(1) Discuss examples of marginalised experiences of international management and business, specifically from articles/chapters on the Reading List and discussions in Lecture/seminars. Remember that we have talked about marginalised experiences as those experiences that have been overlooked, misunderstood, and/or silenced in mainstream coverage of international business.
Make connections to the theory that is discussed in the readings about these experiences (in other words, don’t simply describe the experience, but its importance within the theoretical frameworks/purposes of the article).
Part (1) should be approximately ½ of the essay, including the Introduction.
(2) Taking as a starting point these specific marginalised experiences, how might we imagine alternative ways of doing international business? For instance, for marginalised individuals who are exploited or ignored, how might placing their voices and experiences at the centre of debates shift our thinking about international business?
For this part, you might refer to concepts on the Reading List – such as degrowth, futures, and debates about the purpose of international management and business practices, to discuss alternative scenarios. Your imagined alternative can be approaches/systems not taking place now, but may take place in the future. What is important is that you demonstrate how a focus on a marginalised experience might shift our thinking on international business – such as how we might respond to the 4 questions proposed by Cairns and Śliwa (2017). (These 4 questions are noted on the Lecture slides posted on Blackboard.)
Part (2) should be approximately ½ of the essay, including the Conclusion.