School of Management, Unit Catalogue 2010/11 |
MN20377: Managing the global firm |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Intermediate |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| CW 30%, EX 70% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take MN10005 or you must have successfully completed Year 1 of the BSc International Management & Modern Languages. |
| Description:
| Aims: The aim of this unit is to develop students' knowledge and understanding of management in the context of global enterprises, particularly global professional service firms (e.g. accountancies, management consultancies and law firms). The unit will discuss key concepts that lie at the heart of the global enterprise (e.g. global organisational design, global knowledge management, etc.) and provide selected theoretical frameworks with which to analyse the realities and challenges of global management practice. Students will gain an in-depth and well-rounded understanding of what it means to manage and work in global organisations. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit, the student will be able to: * Explain how global firms are managed in practice * Explain why and how globalisation and national cultures/institutions influence the management of global firms * Differentiate between 'mainstream' and 'critical' approaches to understanding management in global firms * Apply relevant theoretical frameworks to reflect on and explain real-world management dynamics in global firms * Explain how the various course topics to be studied in this unit interrelate. Skills: By the end of this unit, students will have acquired the following skills: A. Intellectual skills * Understanding of key concepts and theories used to make sense of management in global firms (T/F/A) * Ability to apply analytical and critical thinking to international management dynamics (T/F/A) * Understanding of cultural/institutional differences and their influence on the management of global firms (T/F/A) B. Transferable Skills * Ability to develop and communicate an argument based on an evaluation of prior research and evidence (T/F/A) * Ability to juxtapose theory and practice (T/F/A) * Analytical and critical skills (T/F/A) * Research and writing skills (F) * Communication skills (F) Content: * Understanding globalisation * Operating across national cultures and institutions * Designing the global firm * Understanding power and politics in the global firm * Managing knowledge across countries * Moving employees around the globe * Organising to serve the global client * Building global corporate cultures * Developing global managers. |