MGS5181 International business strategy
Faculty of Business and Economics
MGS5181 International business strategy is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Other periods
- South Africa
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.
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Requisites
Before MGS5181
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After MGS5181
No unit lists MGS5181 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Students must have passed 48 credit points of study prior to enrolling in this unit.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit looks at international business strategy theories and their application. Topics include the relationship between environmental scanning and strategic planning; methods of developing a strategic plan; corporate and business level strategy; choice of foreign operation and its implications in terms of risk and control; determinants of MNC activity; strategic issues that relate to international wholly owned subsidiaries, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and alliance modes; impact of multi-domestic, regional and global integration strategies; and international corporate governance.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | South Africa | Block on |
| Term 3 | South Africa | Block on |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
describe the concepts and use the tools for competitive analysis and strategic planning in the international environment
- 2
formulate and implement strategies for SMEs and multinational organisations in a global setting, with increasing focus on the emerging economies
- 3
identify and analyse the opportunities and dangers involved in international strategic management
- 4
evaluate the impact different types of foreign operations have on the internationalising organisation.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Ernst Neuland
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MGS5181?
MGS5181 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MGS5181 offered?
MGS5181 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is MGS5181?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Organisational unit
- Department of Management
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 3
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021