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MAN-20084 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

MAN-20084 - Managing in the Multinational Corporation
Coordinator: Tolu Olarewaju Room: N/A
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Yes

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Year 1 Introduction to International Business MAN-10023
Year 1 The Global Business Environment MAN-10022

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23

This module focuses on the Multinational Corporation (MNC)and its management. In particular political-historical, cultural and language/communication related aspects will be examined through the use of empirical case studies. Appropriate theoretical frameworks will be used to identify the key skills and competences that managers and other agents in the MNC need to develop in order to manage it effectively.

Aims
To introduce students to the Multinational Corporation (MNC) as a key organisational form of international business;
To provide insights into the operational activities of an MNC;
To theorise MNCs from different perspectives (e.g. rational-economic; cultural, political);
To examine the key skills required by agents of the MNC to operate it effectively.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Analyse MNC operations from rational, cultural and political perspectives: 1,2
Identify the skills that managers and agents of MNCs need in order to deal with these complexities and contextual ambiguities: 1,2
Understand the complexities of MNCs operations such as in cross-border mergers and aquisitions; international joint ventures, knowledge transfer: 1,2

Study hours

12 hours of large learning sessions
12 hours of small group sessions
60 hours for guided reading
66 hours for assignment preparation and completion

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Assignment weighted 70%
An essay, based on empirical case studies discussed in class
Write a 1,000 ¿ 1,500-word essay (excluding references), based on at least two empirical case studies discussed in class, discussing the role of cultural diversity in international business. Your essay should include an appropriate use of international business literature and models discussed in class.

2: Assignment weighted 30%
A reflective essay based on identifying and discussing key competences and skills required for international management
Write an 800 ¿ 1,000-word reflective essay (excluding references), evaluating the notion that all international business interactions can be conducted in the English language. Your discussion needs to include reflections on the role of English in international business. You are advised to use an appropriate reflective model (i.e., Driscoll, John, Kolb or Gibb¿s reflective models).

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 January 2023