2009/2010 MSc International Management
INDICATIVE BASIC READING LIST

(in order of Module Code Number)

Please note: Recommended text books may change prior to the commencement of courses if, for example, a new edition is published. You are advised to be cautious in purchasing any textbooks prior to enrolment. Where there is more than one text and for Semester-2 modules we would advise you to check with the lecturer at the start of teaching.

BEAM024 Adv Financial Accounting(Semester-1)

(Module Convenor's permission needed to take this option)

There is no one core module text but the following books are relevant to various sections of the module:

Beaver, W. (1998), Financial Reporting: an Accounting Revolution, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall

Bromwich, M. (1991), Financial Reporting, Information and Capital Markets, Pitman

Hopwood A and Miller P. (eds) 1994, Accounting as Social and Institutional Practice, Cambridge University Press

Parker, R., Harcourt, G. and Whittington G. (1986), Readings in the concept and measurement of income, Philip Allan

Belkaoui, A. (2004), Accounting Theory, 5th edition, Cengage Learning (formerlyThomson Learning)

Scott, W. (2006), Financial Accounting Theory, 4th edition, Prentice Hall

Watts, R. and Zimmerman, J. (1986), Positive Accounting Theory, New York: Prentice Hall

BEAM025 Adv Management Accounting (Semester-2)

(Module Convenor's permission needed to take this option)

Core Text (used extensively):

Taha, H. A. (2007), Operations Research: An Introduction, 8th Ed., Pearson Prentice Hall.

Selected Journal Articles:

  1. Davis, S. and Albright, T. (2004), An investigation of the effect of Balanced Scorecard implementation on financial performance, Management Accounting Research, Vol 15, No 2, June, pp. 135-153.
  2. Melnyk, S.A., Stewart, D.M. and Swink, M. (2004), Metrics and performance measurement in operations management: dealing with the metrics maze, Journal of Operations Management,Vol 22, No 3, pp. 209-218
  3. Ozbilgin, M. and Penno, M. (2005), Corporate Disclosure and Operational Strategy: Financial vs. Operational Success, Management Science, Vol 51, No 6, June.

BEAM026 Corporate Governance and Reporting(Semester-2)

(Module Convenor's permission needed to take this option)

A selection of book parts, including readings from:

1. Corporate Governance and Accountability, 2nd edn, Solomon J., Wiley, 2007

OR

2, Corporate Governance, 4th edn, Monks R. and Minow N., Wiley, 2008

(Monks and Minow text is more specifically contextualised in terms of governance in NorthAmerica than the Solomon text)

BEAM033 Banking and Financial Services (Semester-2)

Core text:

Mishkin, F. S. 2007, Money, Banking, and Financial Markets. Eigth Edition. Pearson Addison Wesley.

Recommended texts:

Howells P. & Bain K., (2005), "The Economics of Money, Banking & Finance: A European Text", 3rd edition, Prentice-Hall & Financial Times

Kohn, M. 2004, Financial Institutions and Markets. Second Edition. OxfordUniversity Press.

BEAM045 Accounting for International Managers (Semester-1)

Atrill, P. and McLaney, E. (2008), Accounting and Finance for Non-specialists [with MyAccountingLab student access pack], 6th ed., Pearson Education Limited, Harlow. [Note: this version, which comes with MyAccountingLab online learning resource access code, is different from the normal Atrill-McLaney text.]

Please note that students have to buy the version that comes with a special student access kit. [MyAccountingLab is a special online resource that allows students to try additional questions not found in the book - and has facilities that allow lecturers to track the students' learning activities].

This book+card pack (they come in plastic pack) is available overseas - but please make sure that you buy the right version.

BEMM102 International Business(Semester-1)

Hill, Charles W. L. (2009), Global Business Today 6th ed. Boston, Mass.: Irwin/McGraw-Hill.

BEMM103Advanced Marketing Seminars (semesters1&2)

Research papers provided by speakers

BEMM107 Crisis, Change and Creativity in Organisations(Semester-2)

A full reading pack is supplied to students for this module.

