Week 1 Assessments
By Day 1 (Thursday), submit the Academic Integrity
Declaration
By Day 1 (Thursday), submit your Personal Introduction
to the Collaboration Forum
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise
to Turnitin
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Collaboration Initial
Response to the Collaboration Forum
Until Day 7 (Wednesday), respond to your colleagues’
in the Collaboration Forum
Key Concept Exercise: Introduction to international business
International business has burgeoned in recent times
in all industry sectors. In your reading this week, you will have identified
some of the key factors that led to this growth.
Select an organisation that you are familiar with that
has developed through its commitment to international business. Then, identify
the critical factors that you read about this week that were the most
significant in its growth. Why did do you feel these factors were the most
significant in the company’s growth? And what can you, as a business
practitioner, learn from their actions to take forward in your career?
To prepare for this Key Concept Exercise:
Read the Required Learning Resources for Week 1.
Think about the key elements in growth factors of
international business.
Consider international trade theories.
To complete this Key Concept Exercise:
By Day 3 (Saturday)
In an approximately 500-word response, address the
following issues/questions:
·
Identify key elements in
business globalisation presented in this week’s Learning Resources.
·
In formulating your Key
Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
·
What is globalisation? Why
is globalisation important even to firms that do not have any international
involvement at present? How does globalisation affect the consumer? The
employee?
·
What are the major
theories of international trade?
·
How applicable are those
theories in today’s environment?
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise.
When writing your responses you should synthesise the
theory with real-world experience and use examples of the theories in action in
a real organisation about which you have read or one in which you have worked.
Be sure to read over your Key Concept Exercise before
submitting it to your Instructor. Make sure the spelling and grammar are
correct and the language, citing and referencing you use when providing your
opinion are appropriate for academic writing.
The Key Concept Exercise for this week is not graded,
but you will receive feedback from your Instructor to help you improve your
work. Please take advantage of this opportunity to learn from your Instructor’s
feedback. Give the assignment your full effort and ask for clarification on any
feedback you do not understand.
To submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click
the "View/Complete" link for Week 1 Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin
- FF.
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post 3–5 responses to your fellow students in one or
more of the following ways:
Supporting others’ views or providing an alternative
perspective on the key elements in international business.
Discussing ways your experiences are similar or
different within the scope of international business.
Extending the conversation into new but relevant areas
regarding international business and globalisation.
Ensure that you spread your Collaboration posts across
at least 3 separate days of each week. This will help maximise the value of
your Collaboration with colleagues and serve to meet the learning objectives
for each activity.
The Key Concept Exercise for this week is not graded,
but you will receive feedback from your Instructor to help you improve your
work. Please take advantage of this opportunity to learn from your Instructor’s
feedback. Give the assignment your full effort and ask for clarification on any
feedback you do not understand.
To access the Collaboration Forum, click on the "Week
1 Collaboration Forum" link.
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Week 2 Assessments
By Day 3 (Saturday),
submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By Day 3 (Saturday),
submit your Collaboration Initial Response to the Collaboration Forum
Until Day 7
(Wednesday), respond to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
By Day 7 (Wednesday),
submit your Personal Development Portfolio
Key Concept Exercise: FDI and its effects
Multinational
enterprises (MNEs) play a highly significant role in the growth of
international business and the spread of its benefits throughout countries and
communities across the world. Naturally there are organisations that have done
well while there are those that have not.
In working out your
responses to the Key Concept Exercise below, you should research the topic from
the text and suggested readings and do your own independent research on the
topic. Also, choose examples from your own experience or find appropriate cases
on the web that you can discuss. Credit will be given for references you make
to relevant examples from real companies.
To prepare for this
Key Concept Exercise:
Read the Required
Learning Resources for Week 2.
Consider the theories
and perspectives presented in weekly Learning Resources.
Reflect upon the
relationship between FDI and local productivity.
To complete this Key
Concept Exercise:
By Day 3 (Saturday)
In an approximately
500-word response, address the following issues/questions:
·
Analyse the theories and
perspectives on foreign direct investment (FDI) and its role in international
business.
·
In formulating your Key
Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
·
What are the various types
of foreign direct investment (FDI)?
·
What are the strategic
goals of multinational enterprises (MNEs) undertaking FDI? Do they vary by
market and industry?
·
What drives FDI
distribution and patterns?
·
What advantages and
disadvantages do MNEs have when they operate overseas compared to local firms,
and what are the essential capabilities with which a successful MNE must be
equipped?
