7008IBA Global Business Strategy
The Complete Study & Assessment Guide · T2 20267008IBA Overview
- Griffith University
- Trimester 2, 2026
- 10 course-derived chapters
- 28 paid study pages
7008IBA Global Business Strategy is organised here from the current Trimester 2, 2026 evidence rather than from a fixed house chapter count.
- Core method connect firm-specific advantage with home, host and network conditions, then test transferability through a structured international case
- Evidence boundary the 3265 course materials publish a 20% pitch, 30% report and 50% four-hour timed case study; the latter is assessment-like and must not be described as an ordinary written assignment
- Architecture Higher-load chapters receive a third teaching page; the remainder use two
- Live control Confirm current dates and operational instructions in the institutional learning system
What 7008IBA covers
The 10-chapter map follows the course-supported sequence and varies chapter length with conceptual and evidence-control load.
Assessment Map and Case Method
20/30/50 structure · case evidence · timed judgement · separate diagnosis, framework choice and recommendation before writing02Conceptual Foundations of Global Strategy
international strategy · value creation · location and coordination · define the strategic problem at firm, activity and country levels03Firm-Specific Advantages
resources and capabilities · VRIO logic · transferability · test whether an apparent strength remains valuable and deployable abroad04Home-Country Location Advantages
home institutions · clusters and ecosystems · country-of-origin effects · explain how the home environment creates or constrains firm advantage05Host-Country Distance and Difference
host institutions · CAGE distance · liability of foreignness · identify which difference changes customer value, cost, legitimacy or control06Multinational Networks
subsidiary roles · knowledge flows · integration and responsiveness · map where capability sits and how it moves across a multinational network07Managing Managers in MNEs
control systems · managerial incentives · cross-unit conflict · align autonomy and accountability with the strategic role of each unit08Strategic Alliances
partner complementarity · governance · appropriation risk · compare alliance value with coordination, learning and leakage risks09Emerging-Economy Multinationals
institutional voids · springboard strategy · latecomer capability · evaluate how firms use internationalisation to acquire and recombine advantage10International Strategy Trends and Timed Synthesis
geopolitical fragmentation · digital and sustainability pressures · case synthesis · turn a changing global condition into a qualified firm-level response under time limitsThe resulting 10-chapter map follows the course-supported progression: Assessment Map and Case Method, Conceptual Foundations of Global Strategy, Firm-Specific Advantages, Home-Country Location Advantages, then Host-Country Distance and Difference, Multinational Networks, Managing Managers in MNEs, and finally Strategic Alliances, Emerging-Economy Multinationals, International Strategy Trends and Timed Synthesis.
Each chapter is a teaching unit with a concept map, worked application, evidence control and transfer practice.
The guide uses one recurring intellectual method: connect firm-specific advantage with home, host and network conditions, then test transferability through a structured international case. That method prevents two common forms of weak study.
The first is term collecting, where a student can reproduce definitions but cannot decide which one changes the case. The second is answer collecting, where a familiar model is memorised without preserving the assumptions, evidence and boundary that made it defensible.
The published assessment architecture is Assessment 1A: Pitch 20%, Assessment 1B: Report 30%, Assessment 2: Timed Case Study 50%.
These values are kept in one source-controlled table and sum only the numeric weighted components. Mandatory or hurdle requirements are shown separately because adding them to the percentages would misrepresent the course. Dates, submission settings and operational details not present in the retrieved source are left as boundaries and must be checked in the live learning system.
Source discipline is part of the product.
the 3265 course materials publish a 20% pitch, 30% report and 50% four-hour timed case study; the latter is assessment-like and must not be described as an ordinary written assignment. University-derived pages establish course facts; independently authored explanations teach the reasoning; and original practice is labelled so it cannot be mistaken for an official question, solution or rubric.
A retrieved source being silent about a rule is recorded as silence, not converted into a reassuring negative.
The paid study pages are deliberately varied in length and visual structure. Chapters with a larger boundary-control burden receive a third page, while the others use two dense pages.
Figures rotate through process, matrix, target, layers, cycle, bridge, spectrum, tree, funnel, radar, comparison and timeline structures. The visual is useful only when its labels expose a relationship the prose then explains.
Use the free layer as a diagnostic map. Read the chapter overview, reconstruct the three linked concepts and attempt the four-point practice drill without notes.
If the mechanism cannot be stated in plain language, return to the source-supported definition. If the conclusion feels obvious, deliberately create a counter-case. This approach turns review into retrieval and transfer rather than passive rereading.
For written work, start from the instruction verb and evidence boundary. Give every paragraph one job: define, explain, apply, compare, evaluate or recommend.
For a calculation or coded procedure, keep inputs, assumptions, transformations and interpretation visible. For a case or policy task, name the affected stakeholder and the decision. For an oral response, preserve the same chain but make the transitions explicit.
The final control is accuracy under pressure.
Before submitting or sitting a secure task, compare the current learning-system instructions with the assessment ledger, verify the task identity, and remove any claim whose source or mechanism cannot be named. The guide supports subject reasoning; it does not replace live institutional instructions, professional advice or the student’s own assessed work.
How 7008IBA is assessed
| Component | Weight | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1A: Pitch | 20% | Presentation component |
| Assessment 1B: Report | 30% | Written strategic analysis |
| Assessment 2: Timed Case Study | 50% | Four-hour timed case task; use current instructions |
The two assessment groups total 100%: Assessment 1 contains a 20% pitch and 30% report, while Assessment 2 is a 50% four-hour timed case study. This corrects the candidate-plan shorthand that labelled the course no-exam/100%-assignment.
AskSia-authored integrated reasoning drill
- 1Identify the decision and source boundary.
- 1Select and define the relevant concept.
- 1Explain the mechanism with evidence.
- 1State a qualified action and review signal.
Key terms
- Source boundary
- The line between a published fact, scenario evidence and the guide's inference.
- Mechanism
- The process that explains how a condition produces or changes an outcome.
- Transfer
- Applying a concept accurately when the actor, setting, evidence or constraint changes.
7008IBA FAQ
Is this an official University guide?
No. It is an independent study resource grounded in university-derived materials.
Are practice prompts official?
No. Every practice prompt and model response is independently authored.
Where should dates and submission settings be checked?
Use the current institutional learning system and official timetable.
Why are chapter lengths different?
The material and evidence-control burden determine whether a chapter needs two or three pages.
How to prepare for the assessments
Retrieve the course map, practise the recurring method—connect firm-specific advantage with home, host and network conditions, then test transferability through a structured international case—on changed scenarios, and verify every operational assessment detail in the live institutional system.
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