BEMM108 Entrepreneurship: New Venture Development(Semester-2)

There is no set book for the NVD module nor is their any specific pre-reading required before the course. However, students are strongly encouraged to look at one or more of the following comprehensive texts at some stage as a backup source of reference during the course:

  1. Paul Burns 2007. Entrepreneurship and Small Business 2nd ed. Palgrave.
  2. Timmons and Stephen Spinelli 2007 New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century
  3. David Stokes and Nicholas Wilson 2006. Small Business Management & Entrepreneurship 5th ed. Thomson

Also students are strongly advised to read both The Economist and the business sections of a quality broadsheet newspaper regularly to keep abreast of contemporary business activity. During the course, extensive materials will be put on the WebCT at Exeter. Professor Murray will also use and cite several academic papers from journals including Small Business Economics, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.

BEMM109 Ethical Issues in Marketing(Semester-2)

Larry May, 1992, Sharing Responsibility, University of Chicago Press

(NB: the book is a monograph, not a text book)

BEMM112 Macroeconomics for International Business( Semester-1)

Blanchard, Olivier. Macroeconomics. 5th (International Edition) ed. London: Prentice-Hall, 2009.

BEMM113 Brand Communication(Semester-2)

Douglas Holt (2004) How Brands Become Icons, HarvardUniversity Press.

BEMM114 Managing Operations (Semester-1)

Slack, N and Chambers, S, J (2004). Operations Management (4th Edition). Prentice Hall Financial Times, Harlow

BEMM116 Principles of International Business(Semester-1)

Hill, Charles W. L. (2009), Global Business Today 6th ed. Boston, Mass.: Irwin/McGraw-Hill.

BEMM118 Strategic Innovation Management(Semester-2)

Core text: Tidd, J, J Bessant and K Pavitt (2005). Managing Innovation (4th edition) Wiley.

Recommended:

  1. S. Thomke and E. von Hippel (2002): “Customers as Innovators” Harvard Business Review
  2. Christensen, Jens Frøslev (2002): “Corporate strategy and the management of innovation and technology” Industrial & Corporate Change, April, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p263-288
  3. Goldenberg, J.; Mazursky, D.; Horowitz, R.; Levav, A. (2003): “Finding Your Innovation Sweet Spot” Harvard Business Review, March, Vol. 81 Issue 3, p120-129
  4. Chesbrough, Henry W (2003): “The Era of Open Innovation” Sloan Management Review, Spring2003, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p35-41.
  5. Hamel, G. “Innovation” (2006): Harvard Business Review, Feb., Vol. 84 Issue 2, p72-84

BEMM119 Strategy(Semester-2)

There is no core textbook for this module. A number of texts will be utilised, including:

  • Jay B Barney and William S Hesterley (2007) Strategic management and competitive advantage, 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson Higher Education
  • Johnson G and K Scholes (2008) Exploring Corporate Strategy: text and cases, 8th ed., London: Financial Times Press
  • Mintzberg H, Lampel, J.B., Quinn, J.B., Ghoshal, S. (2003) The Strategy Process 4th ed. Harlow: Prentice-Hall
  • Lynch R (2008) Strategic Management, 5th ed. London: Financial Times Press
  • Mellahi, K, Frynas, J.G., Finlay, P. (2005) Global Strategic Management, Oxford: OUP

BEMM120 Understanding Consumer Behaviour (Semester-2)

Solomon, Michael, Gary Bamossy, Soren Askegaard, Margaret Hogg (2006), Consumer Behaviour: A European Perspective, 3rd ed., London: Prentice Hall.

BEMM121 People and Organisations(Semester-2)

To be advised

BEMM130 Multinational Finance for Managers(Semester-2)

Alan Shapiro, Multinational Financial Management, 8th ed. Wiley, 2006

"unless a new edition becomes available before the start of the module".