By Day 3 (Saturday),
submit your Key Concept Exercise.
When writing your
responses you should synthesise the theory with real world experience and use
examples of the theories in action in a real organisation about which you have
read or one in which you have worked.
Be sure to read over
your Key Concept Exercise before submitting it to your Instructor. Make sure
the spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and referencing
you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic writing.
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Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click the "View/Complete" link for Week
2 Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
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By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post 3-5 replies to
your classmates’ posts in the Collaboration Forum by:
Noting how a
colleague’s examples demonstrate the relative benefits of foreign direct
investment for multinational enterprises host.
Discussing ways in
which your experiences are similar or different regarding the importance of the
multinational enterprise as the channel for FDI.
Asking insightful
questions about your colleague’s interpretation of ideas from the Learning
Resources.
Extending the
conversation into new but relevant areas regarding the multinational
enterprises.
Ensure that you
spread your Collaboration posts across at least 3 separate days of each week.
This will help maximise the value of your Collaboration with colleagues and
serve to meet the learning objectives for each activity.
To access the
Collaboration Forum, click on the "Weeks 2 Collaboration Forum" link.
Personal Development Portfolio: Reflecting
on your Personal Development Portfolio
Your PDP will be a
document you will regularly revisit throughout your programme; be sure to keep
it in an accessible place so you can update it with new goals, reflections on
your learning and plans for further study, development and research.
For this module,
recommended focus areas include:
Improving your
understanding of how international trade theory is applicable in modern
business environment
Increasing your
knowledge of some of the factors that impact on an organisation’s capacity to
operate and prosper in the international market
Developing an
appreciation of your potential to contribute to your organization’s international
expansion plan
To prepare for this
PDP assignment:
Review the module’s
content alongside your PDP.
To complete this PDP
assignment:
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Prepare a brief
submission (500 words) about how the module will help you advance your personal
development, focusing on topics of particular interest to you.
By Day 7 (Wednesday),
submit your PDP Assignment.
This assignment is
not graded, but you will receive feedback from your Instructor to help you
improve your work. Please take advantage of this opportunity to learn from your
Instructor's feedback. Give the assignment your full effort and ask for
clarification on any feedback you do not understand.
The final submission
of all three sections will be in Week 8.
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initial response to Turnitin, click on the "View/Complete" link for
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Week 3 Assessments
By Day 3 (Saturday),
submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By Day 3 (Saturday),
submit your Collaboration Initial Response to the Collaboration Forum
Until Day 7
(Wednesday), respond to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
Key Concept Exercise: Environments of
international business
There are many
elements which impact an organisation’s capacity to work in a particular
international environment, and these factors will vary from market to market
and from organisation to organisation.
In working out your
response to the Key Concept Exercise, you should research the topic of
international environment from the text, suggested readings and your own
independent research on the topic. Also, choose examples from your own
experience or find appropriate cases on the web that you can discuss. Credit
will be given for references you make to relevant examples from real companies.
To prepare for this
Key Concept Exercise:
Read the Required
Learning Resources for Week 3.
Reflect on the cases
presented in the Peng article.
In your analysis,
consider the cultural environment for international business in your own
country.
To complete this Key
Concept Exercise:
By Day 3 (Saturday)
In an approximately
500-word response, address the following issues/questions:
Critically analyse
the comparative competitiveness of countries based on this week’s Learning
Resources.
In formulating your
Key Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
·
Why do countries differ in
their overall competitiveness in the global marketplace?
·
Why is a country’s
competitiveness more salient in some industries?
·
What roles should firms
and individuals play in shaping a country’s competitiveness?
·
What strategy should be
adopted by a multinational company to fit in with this environment?
·
What strategy should a multinational
company adopt to fit in with this environment?
By Day 3 (Saturday),
submit your Key Concept Exercise.
When writing your
responses you should synthesise the theory with real-world experience and use
examples of the theories in action in a real organisation about which you have
read or one in which you have worked.
Be sure to read over
your Key Concept Exercise before submitting it to your Instructor. Make sure
the spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and referencing
you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic writing.
To submit your Key
Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click the "View/Complete" link for Week
3 Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post 3–5 responses to
your fellow students in one or more of the following ways:
Critically evaluating
the risks and issues currently facing organisations conducting business
globally.
Critically evaluating
a colleague’s proposed impacts of the cultural, political and legal
environments in target markets.
Asking insightful
questions about your colleague’s interpretation of ideas from the Learning
Resources.
Extending the
discussion into new but relevant areas regarding the risks and issues.
