Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Assessment
of the Module
Thursdays
Student presentation classes from 6:00-7.00
Group Presentation
Group presentation class starts in week 3.
Two groups present in each class.
Each group should have 6 students .
30 minutes per group: 20 minutes presentation
Module Assessment
Individual coursework (100%):
3000 words: +/-10% excluding references
Coursework will be released at the end of week 2.
Submission deadline: TBC
Todays Agenda
What is globalisation?
economy changed?
What does globalisation mean for firms?
Is the world flat?
What will be covered in this module?
What Is Globalization?
What is globalization?
The shift toward a more integrated and
interdependent world economy.
Globalisation has two facets
The globalisation of markets
The globalisation of production
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offering
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countries
In contrast, the share of world output
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businesses
but, there are signs of growing unrest and
totalitarian tendencies in some countries
China and Latin America are also moving
economic system
But globalization is not inevitable
Globalization brings risks
the financial crisis that swept through South East
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specific locations
Companies that desire to remain competitive
will have to develop a cadre of experienced
international managers
Small companies are also affected by and in
turn affect globalism
Technological change means
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(Florida, 2006)
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operations
Formulating strategy
Implementing strategy
Organization structure and control systems
Headquarter-foreign subsidiary control relationships
Managing human resources in the international arena
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Next week...
Lecture 1: The political, economic, legal and
technological environment
Lecture 2: Social responsibility and ethics
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