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Postgraduate Course: International Business in Context (EMBA) (CMSE11273)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryOne of the educational aims of the MBA is to enable students to gain an understanding of the challenges facing businesses and leaders in different contexts. It is important for strategic leaders of the future to understand the implications of different economic, political, legal, social and ecological environments for business operations, innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership practice. Emerging markets are generating unprecedented opportunities, but they are complex and risky. Businesses wishing to cultivate trading relationships with emerging countries need to set-aside their ¿developed world¿ mentality and re-tool business models, products, and strategies if they are to be successful. Too often, companies underestimate the unique challenges of managing businesses in radically different contexts. This course will take students out of the classroom to study for a short period in a context which is unfamiliar. Teaching will include contributions from local faculty and business practitioners, alongside direct observation and experiential learning in local companies. The objective of the course is to engage students with the complexities of a contrasting environment and system, so that they develop a critical understanding of how different contexts impact on business opportunities and leadership in practice.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
¿ Develop a critical awareness of the complexities of the market, economic, political, social, cultural and ecological environment in Country X, and the importance of context when interpreting business strategies.
¿ Develop a critical understanding of the unique sustainability challenges that are facing businesses in Country X, and how these are being prioritised and managed.
¿ Critically evaluate the role that businesses can play in supporting communities and social change, particularly at the Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP).
¿ Draw lessons from practice in Country X that may be offer ideas and solutions for innovation in other countries.

Cognitive and Subject Specific Skills:
¿ Develop sensitivity to cultural differences, diversity and ethical dilemmas.
¿ Critically understand the implications of engaging in international business in an emerging market.

Transferable Skills:
¿ Develop skills in business engagement and consulting.
¿ Demonstrate cognitive skills of critical and reflective thinking
¿ Work effectively as part of multi-cultural groups in complex, uncertain and unfamiliar contexts.
Reading List
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Simon Harris
Tel: 07946 645069
Email: Simon.Harris@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Kate Ainsworth
Tel: (0131 6)51 3854
Email: Kate.Ainsworth@ed.ac.uk
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