Ensure that you
spread your Collaboration posts across at least 3 separate days of each week.
This will help maximise the value of your Collaboration with colleagues and
serve to meet the learning objectives for each activity.
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Collaboration Forum, click on the "Week 3 Collaboration Forum" link.
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Week 4 Assessments
By
Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By
Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Collaboration Initial Response to the
Collaboration Forum
Until
Day 7 (Wednesday), respond to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
By
Day 7 (Wednesday) , submit your Individual Assignment
Key Concept
Exercise: Global financial management
This
week you have looked at many issues that impact global financial management,
one of the most telling is the impact of financial crises on organisations
operating in the global environment. It is important that you can identify what
causes these situations to develop and how we can best manage them for our
organisations.
In
this week’s Key Concept Exercise you will analyse global integration and
international finance. In addition, you will evaluate the international
monetary system.
In
working out your response to the Key Concept Exercise, you should research the
topic of global financial management in the text, suggested readings and your
own independent research on the topic. Also, choose examples from your own
experience or find appropriate cases on the web that you can discuss. Credit
will be given for references you make to relevant examples from real companies.
To
prepare for this Key Concept Exercise:
Read
the Required Learning Resources for Week 4.
Reflect
on global integration and international finance.
Consider
the international monetary system.
To
complete this Key Concept Exercise:
By Day 3 (Saturday)
In
an approximately 500-word response, address the following issues/questions:
Critically
analyse the roles played by the World Trade Organization (WTO), International
Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in the world economy. In your analysis,
address global integration and international finance.
In
formulating your Key Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
·
Why do their actions often
generate hostility, and is it deserved?
·
What exchange rate systems are
available today? Why do nations not use the same exchange rate system?
·
What roles do the WTO, the World
Bank and the IMF play in the world economy? Are they ‘clubs’ of rich nations?
By
Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise.
When
writing your responses you should synthesise the theory with real-world
experience and use examples of the theories in action in a real organisation
about which you have read or one in which you have worked.
Be
sure to read over your Key Concept Exercise before submitting it to your
Instructor. Make sure the spelling and grammar are correct and the language,
citing and referencing you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for
academic writing.
To
submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click the
"View/Complete" link for Week 4 Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post
3–5 responses to your fellow students in one or more of the following ways:
Critically
evaluating the impact of the global financial crisis on the economies of
industrialised countries and emerging markets.
Critically
evaluating a colleague’s proposed impacts of the role of exchange rate systems
and the international capital markets.
Evaluate
the threats posed to international business by recurring financial crises.
Asking
insightful questions about your colleague’s interpretation of ideas from the
Learning Resources.
Extending
the discussion into new but relevant areas regarding the financial crises.
Ensure
that you spread your Collaboration posts across at least 3 separate days of each
week. This will help maximise the value of your Collaboration with colleagues
and serve to meet the learning objectives for each activity.
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Individual
Assignment: International expansion plan
To
support this module’s aim of helping you examine business entry into foreign
markets and to allow you to analyse how successful business leaders operate
globally, this 2-part Individual Assignment asks you to think about a specific
example of international business expansion and to design a business plan to
accomplish it.
You
may choose an expansion opportunity in your own organisation or in an existing
organisation of interest to you. The expansion could involve outsourcing inputs
to your business (i.e. building a factory for your business in another
country), expanding your product or service into a new international market or
creating a partnership with a business in another country.
After
you have identified your international expansion opportunity, develop a plan to
guide your efforts. Your plan should cover the factors listed below and should
draw upon the material covered in this module. Make sure you use some examples
from your readings of organisations that have handled a similar situation, what
they did and whether or not it worked.
You
will document your plan in a paper. The purpose of this paper is for you to demonstrate
your understanding of the material covered in this module through a practical
application. Your paper should be a business plan for international expansion
that demonstrates an awareness of the key factors a business should consider,
the risks involved and the expected outcomes of the endeavour.
On
page 346 of your text is the case study of Spreadshirt, an innovative online
clothing manufacturer. It is a good example of how successful business leaders
operate both globally and locally. This Assignment asks you to think about the
specific example of how you could use the Spreadshirt model in an environment
that you are familiar with. You may choose an expansion opportunity in your own
organisation or in an existing organisation of interest to you.
After
you have identified your international expansion opportunity, develop a plan to
guide your efforts using the Spreadshirt format. This plan should help guide
your efforts to achieve your objective.
Please
note that this Assignment is split into two submissions. The final submission
will be in Week 7.
