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MGX3121 - International business strategy

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Business and Economics

Organisational Unit

Department of Management

Coordinator(s)

Miss Olga Abeysekera (Caulfield first semester); Dr Ruby Ranjan (Caulfield second semester); Ms Adlina Ahmad (Malaysia)

Offered

Caulfield

First semester 2016 (Day)
Second semester 2016 (Day)

Malaysia

Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit will concentrate on the nature and need for international strategy; the internationalisation process; the context of international strategy; regional strategy; the dynamics of international competition; role of culture in international strategy; corporate control of global corporations and strategic forms of multinational corporations (MNCs); international strategy in services; modes and patterns of international expansion and the management of international strategic cooperation; international strategy and learning; MNCs political strategies; international strategy process and success of international strategies; managing supply chain in the international arena.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

describe the concepts and use basic tools for competitive analysis and strategic planning in the international environment
identify strategies for SMEs and multinational organisations to operate in a global setting
analyse the opportunities and risks involved in international strategic management and evaluate the impact different modes of foreign operations have on the internationalising organisation
describe the influence of various stakeholders on the internationalising firm
identify how internal operations impact on the internationalisation process.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.