NBS8060 : International Business Strategy
NBS8060 : International Business Strategy
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Mr Johannes Schmalisch
- Owning School: Newcastle University Business School
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
European Credit Transfer System | |
Pre-requisite
Modules you must have done previously to study this module
Pre Requisite Comment
N/A
Co-Requisite
Modules you need to take at the same time
Co Requisite Comment
None
Aims
This module offers an opportunity for students to develop knowledge and understanding of multi-level processes involved in managerial practice and international business strategy formulation and implementation, specifically:
• To provide students with an advanced appreciation of the concept and practice of strategy within organisations operating across country borders.
• To provide students with a critical understanding of various activities and models of international strategy.
• To provide students with a critical understanding of alternative perspectives and ways of thinking about and ‘doing’ strategy.
• To provide students with critical awareness of the range of forces that influence the formulation and implementation of international strategies.
Outline Of Syllabus
This module is taught through lectures and seminars reflecting a mix of formal teaching and more informal student-centred elements. The emphasis is on the student to study the relevant literature and to augment their knowledge through their reading and active contribution to the module.
The syllabus typically includes topics such as:
• Strategic choice of integration and responsiveness in internationalizing strategy
• Strategy and emerging market multinationals
• Leveraging knowledge across country borders
• Corporate Social Responsibility on a global scale
• Mergers and acquisitions for global strategy
• International strategic alliances
• Role of the international subsidiary
Learning Outcomes
Intended Knowledge Outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
1. Apply theory to practice through identifying key activities and potential problems involved in core areas of international strategy in an organisation.
2. Apply appropriate perspectives, tools and techniques of international strategy, to critically analyse and evaluate the key strategic issues facing organisations.
Intended Skill Outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
1. Diagnose organisational situations and recommend alternative choices in developing and implementing international strategy.
2. Conduct secondary research to identify relevant sources of information.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 32:00 | 32:00 | N/A |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | 10 x 1hour PiP lectures |
Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 25:00 | 25:00 | N/A |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 4 | 2:00 | 8:00 | 4 x 2hour PIP seminars. Case study approach with formative feedback. Includes assessment guidance |
Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 25:00 | 25:00 | N/A |
Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The lectures provide a framework to support student centred learning of fundamentals of international strategy in the seminars. The students will study a selection of cases to enable them to apply the perspectives, tools and techniques of international strategy and to analyse the key strategic issues and problems facing companies in a global arena. The pedagogic design of the module scaffolds student learning towards achievement of the learning outcomes through the written assignment.
Students develop skills in the use of qualitative databases (such as NEXIS and ORBIS) and use of data as evidence to support their arguments.
Reading Lists
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report | 2 | M | 100 | Individual assignment 2000 words |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
Written exercise | 2 | M | Students submit form identifying choice of organisation for assignment & initial sources of data; staff provide feedback in seminar |
Case study | 2 | M | Students model case analysis with own data & use seminar as opportunity to check learning/seek guidance prior to completing report |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The assessment method ensures that students have the opportunity to demonstrate their individual understanding of the core ideas and common techniques associated with the practice of international strategy.
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- NBS8060's Timetable
Past Exam Papers
- Exam Papers Online : www.ncl.ac.uk/exam.papers/
- NBS8060's past Exam Papers
General Notes
N/A
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