Question
Taking an international
business or management practice from a UK perspective in comparison to
international business perspective or a comparison between the UK and another
country in terms of specific management concept theories and practice, students
will explore a new cultural environment (country).
Learning
Outcomes to be met by the reflective report
1. Demonstrate the
capacity for self-reliance and self-directed learning in a new cultural
environmet
2. Identify obstacles
to adapting personal behaviour in line with the host country culture and to
maintaining working relationships with relevant individuals and groups in that
country.
Learning
Outcomes to be met by the InternationalProject Report
3. Apply analytical
tools to assess the impact of international, comparative and/or cross-cultural
management
4. Apply frameworks,
theories, models with rational analysis to an international topic, theme or
problem of interest to the participant
5. Critically reflect
on the capability to access and integrate information through multicultural
filters
Theoretical
areas to consider for the International Project Report
Below are listed
possible academic and thematic areas you may want to consider for your
International Project Report
·
Strategy for export
·
Strategy for import
·
Opening an office in a new market/county
·
Developing a product or service for a
specific an international or cross-cultural
segment.
Portfolio
of 4000 words (excluding references & appendices), which includes the
following elements: · International project report (indicative word Limit: 2500
words) · Reflective report (indicative word Limit: 500, words) Executive
summary 500 words
The Executive Summary should provide an indication of which business or organisation is being used to
support the analysis for the international project report. There should be a
justification of why this business/organisation has been selected .A list of four
or five questions that the report will answer. For the reflective report there
needs to be two or three question in relation to the capacity for self-reliance
and self-directed learning in a new cultural environment and problems of
adapting personal behaviour in line with the host country culture.
Students
will be invited to talk through their proposal as part of the taught session
and will receive written feedback.