- Academic Registry
Course & Unit Catalogues


MN22029: Managing across cultures and contexts

[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: School of Management
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CWES 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Essay 1 (CWES 20%)
  • Essay 2 (CWES 80%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: 1. Ability to synthesise and apply theories and empirical evidence across the fields of cultural, social, institutional and political contexts 2. Ability to analyse, identify and relate cultural, social, institutional and political contexts to micro- and macro-levels of organizations


Synopsis: Get a good grounding in the intercultural and context-sensitive knowledge and skills you need to be successful in global business. The world is changing, and it's more important than ever to be able to work across diverse cultures and contexts.

Content: Topics covered will include why, how and to what degree culture, social, and political practices, institutions and structures affect different aspects of organizing in an international business context and working in a multicultural context as well as the extent to which organizational actors can manage these dynamics.

Course availability:

MN22029 is Compulsory on the following courses:

School of Management
  • UMMN-AKB13 : BSc(Hons) International Management with year abroad (Year 2)

MN22029 is Optional on the following courses:

School of Management
  • UMMN-AFB14 : BSc(Hons) Management (Year 2)
  • UMMN-AKB15 : BSc(Hons) Management with Marketing with work placement (Year 2)
  • UMMN-AKB14 : BSc(Hons) Management with work placement (Year 2)
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
  • UHPL-AKB50 : BSc(Hons) International Management and Modern Languages (French) with year abroad (Year 2)
  • UHPL-AKB51 : BSc(Hons) International Management and Modern Languages (German) with year abroad (Year 2)
  • UHPL-AKB52 : BSc(Hons) International Management and Modern Languages (Spanish) with year abroad (Year 2)

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
  • Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.