Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Yue Wang
Contact via Email
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
6cp at 200 level or above including BUS202
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
3cp from BUS or BBA units at 300 level
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit examines the key business policy decisions in managing an international business including: sources of competitive advantage in international competition; foreign market entry strategies; international strategic alliances; global competitive dynamics; product and geographic diversification strategies; multinational organisational structures; and international corporate governance systems. By the end of the unit students should have an improved understanding of the process of developing a strategy for an international business as well the key factors in the firm and its external environment that must be considered.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Group presentation | 30% | No | Weeks 7-13 |
Individual Assignment | 30% | No | Week 10 |
Final Exam | 40% | No | University examination period |
Due: Weeks 7-13
Weighting: 30%
Students who failed to participate in the group presentations will receive a mark of zero. No extensions will be granted.
This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time.
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 30%
No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission incurs a 20% deduction). Late submissions will be accepted up to 96 hours after the due date and time.
This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time.
Due: University examination period
Weighting: 40%
Please see Assessment Policy Schedule 4.
The only exception to not sitting an examination at the designated time in the University Examination Timetable is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. In these circumstances you may wish to consider applying for special consideration. This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time.
Required text |
There is no prescribed textbook for the unit. But students MUST purchase Unit Reader from the university bookshop. Throughout this course students are expected to read all materials in the Unit Reader. |
Unit web page | The web page for this unit can be found at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/ |
Technology Used and Required | Students are required to use iLearn, word processing, Turnitin, and powerpoint for presentation. |
Delivery Format and Other Details |
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Recommended readings |
Recommended journals and periodicals
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Week |
Lecture Topic |
Tutorial Activities |
1 |
Introduction |
No tutorial |
2 |
Competitive Advantages in IB |
Forming groups and Discussion questions |
3 |
Strategic organisation of IB Activities (1) |
Discussion questions |
4 |
Strategic organisation of IB Activities (2) |
Discussion questions |
5 |
IT and IB Strategy |
Discussion questions |
6 |
Managing internationalisation process |
Discussion questions |
7 |
Guest Lecture |
Group 1 presentation |
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8 |
MNE strategies, structures and subsidiary roles |
Group 2 presentation |
9 |
MNE Corporate-level strategic planning tools |
Group 3 presentation |
10 |
MNE Business-level strategic planning tools |
Group 4 presentation |
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International corporate governance |
Group 5 presentation |
12 |
International business ethics |
Group 6 presentation |
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Course review |
Group 7 presentation |
N.B. This unit schedule is subject to change; a separate handout will be distributed in the first tutorial in week 2, detailing the discussion questions and case studies for group presentations
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Undergraduate students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
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Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
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When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
The research used in the unit:
The group presentation requires students to search additional information (e.g. newspapers and other media outlets) relevant to their presentation topics
The assignment requires students to conduct original research on a case study, which involves the collection and analysis of information from a range of sources including academic journals, business magazines, newspapers and other media outlets.
The global contexts:
The unit introduces most prominent theories in the disciplines of International Business and Strategy and offers students opportunities to apply the disciplinary knowledge in the context of global business environment through for example completing an assignment on a case study related to a multinational company's global strategies.
The sustainability contexts:
The unit introduces well-established theories and cutting-edge debates related to international corporate governance and business ethics that have important implications for corporate and societal sustainability.