Perspectives on Globalisation MGT5025

  • Academic Session: 2023-24
  • School: Adam Smith Business School
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: No

Short Description

This course is intended to deepen and broaden students' understanding of 'globalisation' as it relates to international business. The course is particularly suited to students aiming to develop a theoretically robust analytical framework for their dissertation and will also benefit those intending to progress to PhD studies or careers in research or policy.

Timetable

6 x 3 hour sessions.

Requirements of Entry

Please refer to the current postgraduate prospectus at: http://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/ 

Excluded Courses

None

Assessment

An essay of 2500 words maximum (100%).

Course Aims

The aim of the course is to:

 

■ Encourage students to think critically about the nature of economic globalisation; 

■ View globalisation through alternative paradigmatic frameworks and theoretical lenses; 

■ Develop a theoretically robust understanding of globalisation and its impact on organisations, countries and the world society. 

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

On completion of this course and prescribed readings students should be able to:

 

■ Describe, apply and critically appraise traditional and critical theories of economic globalisation;

■ Critically appraise a range of evidence on the complexities of globalisation in practice;

■ Explain and critically evaluate the societal impacts of globalisation;

■ Explain and critically evaluate the role of globalisation and its key agent - the multinational - in transnational governance;

■ Explain why and how national institutions mediate globalisation forces.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.