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Assessment Task - International Business Manager

Instruction:

The changing world of the 21st century has created the need for defining and developing a new breed of internationally capable managers.

Purpose:
To understand the personal characteristics required by an individual, for international management.

Write an essay describing the changing need for international managers, and the additional operational requirements of operating in this environment.

Word limit: 3000

Your essay should describe the capabilities required by international managers to perform this new level of challenges and possible methods of management development.

Knowledge outcomes:

K1. Recognise how doing business in a global market differs from that of the domestic market.
K2. Understand the processes and methods by which a firm analyses environmental factors to determine the ethical requirements and social responsibilities needed for global operations
K3. Recognise the internal and external factors that influence the success of global activities. Identify opportunities, barriers and risks present in a global market and understand the methods used to manage them
K4. Understand the breadth of knowledge within the discipline of international business management and recognise that further knowledge can be acquired.
K5. Recognise the major sectors of the international business environment and associate cultural, social, economic and political awareness with successful international integration.

Skills

S1. Determine suitable organisational design and management practice to best utilise the firms available resources in different global locations and functions.
S2. Use appropriate information technology to adapt the firms operations to best suit the environmental, business and economic conditions in a foreign market.
S3. Undertake individual and group research in order to develop verbal and written communication skills to convey relevant concepts associated with international business
application of knowledge and skills

A1. Use initiative and judgement in examining and implementing international business practice in a professional workplace environment.

A2. Adapt international business management knowledge and skills to achieve different organisational objectives that exist within a range of organisational and management frameworks.

A3. Demonstrate the ability to confidently communicate practical and theoretical concepts associated with international business management.

Content This course describes the skills, knowledge and values required to develop an understanding of the international business environment from a firms operational and management viewpoint. The course identifies the similarities and differences between domestic and global corporate functionality and examines the methods by which a firm is able to capitalise on them. In particular, the course highlights the importance of flexibility and adaptability within the management function to gain access to global knowledge and benefit from global efficiencies and opportunities. This course will assist students develop values and attributes that will enable them to:

Values

V1. understand the positive and negative impact of globalisation and international business V2. be aware of and act upon the social responsibilities and ethics related to international business management

V3. react to differing national political, legal, ethical and social environments

CONTENT & ANALYSIS

• Good understanding of international environment, challenges facing managers operating in international business environment.
• Recognise how doing business in an international market differs from that of the domestic market.
• Clear description of the capabilities required by international managers to performthis new level of challenges and possible methods of management development
• Understand the breadth of knowledge within the discipline of international business managementand recognise that further knowledge can be acquired.
• Demonstrate the ability to critically reflect upon and give good thought to the key factors/areas pertaining to the management process of international environment
• Provision of individual view/opinion and recommendation with good clarity and persuasiveness.

STRUCTURE AND OVERALL PRESENTATION

• The introduction is appropriate to the type and format of response and clearly outlines the focus.
• The body of the response is well structured, with coherent and logical development of key ideas in appropriate sections/paragraphs.
• Each section/paragraph has a clear focus and line of thought.
• The conclusion and recommendation are appropriate to identified key issues and associated challenges.

Reflect on what we need to do as a competent international manager reflective on skill sets capability assessing what else you have to do as an international manager

Look at the Economic, Social, Cultural , Political legal environment , political relations example the nations may not get along but the economy side is still driving on between the two countries.
Key Purpose
Key approach of what you need to do
Reflective essay
What skill sets
Consider local factors
Applied activity
What is the capability, what are the additional requirements you might need to divide up.
123 pestal analysis
Unilever
FDI (Foreign Direct Investment)
Cultural change
Cultural shock
Brand awareness

You put yourself as the manager
Being that it is International Business you can compare Australia to Bangladesh in your argument based around factors how they get paid , work health and safety as manager one is a host company labour using automation for safer progress in a business
Security purposes
High light ethical issues , address unlearning what they have been following for years which may not meet approval practises there fore new learning and training will provide high safer standards which leads to higher productivity and safety .
3 Factors
1, industries
2, Work health and safety /PPE
3, Education /cultural environment political
Kids have to work as one income is not sufficient to sustain and look after a family in Bangladesh which leads to a decrease in education capabilities, Education is important but they don't have a choice.

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