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Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice

Globalisation Drivers and Macro-Environmental Dynamics

SMP806 · Globalisation and Corporate Governance — Week 1 of 16

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This week’s topics

Globalisation Drivers and Macro-Environmental Dynamics

  1. Strategic PESTLE analysis at multinational scale
  2. Geopolitical fragmentation and de-globalisation
  3. National industry vulnerability and cross-border contagion
  4. Trust Resilience and Cost; Cross Border Supply Chain’s and The Impact of Industry 4.0 Technology

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Analyse the effects of globalisation on organisations operating nationally using PESTLE approach.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the effects of globalisation on organisations operating nationally using PESTLE approach.

Study materials

Videos

  • Trust Resilience and Cost; Cross Border Supply Chain’s and The Impact of Industry 4.0 Technology · YouTube · Glenn Parry · 12 min · for registered students
  • OECD Forum 2017 - Responsible Business Conduct & Globalisation · YouTube · OECD · 90 min · for registered students
  • Where Is Globalisation Headed? A Supply Chain View · YouTube · Gresham College · 60 min · for registered students
  • OECD Forum 2017 - Stocktaking on Globalisation: Opportunities & Challenges of Economic Integration · YouTube · OECD · 68 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Fundamentals of Global Strategy, ch. 1: Competing in a Global World · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 5–27 · for registered students
  • Mastering Strategic Management, ch. 3: Evaluating the External Environment · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 71–100 · for registered students
  • International Business, ch. 1: Introduction · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 5–40 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Globalisation Drivers and Macro-Environmental Dynamics
  • Week 2: Regional Trading Blocs and Multilateral Institutions
  • Week 3: Socio-Cultural Dynamics and International Business Ethics
  • Week 4: Strategic Management of Globally Diverse Workforces
  • Week 5: Global Workforce Welfare and Labour Accountability
  • Week 6: Responsible Corporate Governance Foundations
  • Week 7: Comparative Regulatory Regimes and Stakeholder Interests
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: International Consumer Protection and Legal Frameworks
  • Week 10: Enterprise Consumer Safeguarding and Product Governance
  • Week 11: Digital Commerce Regulation and Compliance Strategy
  • Week 12: Applying Globalisation and Corporate Governance in practice…
  • 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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