Assignment: Faculty of Business and Law
Admissions activity for prospective student
Gaining an MSc for International Business Management gives you an opportunity to develop your knowledge and practical skills, focusing particularly on how a strategic approach to business can add value to organisations., we'll help you master vital skills in international business strategy.
There are distinctive challenges to studying at post-graduate level, including a demonstration of advanced study skills such as analysis and critical evaluation. In our programmes, the outcome of learning is demonstrated in a number of ways, including student projects, presentations, examinations and other forms of professional and academic writing.
In order to help us assess if you are ready to embark on a programme of advanced level study which has a strong emphasis on writing skills, we invite you to write a short essay (of 1500 words) on the following topic.
To what extent do firms' international business activities contribute to their competitiveness?
We suggest that you structure your essay as follows:
• Provide a brief introduction
• Discuss and/or define what is meant by competitiveness and refer to the debate on its impact of firms performance within the industry
• If relevant, explain the impact of competitiveness in your own workplace, or in a company with which you are familiar
• Provide a Conclusion
• Set out a list of References in A-Z format. We suggest you use the references provided plus at least 3-4 other sources you find elsewhere (books, newspapers, journals, etc.)
We prefer to Use "Harvard Style" referencing, which is used in the following list of possible sources you may use for this essay. We are providing a list of possible sources but please also use nay you believe are appropriate to the topic.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Reading Examples (in Harvard referencing style)
Rugman, A.M. (ed., 2008), The Oxford Handbook of International Business, New York: Oxford University Press.
Pitelis, C.N. and Sugden, R. (eds., 2000), The Nature of the Transnational Firm, New York: Routledge, second edition.
Havila, V., Forsgren, M. and Håkanson, H. (eds., 2002), Critical Perspectives on Internationalisation, New York: Pergamon.
Ietto-Gillies, G. (2012), Transnational Corporations and International Production: Concepts, Theories and Effects, Northampton: Edward Elgar.
Dunning, J.H. and Lundan, S.M. (2008), Multinational Enterprises and the Global Economy, Northampton: Edward Elgar.
Forsgren, M. (2008), Theories of the Multinational Firm: A Multidimensional Creature in the Global Economy, Northampton: Edward Elgar.
Buckley, P.J., Doh, J.P. &Benischke, M.H. (2017). Towards a renaissance in international business research? Big questions, grand challenges, and the future of IB scholarship. Journal of International Business Studies. 48(9): 1045-1064. (to access this journal use the link https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/119530/ and download the accepted version of the paper to the Journal of International Business Studies).