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Students are required to complete:
Research Methods 1A (Quantitative Analysis); AND
Research Methods 1B (Qualitative Analysis)
AND
Research Methods 2A (Further Quantitative Analysis)
Aims
To instil familiarity with and understanding of key techniques of quantitative and qualitative analysis. To improve accessibility of research material such as journal articles. To provide basic skills in support of both other modules taught on the postgraduate programmes and dissertation research involving quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Course Outline
Part 1A: Quantitative Analysis – Introduction to statistics; hypothesis testing, t-tests and ANOVA, regression analysis and factor analysis.
Part 1B: Qualitative Analysis – This part of the module will be concerned with the collection and analysis of qualitative data.
Part 2A: Further Quantitative Analysis
Assessment
Part 1A Group Project (35%)
Part 1B Coursework (35%)
Part 2A Exam (30%)
Aims
To introduce key concepts and tools used in the economic analysis of organizations.
Course outline
- Introduction
- Theories of the Firm
- Agency Theory
- Transaction Cost Economics
- Pre-Contractual Opportunism
- Post-Contractual Opportunism
- Personnel Economics
- Horizontal Boundaries
- Vertical Boundaries
- Hybrid Organizational Forms
Assessment
2 hour Examination (50%);
Coursework (Essay, 2,000 words) (50%)
Aims
This module concentrates on the major financial decisions made by managers within a firm from the perspectives of shareholders and managers. The idea that managers should operate in the interests of shareholders is examined and its consequences explored. The course looks at what should happen, but also what does happen. Where theory and practise apparently diverge possible reasons will be explored.
Course Outline
Shareholders, Stakeholders and Agents; Financial Decisions Under Certainty; Free Cash Flow; Capital Budgeting: Cash, Opportunity Costs, Taxes and Inflation; Capital Budgeting: Risk and Discounting; Pricing Options; Options – Real Options; Behavioural Finance; Long Term Finance; Rights, Warrants and Convertibles; Dividends; Signalling (and Dividends); Capital Structure; Weighted Average Cost of Capital; Adjusted Present Value; Mergers and Acquisitions: Process; Mergers and Acquisitions – Consequences; Corporate and Divisional Performance – SVA, EVA, etc; Individual Performance & Reward.
Assessment
2 hour examination (50%);
Coursework (50%)
Aims
To provide a critical understanding of the determinants of overall international strategy and international market entry.
To explain and evaluate the different organisational structures that are employed by multinational enterprises.
To provide a thorough understanding of the impact of an international context on functional areas of management.
Course Outline
The module is concerned with the more internally focused aspect of international business management and in particular with issues relating to strategy, organisational structures, organisational challenges and the impact of international operations on functional areas of management. Topics covered are as follows:
- strategies for internationalisation (domestic v international v global strategies)
- implications of different organisational structures for management practice
- international market entry
- implications for management processes issues in operations, HRM, financial management and marketing
Assessment
2000 word essay (50%);
2 hour examination (50%)
Aims
To develop relevant knowledge and critical understanding of the international business environment and its implications for multinational enterprises
Course Outline
The course provides an overview of the key features of the international business environment. Specific topics include
- an overview of the means of conducting international business, with an emphasis on what makes international different from domestic
- the effects of the social systems within countries on the conduct of international business
- the major theories explaining international business transactions and the institutions influencing those activities
- the financial exchange systems and institutions that measure and facilitate international transactions
- The international business environment – features and methods of analysis
- Economic integration, regionalism and the implications for business the dynamic interface between countries and companies attempting to conduct foreign business activities
Assessment
2000 word essay (50%);
2 hour examination (50%)
Aims
The course provides an overview of the changing international business environment and its challenges for international firms. The course review international marketing and market research issues and discusses them in the context of foreign market entry decisions. It provides insights into the development of competitive strategies and international marketing management.
The module is designed to develop an appreciation of the special requirements for successfully conducting international marketing activities. The course provides students with an in-depth understanding of current issues in international marketing theory and practice and encourages critical thinking about international marketing theories.
Course Outline
- Introduction to international/global marketing
- International business environment
- International market segmentation positioning, competitor analysis
- Internationalisation theory and entry strategies
- International brand management
- International price management
- International distribution management
- International communication management
- International market research management
- Case Study
Assessment
Examination (50%);
Group coursework (50%)
Aims
To develop an in-depth understanding of international finance and financial markets.
To analyse risks that exist in international finance including foreign exchange, foreign trade and investment risks and to select and use appropriate techniques to manage such risks.
Course Outline
This course examines contemporary developments in the practice of international financial management. It includes analysis of foreign exchange markets and international financial markets, including the international stock market, international banking and the Euromarkets. Emphasis is placed on discussion of risk management techniques to protect against both currency and political risks. Both long-term international investment and financing decisions and short-term exporting decisions form part of the course.
Assessment
2 hour examination (60%);
Coursework (40%);
Individual project (2,500 words)
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