Course Co-ordinator: Professor M Hughes

Pre-requisite(s): Course normally available only to year 3.

This course provides an introduction to the complexities of international business management by examining how the multi-dimensional global environment affects all aspects of management within an international context.

The course provides an introductory, but comprehensive, coverage of the main challenges surrounding the international business process. Topics include: nature of international business; comparative business environments; international strategies; organisational change, cultural diversity and international management.

1 two-hour lectures per week for 8 weeks; and 8 one-hour tutorial presentations over the duration of the course.

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (60%); continuous assessment (20%) consisting of an essay (2,500 words); presentation (20%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).