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MSc International Business Management

• A definitive, critical and comparative understanding of International Human Resource Management strategies, policy and practice across a diverse range of organizational contexts at all levels of the organization.
• A critical understanding of a range of theoretical perspectives used to compare and contrast differences in National and International Culture in a range of diverse contexts, and the resulting HR implications.
• An appreciation and understanding of the complexity and issues associated with managing staff and organisations’ in dynamic environments and political changing environments. (E.g. post Brexit or similar political change).

Learning Outcomes – Skills:

• Effective application of different employment policies, legislation and practices evident in a multi-National Corporation.
• An ability to evaluate knowledge, skill and abilities required by an International/Global manager pre, during and post assignment.
• A cultural sensitivity to difference when organizing and managing cross border.

• An appreciation of the requirements for financial and management control and the application of project control processes.
• Critical understanding of the role of accounting information within an organisations decision making.
• A critical understanding of the relationship between financial resources, time, and quality in achieving project objectives.

Learning Outcomes – Skills:

• The cognitive skills of critical thinking and analysis in showing how the finance function can make a significant contribution to the successful strategic management of an organisations projects.
• The ability to apply and evaluate tools and techniques associated with financial management and the management of projects.
• The capability to evaluate projects from a financial, human resource and time related perspective.

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of key marketing concepts & theories and the related academic literature.
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of markets and their different contexts.
• Evaluate and provide an overview of the key drivers of change for markets & marketing in the digital age.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply critical evaluation and strategic thinking skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify, select, analyse, synthesize and interpret credible information whether from academic or the trade press sources.

Learning Outcomes – Knowledge:

• That you can critically evaluate the theoretical basis for sources of competitive advantage and evaluate their relevance to practice.
• That you can critique the relationship between organisational vision, strategic objectives, intent, resources, planning and the firm’s environment.
• That you have an appreciation for the conceptual theories of ‘internationalisation, innovation and competitive advantage’ to different industries and locations.
• That you can demonstrate critical understanding and application of relevant theories and tools associated with strategic foresight and the need for organisational future orientation.

Learning Outcomes – Skills:

• How to review and present their critical knowledge of selected international business, strategy and foresight literature.
• Your ability to evaluate an organisation’s competitive environment, analyse its competitive positions and identify its strategic resources, capabilities and core competences.
• Your ability to explore global trends and drivers of change with a pursuit of identifying attractive future markets.
• How to identify the key resources, capabilities and competences for an organisation’s future growth and sustainability.
• How to use relevant foresight tools to understand and articulate the dynamic nature of a given industry, its future trajectory and develop plausible scenarios.

• Identify specific substantive problems or issues within international business management or organisation or business sector placing them into a strategic context within the research investigation.
• Identify and formulate research questions appropriate at a post-graduate level.
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of the research topic through an in-depth analysis of relevant literature.
• Design appropriate research strategy to investigate the identified problem.
• Design and undertake relevant qualitative and / or quantitative research as necessary to analyse the identified problem.
• Analyse, interpret and critically evaluate information relevant to the research topic drawing conclusions about the results to assist the conduct of international business management.

Learning Outcomes – Skills:

• Ability to act independently, with limited guidance in planning and undertaking research activity on international business management issues, demonstrating effective self-direction.
• Ability to engage in critical thinking and being creative in organising, analysing, synthesising and appraising relevant literature.
• Ability to collect data effectively, analyse, interpret and present findings in a manner that is clear and comprehensive.