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Level 5 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Impact of Globalisation on Organisational Structure and Culture

LSC504 · Global Context of Supply Chains — Week 2 of 16

CourseLSC504
Week2 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Impact of Globalisation on Organisational Structure and Culture

  1. Multidomestic versus transnational organisational models
  2. Cross-cultural management and workforce diversity
  3. Restructuring corporate functions
  4. Centralisation versus decentralisation of procurement
  5. CIMA E1 Organisational Structure
  6. Workforce Diversity
  7. Cross Cultural Training

What you will be able to do

  • 1.3 Assess how globalisation influences a business’s structure, culture and functions.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: assess how globalisation influences a business’s structure, culture and functions.

Study materials

Videos

  • CIMA E1 Organisational Structure · YouTube · OpenTuition · 38 min · for registered students
  • Workforce Diversity · YouTube · MBA Planet · 33 min · for registered students
  • Cross Cultural Training · YouTube · MBA Planet · 12 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Principles of Management, ch. 6: International Management · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 153–196 · for registered students
  • Procurement in the Supply Chain World, ch.: Global Procurement · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 113–124 · for registered students
  • Organizational Behavior, ch. 14: Organizational Structure and Change · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 593–639 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Drivers and Concepts of Globalisation
  • Week 2: Impact of Globalisation on Organisational Structure and Cul…
  • Week 3: Globalisation and the Modern Logistics Industry
  • Week 4: Benefits and Disadvantages of Global Supply Chains
  • Week 5: Global Supply Chain Strategy and Decision-Making
  • Week 6: Global Supply Chain Planning
  • Week 7: Global Supply Chain Network Design
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Risk Management in Global Supply Chains
  • Week 10: Information Technology in Global Supply Chains
  • Week 11: Emerging Issues in Global Supply Chains
  • Week 12: Applying Global Context of Supply Chains in practice: case …
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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