.

Morrison, J. (2006). The International Business Environment. Basingstoke: Palgrave.

Kew, J., Stredwick, J. (2005). Business Environment: Managing in a Strategic Context. London: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Palmer, A., Hartley, B. (2002). The Business Environment. London: McGraw Hill.

Crane, A., Matten, D., Spence, L. (2008). Corporate Social Responsibility: readings and cases in a global context. Routledge.

Needle, D. (2010). Business in Context. London: Thomson Learning.

Farnham, D. The World is Flat. London: Institute of Personnel & Development Harvard Business School Press.

Gooderham, P. N., Nordhaug, O (eds) (2003). International Management: Cross-Boundary Challenges. Blackwell Publishing.

Koen, C. I. (2005). Comparative International Management. McGraw Hill.

Brooks, I., Weatherston, J. (2006). The Business Environment: Challenges and Changes. London: FT Prentice Hall.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External