Course overview
This course provides students with theoretical and practical knowledge of the contemporary environment of business in China, and explores its impact on organisational management and leadership, business strategy, and business conduct for firms seeking to undertake business in there.
Students completing the course develop a body of knowledge that:
Contributes to a comprehensive and integrated application of knowledge of the business environment in China to the field of senior organisational management and leadership in international business environments.
Provides a pathway for further learning.
Course learning outcomes
- Identify and discuss China's historical, political, legal, economic and socio-cultural environment- which forms the fabric within which business operates there.
- Identify and analyse the variety of Chinese business organizations - and managers - and the ways in which they operate.
- Identify, analyse and discuss the Chinese business environment for foreign firms and managers operating there.
- Identify challenges and opportunities of doing business in China;
- Initiate the development of specific skills that class members can use if and when they undertake business in China.
- Identify strategies for successful competition in the Chinese Mainland.