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MNM3GBC: Global Business Context: Prospects and Challenges
Module code: MNM3GBC
Module provider: International Business and Strategy; Henley Business School
Credits: 20
Level: 7
When you'll be taught: Autumn / Spring / Summer module
Module convenor: Dr Jose Eduardo Ibarra-Olivo, email: eduardo.ibarra-olivo@henley.ac.uk
Pre-requisite module(s):
Co-requisite module(s):
Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):
Module(s) excluded:
Placement information: No placement specified
Academic year: 2024/5
Available to visiting students:
Talis reading list:
Last updated: 18 November 2024
Overview
Module aims and purpose
The module provides students with the opportunity to develop awareness of the contemporary global trends and developments and gain a critical insight into their implications on current and future business scenarios. Students can identify potential challenges and prospects for business and society relevant to their context and propose suitable solutions. The module will cover various aspects of the global business environment, from geopolitics, trade and investment to global value chains, advanced technologies and climate change, and their impact upon business operations and strategy. It will give students an appreciation of the complex and dynamic nature of global business developments faced; the variety of factors influencing the choices and compromises that must be made in international businesses, and the implications of those for the future viability and effectiveness of the organisations concerned.Â
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, it is expected that the student will be able to:-
- Identify critical global business level challenges and prospects for sectors and organisations. Â
- Assess the potential impact of the global business context trends and developments on sectors and organisations. Â
- Critically analyse and evaluate the global business context using relevant concepts, frameworks and theories, supported by appropriate evidence. Â
- Develop recommendations for how organisations and sectors may effectively address the challenges and prospects stemming from the global business context.Â
Module content
Part 1 – The changing contours of the global economyÂ
- Changing geographies of globalisationÂ
Part 2 – Key drivers of globalisationÂ
- Technological change and innovation in the global economyÂ
- Transnational corporations (TNCs) in the global economyÂ
- States in the global economyÂ
- States and TNCs in the global economyÂ
Part 3 – Outcomes of globalisationÂ
- Global Production Networks (GPNs): Creating, capturing and destroying valueÂ
- Winners and losers in the global economyÂ
- How to make the world a better place?Â
Part 4 – Global shifts – a sector perspectiveÂ
- Global IndustriesÂ
Structure
Teaching and learning methods
The module uses a blended-learning approach, incorporating independent-study, tutor led workshops, group work and tutor support. A structured pathway guides the learning journey through a series of sequential sessions of self-study utilising digital content, application and reflection tasks, facilitated on our VLE platform Canvas, tutor and peer interactions via face-to-face workshops and work-based learning.Â
The contact hours are shown for one semester in the table below for illustrative purposes only. The actual timing will vary depending on your cohort start date.Â
At least 14 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.Â
Study hours
At least Please note that the hours listed below are indicative and for guidance purposes only. hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.
 Scheduled teaching and learning activities |  Semester 1 |  Semester 2 | Ìý³§³Ü³¾³¾±ð°ù |
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Lectures | 14 | ||
Seminars | |||
Tutorials | |||
Project Supervision | |||
Demonstrations | |||
Practical classes and workshops | |||
Supervised time in studio / workshop | |||
Scheduled revision sessions | |||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
Fieldwork | |||
External visits | |||
Work-based learning | 40 | ||
 Self-scheduled teaching and learning activities |  Semester 1 |  Semester 2 | Ìý³§³Ü³¾³¾±ð°ù |
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Directed viewing of video materials/screencasts | 46 | ||
Participation in discussion boards/other discussions | |||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
Other | 50 | ||
Other (details) | Essay preparation - may include conducting research, analysing data, editing the finished product. | ||
 Placement and study abroad |  Semester 1 |  Semester 2 | Ìý³§³Ü³¾³¾±ð°ù |
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Placement | |||
Study abroad | |||
 Independent study hours |  Semester 1 |  Semester 2 | Ìý³§³Ü³¾³¾±ð°ù |
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Independent study hours | 50 |
Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.
Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.
Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.
Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.
Assessment
Requirements for a pass
Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 50% to pass this module.
Summative assessment
Type of assessment | Detail of assessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of assessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Capstone project | Research project | 100 | 4,000 words | Submission deadlines are provided in your cohort schedule and can be found on Canvas. |
Penalties for late submission of summative assessment
This module is subject to the Penalties for late submission for Postgraduate Flexible programmes policy, which can be found at:Â
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The Module Convenor will apply the following penalties to work submitted late:Â
where the piece of work is submitted up to one calendar month after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark; Â
where the piece of work is submitted more than one calendar month after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.Â
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.Â
Formative assessment
Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.
Reassessment
Type of reassessment | Detail of reassessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of reassessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Capstone project | Research project | 100 | 4,000 words | Date dependent on cohort entry and to be advised by the Programme Administrator. | Resubmission of the same assignment based on formative feedback. One resubmission-allowed, capped at 50% |
Additional costs
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Computers and devices with a particular specification | ||
Printing and binding | ||
Required textbooks | ||
Specialist clothing, footwear, or headgear | ||
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Travel, accommodation, and subsistence |
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MODULE DESCRIPTION DOES NOT FORM ANY PART OF A STUDENT'S CONTRACT.