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Strategy in Global Organisations - MAN00065M

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  • Department: The York Management School
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2023-24

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Pre-requisite modules

Co-requisite modules

  • None

Prohibited combinations

  • None

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 2 2023-24

Module aims

This module aims to combine ideas from international management and strategic management to take an interdisciplinary approach to build student’s understanding of the management of organisations operating across national borders. This is done by considering the role of strategy and change in multinational organisations

It will contribute to the development of graduates able to take a holistic view of international management problems, with an awareness of the multifaceted nature of the multinational corporation.

Module learning outcomes

Subject content

The module will introduce students to the development of international organisations in the temporal and spatial dimensions,, with a critical bent and a focus on firm level analysis. By the end of the module students will have an understanding of:

  • The development of the multinationals and alternatives to them

  • The cultural context of international management, and cross cultural management

  • Strategizing for and structuring international organisations

  • Developing and managing capabilities at an international level

  • Managing change in international organizations

  • Approaches to International Human Resource Management

  • International management in the financialised era

Students will use this knowledge to evaluate competing approaches to international business as relevant to these themes.

Academic and graduate skills

Academic – students will build analytic and evaluative skills through this module. The module will be delivered through a mix of lecture and workshop activities. The accent will be on encouraging interaction and independent thought, with a particular interest in student centred learning and building research skills. Students will be encouraged to use their knowledge to analyse and evaluate the strategies of the organisations studied and to develop their initiative to come up with culturally sensitive solutions to international management problems. Students will also be encouraged to develop their research interests in the international management/strategy field with a view to informing their choice of dissertation subject.

Graduate skills – the module aims to develop responsive and versatile graduates able to offer a fresh perspective on international management problems.

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Module feedback

Feedback will be given in accordance with the University Policy on feedback in the Guide to Assessment as well as in line with the School policy.

Indicative reading

Deresky, Helen, International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures - Text and Cases, (Pearson, 2013).


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