To
prepare for this Individual Assignment:
Review
the literature from this module so that you can demonstrate an understanding of
key concepts and then synthesise, compare and contrast key ideas from the
literature on international business topics relevant to your expansion plan.
Review,
on page 346 of your text, the Spreadshirt case study.
To
complete this Individual Assignment:
By
Day 7 (Wednesday)
Submit
a draft of at least 1,000 words that includes these components:
Description
of the venture assessment of associated theories
Strategy
formation
By
Day 7 (Wednesday), submit your individual Assignment.
Be
sure to read over your Individual Assignment before submitting it to your
Instructor. Make sure the spelling and grammar are correct and the language,
citing and referencing you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for
academic writing.
This
assignment is graded. See the rubric for specific grading criteria.
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submit your initial response to Turnitin, click on the
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Week 5 Assessments
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your
Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your
Collaboration Initial Response to the Collaboration Forum
Until Day 7 (Wednesday), respond
to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
Key Concept Exercise: International business strategies
This week you will discover that
there are many elements that need to be considered by an organisation heading
into the international business environment and that good preparation and
planning are critical elements for success.
For this Key Concept Exercise you
will analyse the strategies available for business in an international business
environment. You will also evaluate strategies used by organisations to gather
appropriate data.
In working out your response to
the Key Concept Exercise, you should research the topic from the text,
suggested readings and your own independent research on the topic. Also, choose
examples from your own experience or find appropriate cases on the web that you
can discuss. Credit will be given for references you make to relevant examples
from real companies.
To prepare for this Key Concept
Exercise:
Read the Required Learning
Resources for Week 5.
Consider the choices to be made
to maximise opportunities for success.
To complete this Key Concept
Exercise:
By Day 3 (Saturday)
In an approximately 500-word
response, address the following issues/questions:
Evaluate the strategy of a
well-known, multinational company for organising and structuring its
international operations.
In formulating your Key Concept
Exercise, consider the following questions:
·
What strategies did it use?
·
How did it implement them, and
what were the results?
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise.
When writing your responses you
should synthesise the theory with real-world experience and use examples of the
theories in action in a real organisation about which you have read or one in
which you have worked.
Be sure to read over your Key
Concept Exercise before submitting it to your Instructor. Make sure the
spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and referencing you
use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic writing.
To submit your Key Concept
Exercise to Turnitin, click the "View/Complete" link for Week 5 Key
Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post 3–5 replies to your
classmates’ posts in the Collaboration Forum by:
Discussing strategies used by
organisations to gather appropriate data.
Noting areas of divergence or
convergence when discussing strategies used by organisations to gather
appropriate data.
Discussing ways in which your
experiences are similar or different in regards to data collection methods.
Asking probing questions to learn
more about your colleagues’ views.
Extending the conversation into
new but relevant areas regarding the role and dangers of data collection
methods available to organisations in international business.
Ensure that you spread your
Collaboration posts across at least 3 separate days of each week. This will
help maximise the value of your Collaboration with colleagues and serve to meet
the learning objectives for each activity.
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Forum, click on the "Week 5 Collaboration Forum" link.
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Week 6 Assessments
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise
to Turnitin
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Collaboration Initial
Response to the Collaboration Forum
Until Day 7 (Wednesday), respond to your colleagues’
in the Collaboration Forum
Key Concept Exercise: International ethics and CSR
This week you discussed the importance of ethics and
corporate social responsibility to organisations operating in international
business. These elements are becoming increasingly important in the success of
both MNEs and SMEs.
For this Key Concept Exercise you analyse the issues
relating to ethics and corporate social responsibility for an organisation. You
also evaluate strategies used by organisations to develop appropriate programs
to address ethics and CSR issues.
In working out your response to the Key Concept
Exercise, you should research the topic from the text, suggested readings and
your own independent research on the topic as well. Also choose examples from
your own experience or find appropriate cases on the web that you can discuss.
Credit will be given for references you make to relevant examples from real
companies.
To prepare for this Key Concept Exercise:
Read the Required Learning Resources for Week 6.
Consider the issues related to ethics and Corporate
Social Responsibility.
To complete this Key Concept Exercise:
By Day 3 (Saturday)
In an approximately 500-word response, address the
following issues/questions:
Critically analyse corporate social
responsibility-related issues.
·
Evaluate strategies that
are used to develop ethics and CSR programmes.
·
In formulating your Key
Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
·
What are the critical issues
organisations face in terms of their corporate social responsibility
obligations?
·
How do they address these
issues?
