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Module Title LH Business Strategies in Emerging Economies
SchoolBirmingham Business School
Department Management
Module Code 07 34370
Module Lead SAMI BENSASSI & CHRISTIAN DARKO
Level Honours Level
Credits 20
Semester Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions None
Contact Hours Lecture-40 hours
Guided independent study-160 hours
Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description The School fully supports the University’s commitment to inclusivity. All modules are designed to promote equality of access to teaching sessions and assessment opportunities. The School engages with Student Services to ensure that students with additional support needs receive appropriate support for their learning and that, where needed, reasonable adjustments are made to delivery of teaching and to examination arrangements.
Learning Outcomes By the end of the module students should be able to:
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding the specific economic context of developing nations
  • Gain background knowledge of the institutional, economic, political, cultural and technological environments in order to assess the opportunities and difficulties for firms operating in the developing economies context
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how culture and management practices vary across the developing economies;
  • Learn how to develop effective strategies for the developing world context;
  • Use the theory and background knowledge learned to enhance your general understanding of the significance and likely impacts of different business decisions;
  • Critically analyse case studies drawing on the relevant theories;
  • Learn how to obtain information about developing economies and businesses.
Assessment 34370-01 : Group Report : Group Assessment - Coursework (50%)
34370-02 : Exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions Group report (50%) and 2 hours written examination (50%)
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