understanding of how international business strategy fits into the organisation and running of a company or multi-company corporation. The course consists of 8x three-hour sessions of lectures and case studies. The aim of the module is to introduce the student to the way in which a firm can achieve sustainable competitive advantage through strategy. LEARNIING OUTCOMES By the end of the course students should be able to (1) understand the concepts of strategic management, (2) evaluate the factors
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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) (Revised) 1. The Program: The importance of „management‟ as a professional study can today be compared with that of obtaining a normal graduate degree in order to be called educated. It is just short of becoming a compulsion. Businesses and institutions are growing in complexity and size. They are cutting across space and time by embracing technology, globalization and information. Mere operational efficiency is no more sufficient. Managerial capabilities
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International Human Resources 1- Is HRM a fashion or is it here to stay? What is the probability that HRM will be the dominant framework for people management in the 21st century? HRM has evolved from a number of different strands of thought and is best described as a loose philosophy of people management rather than a focused methodology. It derives largely from the 20th century but incorporates older notions about the management of people at work. These ideas have many different roots and
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below. Be sure to conduct a situational analysis by looking at both the external and internal environments when formulating your answers. Also consider other management disciplines and impacts (i.e. Human Resource Management, Marketing, and Finance). Some key considerations: 1. This is not a summary of the Case. Students are expected to apply relevant management principles, critical and analytical thinking when completing the case study 2. Output must be thorough, grammatically accurate
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Question 1 (is on Theme 3: International Management Strategy Issues) “For a newly internationalised company, like Elecdyne, discuss one of the following sets of issues (from 1-4), plus you must discuss issue 5.” 1. The centralisation-decentralisation debate You should identify where the various functions of management sit in terms of being upstream, downstream, neither, or both, and how developments in technology may affect these functions in the next 10 years. | 2. Social innovation
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Capacity Planning: A Tactical Decision with Strategic Impact The business environment has never been more challenging than it is right now. The speed of change in the marketplace is creating a stress on corporations to respond quickly and effectively. The foundation that is required to react to dynamic changes in supply and demand is based on understanding your supply chain’s capacities. Understanding and then building the infrastructure that provides the needed flexibility and speed requires
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One Scope of Strategic Management 1 Major Issues to Consider Global considerations impact virtually all strategic decisions. E-commerce has become a vital strategic management tool. The natural environment has become an important strategic issue. 2 Strategic Management Defined Art and science of formulating, implementing, and evaluating crossfunctional decisions that enable an organization to achieve its objectives. 3 Terminology “Strategic Management” Synonymous with “Strategic
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1. An International business strategy is a strategy that is based on planning that helps in guiding commercial transactions of various business entities that take place in different countries of the world. All this business entities are in need of reaching the international market to trade with other countries worldwide. The plans and strategies formulated are basically done by private companies and they refer it as plans and actions of private companies other than the country’s government. This
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this emerging market. This Case Study illustrates how IKEA's ventures into China and Japan are laden with unique marketing challenges which it had not encountered before in other international markets. Read the attached case (Case Study: "IKEA: A Long March to the Far East" - Source: Oxford University Press) and answer the following questions; 1. Based on your analysis, what are the opportunities and challenges for IKEA in their market operations in (a) China; and (b) Japan? 2. Describe the market
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information of the right kind b. quality information c. timely information d. accurate and reliable information e. valid information (Answer: a; p. 97; Easy) 2. An MIS consists of people, equipment, and procedures to gather, sort, _____, evaluate, and distribute information to marketing decision makers. a. test b. test market c. analyze d. critique e. assess (Answer: c; p. 97; Easy) 3. Your firm has just developed its first successful MIS. It interacts with information users to assess information
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