·
What mechanisms can they
use to monitor on-going changes?
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise.
When writing your responses you should synthesise the
theory with real-world experience and use examples of the theories in action in
a real organisation about which you have read or one in which you have worked.
Be sure to read over your Key Concept Exercise before
submitting it to your Instructor. Make sure the spelling and grammar are
correct and the language, citing and referencing you use when providing your
opinion are appropriate for academic writing.
To submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click
the "View/Complete" link for Week 6 Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post 3-5 replies to your colleagues’ posts in the
Collaboration Forum by:
Noting areas of divergence or convergence in the role
of ethics and CSR for organisations in international business.
Discussing ways your experiences are similar or
different in regards to ethics and CSR.
Asking probing questions to learn more about your
colleagues’ views on how organisations ensure that their operations are both
ethical and moral and what sort of structures need to be put in place to ensure
that an organisation’s commitment to ethical and moral behaviours is
implemented in its real-world environment.
Ensure that you spread your Collaboration posts across
at least 3 separate days of each week. This will help maximise the value of
your Collaboration with colleagues and serve to meet the learning objectives
for each activity.
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Week 7 Assessments
By Day 3 (Saturday),
submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By Day 7 (Wednesday),
submit your Collaboration Initial Response to the Collaboration Forum
Until Day 7
(Wednesday), respond to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
, submit your Individual Assignment
Key Concept Exercise: Global marketing,
supply chain and human resources
This week you discuss
the three important areas for organisations operating in the global business
environment – marketing, production strategy and human resources. These are all
critical elements of success, as to be below standard in any one of those will
have important ramifications for the organisation.
To prepare for this
Key Concept Exercise:
Read the Required
Learning Resources for Week 7.
To complete this Key
Concept Exercise:
By Day 3 (Saturday)
In an approximately
500-word response, address the following issues/questions:
Choose one of the
three topics below:
Analyse the effects
of globalisation of the marketing function of an MNE. In your opinion, what are
the main issues to be considered in developing a successful international
marketing strategy? How do organisations overcome these issues to ensure their
marketing helps them to achieve their corporate objectives? Explain your
answer.
OR
Analyse the key
components in the production strategy of a typical multinational company. Then
explain the importance of production strategy to the achievement of sustainable
competitive advantage with regard to these key components. Use examples of real
organisations and how they achieve this.
OR
Analyse the role
played by human resource management in the successful implementation of a
global organisation’s international business strategy. What are some of the
issues, and how do organisations overcome them? Use real-world examples to
support your case.
Research the topic
from the text, suggested readings and your own independent research on the
topic. Also choose examples from your own experience or find appropriate cases
on the web that you can discuss. Credit will be given for references you make
to relevant examples from real companies.
In formulating your
Key Concept Exercise, consider the issues presented in your chosen topic.
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key
Concept Exercise.
When writing your
responses you should synthesise the theory with real-world experience and use
examples of the theories in action in a real organisation about which you have
read or one in which you have worked.
Be sure to read over
your Key Concept Exercise before submitting it to your Instructor. Make sure
the spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and referencing you
use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic writing.
To submit your Key
Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click the "View/Complete" link for Week
7 Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin .
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post 3-5 replies to
your colleagues’ posts in the Collaboration Forum by:
Noting areas of
divergence or convergence in human resource management for organisations in
international business.
Discussing ways your
experiences are similar or different regarding the role of marketing and
production strategies.
Asking probing
questions to learn more about your colleagues’ views on global marketing,
production strategy and human resources.
Extending the
conversation into new but relevant areas regarding this week’s topic.
Ensure that you
spread your Collaboration posts across at least 3 separate days of each week.
This will help maximise the value of your Collaboration with colleagues and
serve to meet the learning objectives for each activity.
To access the
Collaboration Forum, click on the "Week 7 Collaboration Forum" link.
Individual Assignment: Business expansion
plan
The final part of
your Individual Assignment is to bring together a plan for your expansion
opportunity.
In Week 4, you
identified a business expansion opportunity based on the Spreadshirt model (see
page 346 of your text), looked at some of the issues and considered how
Spreadshirt addressed them. The final part of your Individual Assignment is to
bring together a plan for your expansion opportunity. Review the issues covered
over this module for some of the mechanisms available to you.
After you have
identified your international expansion opportunity, develop a plan to guide
your efforts. Your plan should cover the factors listed below and should draw
upon the material covered in this module.
