Currently, I lead the delivery of two modules:
Comparative Business Management
This third-year undergraduate module provides students with a theoretical and practical understanding of national business systems, building on the material covered in the second year. The course is designed to examine the distinctiveness of national business systems and investigate key concepts and principles in the context of management in comparative perspective. The students will learn to identify the challenges facing companies that manage across nationally distinct business systems and can appreciate the pressures towards convergence and divergence in the nature of managerial work. Topics inlude: Comparative Management and Business Systems; Liberal Market Economies: the USA; Asian Capitalisms: Japan; Asian Capitalisms: China; Coordinated Market Economies: Germany; Regional Integration: The European Union; Global Competitive Dynamics and Strategies; Comparative HRM and Employment Relations; Comparative Production Systems and Operations; Disruption, Business Models and Innovation Systems.
This postgraduate module aims to introduce students to concepts, policies, theories and debates around the European business environment in the context of intensifying global competition and the internationalisation of business. The module adopts a multi-level perspective, in discussing the interplay between supra-national level policies, stakeholders, and micro-level corporate strategies. Topics covered include: The Economic Context of European Integration; The Political Context of European Integration & Brexit; The Labour Market Context in Europe: Flexibility & Security; The Financial Context of Europe: Eurozone, Banks & Capital Markets; The Product Market Context in Europe: The Single Market; Competitiveness, Innovation & Smart Growth; Antitrust Policies, Competitive Dynamics and Strategies; Managing the European Workforce: HRM & Employment Relations; ‘Emerging’ and ‘Frontier’ Markets in Europe? Central & Eastern Europe.