INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Essay写作需求-MODULE ASSESSMENT-write an

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONTEXT (07 22117)

MODULE ASSESSMENT- ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-11

Please choose one of the following titles and write an essay of maximum 4,000 words. Students should focus on demonstrating the learning outcomes for the course, elaborated in each lecture.

Titles forthe assessed assignment

1. Is globalisation an accurate term for economic relations in the 21st century? Consider different academic schools of thought on the meaning and significance of the term, and whilst focusing on economic relations you may consider related social, political and cultural dimensions.

2. What choices do firms face when expanding beyond their home location? Consider different theories and practices of TNCs/MNCs and global production networks, drawing upon empirical evidence as appropriate.

3. What impact do global networks of production have upon the locations that they touch down in? Consider potential costs and benefits related to the location of different activities and flows of finance, 指导essay goods and knowledge.

4. What is “innovation” and how does it impact on businesses ability to be competitive at global level?

5. Is it fair to say that nations are in competition due to globalisation? Consider potential dimensions of competition and why they are contested.

6. write an essay To what extent does economic globalisation, in particular the globalisation of finance, lead to higher macroeconomic instability and/or stronger inequality in the levels of GDP per capita around the world?