F- G;lobal Strategy

This module aims primarily to ensure that students understand the nature and meaning of corporate strategy and can assess the strategic position of corporations operating in complex global markets.
The assignment aims to develop student’s understanding of global business strategies, the formulation and implementation of global strategies.

This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes:
LO 1 Critically evaluate international and global strategy;
LO 2 Apply strategic models and theories to evaluate global strategy formulation and implementation;
LO 3 Analyse different strategies for international expansion.

Assignment Task
A written individual report (3,000 words)
This assignment is a critical analysis and evaluation of an organisation seeking to expand their business internationally in which you need to detail the formulation of a strategy and its implementation plan. Carry out a full strategic analysis and evaluation of your chosen organisation’s current strategic position in its industry and critically evaluate the international strategies the company can adopt in international markets and analyse the different modes of entering international markets.

Use appendices to provide supporting evidence and make sure that you integrate key points from the appendices into your answers.

DESCRIPTION OF THE TASK – WHAT YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO DO?

1. Introduce the purpose and structure of the report including brief overview of the company you have chosen.

2. Apply strategic models and frameworks to evaluate the strategic management process of your company

3. From the analysis in point 2, critically evaluate the global strategies of your company in international markets.

4. Analyse the different entry strategies your company adopts for international expansion.

5. Recommend strategies to increase the company’s competitiveness in international markets.

Notes:

1. You are required to work effectively to determine an appropriate structure and layout for the work.

2. Your report should include and apply key theories, models, and concepts relevant to the requirements of the assignment task and be based on your chosen global company.

Referencing and Research Requirements
You must reference all information used in the assignment, using the Harvard Referencing Guide.

How your work will be assessed
Your work will be assessed on the extent to which it demonstrates your achievement of the stated learning outcomes for this assignment (see above) and against other key criteria, as defined in the University’s institutional grading descriptors. If it is appropriate to the format of your assignment and your subject area, a proportion of your marks will also depend upon your use of academic referencing conventions.

This assignment will be marked according to the grading descriptors for Level 6.

Please see the attached grid for the Level 6 grading descriptors.