Part 1: Conduct a comprehensive literature review of recent scholarly work as well as any key seminal work on deglobalisation. Part 2: Choosing a multinational company from the list approved by the tutor.
SM4008 International Business: Contexts and Challenges Essay Assessment Brief 2025-2026 | NUN
SM4008 Assessment Brief
Statement of task
For this assignment, you are required to write an essay that addresses one of the following topics: deglobalization, corporate political risk, or global migration.
Guidance for This Assessment:
This assignment is an INDIVIDUAL piece of work. Students are required to select ONE of the questions below and produce a two-part 2500-word essay.
1. Deglobalisation
Part 1: Conduct a comprehensive literature review of recent scholarly work as well as any key seminal work on deglobalisation.
Part 2: Choosing a multinational company from the list approved by the tutor. Describe how deglobalisation may impact the business. Based on the case, provide recommendations on how companies can mitigate the impact of deglobalisation. Draw on the academic literature explored in part 1 in your case analysis and recommendations.
2. Corporate Political Risk in Host Countries
Part 1: Conduct a comprehensive literature review of recent scholarly work as well as any key seminal work on corporate political risk in host countries.
Part 2: Choose one industry from the list approved by the tutor. Demonstrate how companies within this industry engage in corporate political risk management. Provide a recommendation on how companies can engage in corporate political risk management when operating abroad. Link your findings to the literature reviewed in part 1.
3. Global Migration
Part 1: Conduct a comprehensive literature review of recent scholarly work, as well as any key seminal work on the impact of migration on international business.
Part 2: Choose one country from the list approved by the tutor. Describe how the country has been impacted by changes in migration patterns. Provide recommendations on how governments and businesses can support and draw opportunities from demographic changes as a result of inward/outward migration. Draw on the academic literature explored in part 1 in your case analysis and recommendations.
Assignment Guidance Notes
Writing and submission instructions:
- The word limit for the assignment is 2500 words. See below for what is excluded from the word count.
- An electronic version of your assignment must be submitted via the Turnitin FINAL SUBMISSION link.
- Write your analysis as a piece of business communication in essay style, including any illustrations you think are useful. Make sure all data sources used are properly explained and referenced.
- Avoid first-person usage (I, we, us) in the report.
Instructions on crafting your Assignment:
- This is a research-based assignment. The assignment requires you to demonstrate that you understand how to appropriately analyse the academic literature and any relevant theories.
- Your analytical discussion must be supported by a significant number of information sources as well as theory. You are free to gather the information you need from different authoritative sources to make your argument.
- You should be thorough and detailed in your analysis and should fully explain and justify all the points. However, there is a balance to be sought between a mass of detail and a thorough, yet relatively concise reasoning. Thus, your writing must be clear and concise.
- Append only relevant information to support your discussion and analysis in the main body of the report. Appendices should be properly organised, and the reader should be referred to the appropriate appendix at the appropriate point in the text.
- Cite sources of all researched data and theories/concepts/models on which your analysis is based so as not to be flagged as plagiarism. Use APA referencing style.
- NOTE: Referring to the Assessment Criteria at the end of this assessment brief may help you craft your submission well.
Assessment Criteria (NBS)
Module Specific Assessment Criteria
| Criteria | 0-39% | 40-49% | 50-59% | 60-69% | 70-79% | 80-89% | 90-100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Research (30 marks) | Vague and superficial. Irrelevant. Insufficient research has been conducted. 0-12 | Minimal use of a narrow range of easily available sources with no critical analysis of the literature. 12-15 | Satisfactory amount of research undertaken for the literature review. Some engagement with current literature and relevant debates. A reasonable amount of sources used. 15-18 | Good amount of research undertaken for the literature review. Critical engagement with academic literature and relevant debates. A good amount of sources used, varied in type with good use of journals, empirical data and other relevant sources. 18-21 | Very good amount of research undertaken for the Literature review. Very good level of critical engagement with current academic literature and relevant data. A very good amount of sources used, varied in type with very good use of journals, empirical data and other relevant sources 21-24 | Excellent amount of research undertaken for the literature review. Sophisticated critical engagement with current academic literature and relevant debate. An excellent amount of sources used, varied in type with advanced use of journals, empirical data and other relevant sources. 24-27 | Outstanding amount of research undertaken for the literature review. Sophisticated critical engagement with multiple scholarly perspectives and superb data. An excellent amount of sources used, varied in type with extremely advanced use of journals, empirical data and other relevant sources. 27-30 |
| Case Analysis: Research application of Theory to Produce Analysis to the Case (30 Marks) | No use of theoretical concepts, framework or theory. Purely historical description. Inaccurate use of theoretical concepts, framework or theory. 0-12 | Minimal use of some single theoretical concepts, frameworks, or theories. There are some errors in the application. Much description and assertion but focusing mostly on the case. 12-15 | Some use of the taught theory, applied with varying skills. Produces acceptable analysis of the case in question but still relies on description. 15-18 | A good use of appropriate theories, sometimes applied together. Applied correctly to product analytical conclusions. A good use of the case related data and evidence to back your analysis. 18-21 | Very good use of a range of combined theories and concepts applied well to produce a high-quality analysis of the case. A very good use of case-related data and evidence to back your analysis. 21-24 | Excellent use of a wide range of combined theories and concepts, some not taught in the lectures, applied in a sophisticated manner to produce an original analysis of the case and beyond. An excellent use of case-related data and evidence to back your analysis. 24-27 | Outstanding of a wide range of combined theories and concepts, some not taught in the lectures, applied in a sophisticated manner to produce original analysis of the case and beyond. An excellent use of case related data and evidence to back your analysis. 27-30 |
| Recommendations and Implications for International Business (20 marks) Goal 4 Objective 2 Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of innovative and contemporary research on the business and management community | Completely Insufficient link between research conducted and wider implications. No feasible recommendations are made. 0-8 | Insufficient link between research conducted and wider implications. Some recommendations are made but they are minimally justified. 8-10 | Adequate recommendations made with some link into the analysis, but only partial justifications. Only partial demonstration of the wider implications of research. 10-12 | Good recommendations made with some link into the analysis and sound justifications. Good links between current academic debates and the wider implications of this research. 12-14 | Very good recommendations made with significant links into the analysis. Very good links between current academic debates and the wider implications of this research. 14-16 | Excellent recommendations made with some link into the analysis. Excellent links between current academic debates and the wider implications of this research. A sophisticated understanding of the bridge between research and practice. 16-18 | Outstanding recommendations made with some link into the analysis. Outstanding links between current academic debates and the wider implications of this research. A sophisticated assessment, worthy of publication in an academic journal or practitioner report. 18-20 |
| Overall quality of report (structure, formatting and overall style) (20 marks) | The case study has a very poor structure and, as a result, is not clear. APA referencing format is lacking in most places, with many errors. 0-8 | The case study has a poor structure and, as a result, is not very clear. APA referencing format is lacking in some places, with a large number of errors. 8-10 | The case study has a reasonable structure and is somewhat clear. Appropriate use of APA referencing in most places, with a small number of errors. 10-12 | The case study has a good structure and is mostly clear, flow is reasonable. Appropriate use of APA referencing in almost all places, with very few errors. 12-14 | The case study has a very good structure and is clear, flow is good. Appropriate use of APA referencing in almost all places, with one or two errors. 14-16 |
