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Title | BUSINESS IN ASIA PACIFIC REGION | ||
Code | ULMS517 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr DA Williams Strategy, IB and Entrepreneurship D.Williams@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2019-20 | Level 7 FHEQ | Second Semester | 15 |
Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements): |
Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis: |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
12 |
12 |
24 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 126 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Examination There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :2 | 2 Hours | 60 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Written Assignment There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :2 | 3000 minutes. | 40 |
Aims |
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This module aims to familiarise students with the unique and contrasting business environment in the Asia Pacific region and to use concepts and theories from the international business/management literature to evaluate and explain this environment |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Evaluate the impact of regional economic integration in the Asia Pacific region on trade and foreign direct investment within and outside of the Asia Pacific countries; |
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(LO2) Appreciate and identify the consequences of national differences in the business and management systems of the Asia Pacific region; |
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(LO3) Analyse and synthesise critical debates in the development of the Asia Pacific economies and the conduct of industrial policy; |
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(LO4) Evaluate the similarities and differences in social and relational capital and the implications for social networks and the consequences for the conduct of business in the major Asia Pacific economies; |
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(LO5) Appraise the strategic issues involved in entering Asia Pacific markets; |
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(LO6) Conduct a comparative analysis of different management systems in the major countries of the Asia Pacific region. |
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(S1) Adaptability |
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(S2) Problem solving skills |
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(S3) Commercial awareness |
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(S4) Teamwork |
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(S5) Organisational skills |
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(S6) Communication skills |
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(S7) International awareness |
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(S8) Lifelong learning skills |
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(S9) Ethical awareness |
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(S10) Leadership |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Lecture Teaching Method 2 - Seminar |
Syllabus |
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Asia Pacific economic development and industrial policy; The East Asian ‘development model’ – distinguishing characteristics and transferability; The role of social and relational capital; negotiating with Asia Pacific businesses and understand cultural diversity Chinese Guanxi; Entering Asia Pacific markets – dealing with the ‘informational void’; Branding in Asia Pacific Chinese, Japanese and Korean management systems; Transfer of HR practices to Asia Pacific. |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |