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Contemporary Issues in International Business - MAN00087M

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  • Department: The York Management School
  • Module co-ordinator: Information currently unavailable
  • Credit value: 15 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2023-24

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Online Teaching Window 2 2023-24
B Online Teaching Window 6 2023-24

Module aims

This module provides an introduction to contemporary issues in international business. The module is designed to develop awareness and understanding of the major issues businesses are confronted with when trading goods and services across national borders. The module introduces core theories of international business, trade, and investment exploring how firms, states, markets, and the institutions of global governance interact to shape the contemporary international business environment.

Module learning outcomes

Academic and graduate skills

By the end of this module, students should be able to:

  • Demonstrate a critical understanding of the drivers and consequences of international business
  • Identify and understand links between international business and contemporary political and economic structures
  • Apply international business concepts and theories.
  • Critically evaluate contemporary debates about international business

Module content

Subject content

  • Theories of International Business, Trade and Investment
  • Global economic change and the development of the international business environment
  • Multinational Enterprises and their strategies
  • The institutions of global governance

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
2,500 word assignment		 N/A 100

Special assessment rules

None

Reassessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
2,500 word assignment		 N/A 100

Module feedback

Students will receive regular feedback on formative weekly activities and on the formative assessment. They will also receive a feedback sheet with detailed comments on the summative assessment explaining how they performed in relation to the assessment criteria. Turnaround time for summative assessment is 4 weeks. At the end of term, the module leader will develop a report about the module and the students’ performance which, once approved by the Board of Exams, will be uploaded onto VLE and made accessible to students.

Indicative reading

Cairns, George, and Martyna Sliwa. A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about International Business. Sage, 2017.>


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