SM9532 - Strategic Frameworks and Cultural Contexts in International Management

There will be 1 hour lecture and 2 hour seminar each week. The lecture will elaborate on the content with short examples while the seminar will be an opportunity to delve into case analysis to develop your ability to deploy the concepts and frameworks in an international business context. You will be expected to do the readings for each session and; read and prepare materials designated for the seminar

Support will be provided to you by a member of academic staff leading the module and providing the lecture input. You will also gain from interaction with a number of other academic staff who will cover different lectures and seminars.

Your module is supported by an e-learning portal, which houses lecture and seminar materials, alongside assessment details and various support facilities.

You will be provided with a wide-ranging electronic reading list that comprises of various academic reports, conference papers and journal articles that showcase the application of various quantitative techniques presented in the module.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
• Understand and apply the culturally moored nature and context of international business and key aspects that influence decision making in international business, accounting for the construction of relationships between variables that comprise some central frameworks deployed for international business decisions. (MLO1)

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
• Apply frameworks, concepts and mediating concerns (ethics, sustainability, responsible business) to cases to acquire capabilities for strategic international business analyses. (MLO2)
• Demonstrate effective communication and team working through the practical analysis of a case scenario. (MLO3)

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
• Acquire knowledge about ethical and sustainability aspects in international business. (MLO4)

The module assessment comprises an individual assessment (100%): Develop a cultural profile for a designated country/designated countries (will be provided – e.g. a non EU-Country/non EU-Countries) and develop a basic CAGE framework in relation to/contrast with another country (e.g. the United Kingdom) (maximum 3000 words).

The assessment will address MLO1, MLO2, MLO3 and MLO4.

Level 4 Global Business Environment (or equivalent)

None

The internal business and international management context is likely to be an aspirational or existing strategic frame of reference in any organisation you join. Culture as a paradigm will dominate this context but will be aligned to several other variables and concerns. These are worked in as strategic decision making frameworks derived from practice and research. They will help guide managerial decision making. Your ability to distil this to a given situation and provide coherent inputs for international management are going to hold you in a strong position and help you perform and progress in the organisation and industry you choose- going forward in your career.