Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Module Offerings
New-FEB-PAR
Learning Outcomes
1.
Assess the influence of institutions and regulatory frameworks across different modes of capitalism.
2.
Critically analyse the way businesses coordinate their activities in the global economy.
3.
Critically examine the evolution of the global economy and the new challenges faced by businesses in capitalist economies.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
First Part: Basic argument and methodological considerations of the Varieties of Capitalism literature; Comparative analysis of the core issue areas in the political economy of contemporary capitalism: corporate governance, labour markets and product markets. Second Part: How firms operate within global value chains, the role of the financial sector, the institutional organisation of different national varieties of capitalism, and the commonalities and differences in the responses of different national business systems to the challenges of globalisation. Third Part: The future of capitalism: strategic adjustment of companies in response to global issues such as inequalities, climate change, and public health.
First Part: Basic argument and methodological considerations of the Varieties of Capitalism literature; Comparative analysis of the core issue areas in the political economy of contemporary capitalism: corporate governance, labour markets and product markets. Second Part: How firms operate within global value chains, the role of the financial sector, the institutional organisation of different national varieties of capitalism, and the commonalities and differences in the responses of different national business systems to the challenges of globalisation. Third Part: The future of capitalism: strategic adjustment of companies in response to global issues such as inequalities, climate change, and public health.
Module Overview:
Provides students with the knowledge and skills to understand key issues in the Global Business Environment.
Provides students with the knowledge and skills to understand key issues in the Global Business Environment.
Additional Information:
This module allows students to explore debates and challenges in the Global Business Environment.
This module allows students to explore debates and challenges in the Global Business Environment.