D4X935 Global Business Organisations

This unit has been designed to allow the candidate to get an understanding of the way in which global business organisations carry out their business. The intention is to allow candidates to gain an understanding of the systems that are used to structure these organisations and the difficulties inherent in managing the organisation, and its products/services, in diverse markets throughout the world, with the inherent difficulties of managing people, production and finance on an integrated, world-wide scale. There are five outcomes. On completion of the unit the candidate should be able to: 1. evaluate appropriate structures for organisations embarking on international expansion 2. examine the processes by which global business organisations carry out production strategies 3. examine the international marketing strategies of global business organisations 4. describe the methods used by global business organisations to prepare their human resources for the challenge of international business 5. explain the major financial strategies and techniques that are used to manage international operation