You will document
your plan in a paper. The purpose of this paper is for you to demonstrate your
understanding of the material covered in this module through a practical
application. Your paper should be a business plan for international expansion
that demonstrates an awareness of the key factors a business should consider,
the risks involved and the expected outcomes of the endeavour.
To prepare for this
Individual Assignment:
Review your business
expansion opportunity from Week 4.
To complete this
Individual Assignment:
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Develop a plan to
guide your efforts.
Include the
following:
Executive summary
Description of the
venture
Literature review
Assessment of
associated theories
Strategy formation
Operations overview
Financial overview
Approaches to
sustainability and ethics
Timeline
By Day 7 (Wednesday),
submit your Individual Assignment.
Be sure to read over
your Individual Assignment before submitting it to your Instructor. Make sure
the spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and referencing
you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic writing.
This assignment is
graded. See the rubric for specific grading criteria.
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Week 8 Assessments
By
Day 3 (Saturday), submit your
Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By
Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Collaboration
Initial Response to the Collaboration Forum
Until
Day 7 (Wednesday), respond to
your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
By
Day 7 (Wednesday), submit your
Personal Development Portfolio
By
Day 7 (Wednesday), submit your
UoL Satisfaction Survey.
Key Concept
Exercise: Emerging issues and risks
This
week you explore a number of important areas for organisations operating in the
global business environment that may present both threats and opportunities for
them. Without question these are all critical elements of success, for to be
unaware of or ignore the potential threat would be critical for the
organisation.
In
working out your response to the Key Concept Exercise, you should research the
topic from the text, suggested readings and your own independent research on
the topic as well. Also choose examples from your own experience or find
appropriate cases on the web that you can discuss. Credit will be given for
references you make to relevant examples from real companies.
To
prepare for this Key Concept Exercise:
Read
the Required Learning Resources for Week 8.
To
complete this Key Concept Exercise:
By Day 3 (Saturday)
In
an approximately 500-word response, address the following issues/questions:
Choose
one of the three topics below:
Assess
the impact that the Internet and e-commerce have had on international
businesses generally and one organisation that you are familiar with
specifically. What are the main opportunities and challenges these technologies
have presented to organisations? Explain your answer.
OR
Analyse
the effects of government corruption on FDI in emerging markets, giving
specific examples from your experiences or your readings. Evaluate the success,
or otherwise, of international efforts to limit this type of corruption.
OR
Analyse
the key elements that a country’s environmental policies have on companies
operating in global markets, give specific examples. Evaluate the progress made
by international agencies and NGOs in establishing international standards for
this country.
In
formulating your Key Concept Exercise, consider the issues presented in your
chosen topic.
By
Day 3 (Saturday), submit your
Key Concept Exercise.
When
writing your responses you should synthesise the theory with real world
experience and use examples of the theories in action in a real organisation
about which you have read or one in which you have worked.
To
submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click the
"View/Complete" link for Week 8
Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post
3-5 replies to your colleagues’ posts in the Collaboration Forum by:
Asking
probing questions to learn more about your colleagues’ views regarding
strategies that organisations can use to ensure and their assessment,
evaluation and operation in this area maximise the benefits to it;
Extending
the conversation into new but relevant areas regarding the future of
international business.
Ensure
that you spread your collaboration posts across at least 3 separate days of each week. This
will help maximise the value of your collaboration with colleagues and serve to
meet the learning objectives for each activity.
To
access the Collaboration Forum, click on the "Weeks 8 Collaboration Forum" link.
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Personal Development
Portfolio: Reflecting on your professional development plan
Throughout
this module, you have been working towards the creation of your Personal
Development Portfolio, a document which will stay with your throughout this
program and empower you to identify and achieve goals.
This
week, you will complete the final phase of your Personal Development Portfolio.
To
prepare for this PDP assignment:
Review
your first PDP submission.
To
complete this PDP assignment:
By
Day 7 (Wednesday)
Complete
the Reflecting on your Personal Development Portfolio
In
formulating your PDP Assignment, consider the following:
Your
prior knowledge and experience with the module's Key Concept and themes,
including those you identified as particular areas of interest in your initial
PDP submission.
Your
personal perspectives and assumptions around key module topics.
Your
current practice related to key module topics.
Strategies
to achieve your plans.
Potential
areas for your personal development and growth.
By Day 7
(Wednesday), submit
your final Personal Development Portfolio.
This
assignment is graded. See the rubric for specific grading criteria.
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submit your Personal Development Portfolio to Turnitin, click the
"View/Complete" link for Week 8
Personal Development Portfolio -- Turnitin.
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