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2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS5267M International Business Theory

15 creditsClass Size: 360

Module manager: Dr Surender Munjal
Email: S.Munjal@lubs.leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

This module aims to provide students with a foundation in the theory and practice of international business to understand strategies of multinational enterprises in foreign countries.

Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module, students will be able to critically evaluate:
- Current trends in International Business
- Strategic decisions in multinational enterprises
- Multiple business cultures
- The implications of the emergence of new large players in the world economy and their impact on business strategy
- Theoretical explanations and frameworks of international business in an integrated manner
- Dynamics and constraints of managing internationally
- Individual international market opportunities
- Evidence on business strategy and its impact

Skills outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Transferable
- Work effectively in a team
- Deliver effective oral presentations
- Influence the decision making for multinational companies
- Communicate complex information for generating impact


Syllabus

Indicative content:
Internationalisation frameworks,; the multinational firm and the international firm; foreign market servicing strategies: exporting, licensing agreements, foreign direct investment, joint ventures and wholly-owned subsidiaries, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances; the role of institutions and network in internationalisation; the external environment and the multinational firm; regional economic integration, trading blocs and impact on firm strategies; the Triad and newly developed countries of Asia; Outward FDI from emerging economies; the global factory, globalization and the role of transnational corporations: characteristics and indicators and debates of globalization; the role transnational corporations in the process of globalization; Impact of multinational firms on home and host-country environments.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Lecture111.5016.50
Seminar101.5015.00
Private study hours118.50
Total Contact hours31.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)150.00

Private study

Approximately 8 hours reading and preparation per week for lectures. 50 hours needed for revision.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Questions and discussion during lectures and individual feedback on request (face-to-face and e-mail) throughout a duration of the module.
Students will also be provided with marking schemes for examination standard questions as well as with illustrative answers for examination standard questions.
The mid term examination will enable students to benefit from additional feedback opportunities and measure their progress throughout the semester.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
In-course AssessmentGroup presentation20.00
In-course Assessment5 min video presentation30.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)50.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated


Exams
Exam typeExam duration% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)2 hr 50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)50.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 24/04/2015

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