BMM6472 - International Management

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Analyse the key management issues in terms of structure, leadership and motivational issues.
Critically assess the impact of national and organizational culture for global business transactions;
Critically assess the approach to organization theory and its impact on the need for integration of organizational functions;
Analyse the key elements of the employment relationship, and the impact on these of operating in an international context;
Demonstrate self-awareness and cross-cultural awareness through team work and group presentation.

Content:

The focus of this module is on general management set in an international context. Various approaches to management, motivation and leadership will be undertaken in the light of globalisation through the work of cultural theorists such as Hall, Hofstede and Trompenaars.
Given the increasing use of international suppliers, manufacturers, service providers and distributors the module will consider the issues thus raised for global value chains. The goals such as cost-effectiveness, organisational flexibility and competitive advantage, as well as socio-political objectives are analysed, as is the management of the inevitable tension between these goals; the issues of power, control and regulation; and finally the psychological contract, will be examined with the focus being on how such issues are dealt with in the international and multi-cultural context.

Learning and Teaching Information:

The sessions will be organised in mainly 3-4 hour teaching blocks. Lectures will deliver core theoretical frameworks followed by seminar discussions and workshops and offer guidance in the selection of appropriate sustainability tools and metrics.
A key focus will be on problem identification and solving using exercises and activities linked to international management issues and case studies.
Formal assessment will evaluate research / information retrieval skills and critical thinking and students will be expected to present their findings and analysis as a group presentation and independent report.

Lectures
Contact hours: 5
Intended Group size: 20-30

Workshops
Contact hours: 20
Intended Group size: 20-30

Guided independent study
Hours: 175

Assessment:

001 Individual report 1 x 2,500 words (End of module) 60%
002 Group presentation 1 x 20 minutes (Mid-module) 40%


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