BEMM358 Readings in Services Marketing(Semester-2)

A scholarly reading list based on topical journal articles in the research area will be supplied.

BEMM373 Tourism, Policy and Strategy (Semester-2)

Indicative reading:

  1. Bramwell, B. and Shurma, A. (1999), 'Collaboration in local tourism policies', Annals of Tourism Research 26(2): 392-415.
  2. Bull, P. (1999), 'Encouraging tourism development through the EU structural funds', International Journal of Tourism Research 1(3): 149-66.
  3. Greenwood, J. (1992), 'Producer interest group in tourist policy: case studies from Britain and the European Community', American Behavioural Scientist 36(2): 236-56.
  4. Greenwood, J. (1993), 'Business interest groups in tourism governance', Tourism Management vol 14: 335-43.
  5. Hall, C.M. (1999), Tourism Planning: Policies, processes and relationships, Harlow: Prentice Hall. Especially, chapters 1,5,6.
  6. Shaw, G. and Williams, A.M. (2004), Tourism and Tourism Spaces, London: Sage.

BEMM374 Tourism and Marketing (Semester-2)

Indicative reading:

  1. Beirman, D. (2001) Restoring tourism destinations in crisis: a strategic marketing approach.
  2. Fyall, A. and Garrod, B. (2005), Tourism Marketing: a collaborative approach Middleton, V.T.C. (with Clarke, J) (2001) Marketing in Travel and Tourism (3rd edition)
  3. Pender, L. and Sharpley R. (eds.) (2005) Tourism Management
  4. Briggs, S. (2001) Successful tourism marketing: a practical handbook (2nd ed.)

BEMM 377 Critical Readingsin Tourism and Management (Semester-2)

Indicative reading:

  1. Butler, R.W. (ed.) (2005) The Tourism Area Life Cycle. Volume 2: Conceptual and Theoretical Issues. Clevedon: Channel View Publications.
  2. Coles, T.E. (2004) ‘Tourism and leisure: reading geographies, producing knowledges.’ Tourism Geographies 6(2): 135-142
  3. Coles, T.E., Hall, C.M. and Duval, D.T. (2005) ‘Mobilising tourism: a Post-disciplinary Critique’ Tourism Recreation Research 30(2): 53-63
  4. Echtner, C. and Jamal, T. (1997) ‘The disciplinary dilemma of tourism studies.’ Annals of Tourism Research 24(4): 868-883
  5. Franklin, A. and Crang, M. (2001) ‘The trouble with tourism and travel theory’ Tourist Studies 1(1): 5-22.
  6. Hall, C.M. (2005) Tourism: Rethinking the Social Science of Mobility. Harlow: Pearson Education.
  7. Ioannides, D. and Debbage, K. (1997) The Economic Geography of Tourism: A Supply-side Analysis. London: Routledge.
  8. Leiper, N. (2000) ‘An emerging discipline.’ Annals of Tourism Research 27(3): 805-809.
  9. Page, S.J. (2003) ‘Evaluating research performance in tourism: the UK experience.’ Tourism Management 24: 607-622
  10. Tribe, J. (1997) ‘The indiscipline of tourism’ Annals of Tourism Research 27(3): 809-813.
  11. Tribe, J. (2003) ‘The RAE-ification of tourism in the UK’ International Journal of Tourism Research 5: 225-234.
  12. Urry, J. (1990) The Tourist Gaze. London: Sage.
  13. Urry, J. (2002) Sociology Beyond Societies: Mobilities for the Twenty-first Century. London: Routledge.

BEMM380 Event Management(Semester-2)

Indicative reading:

  1. Bowdin, G. et al (2006) Events Management. Oxford: Elsevier, 2nd edition
  2. Dwyer, L. Forsyth, P. and Spurr, R. (2005) ‘Estimating the Impacts of Special Events on an Economy’, Journal of Travel Research 43: 351-359
  3. Emery, P.R. (2002) ‘Bidding to host a major sports event –a local organising committee perspective’, International Journal of Public Sector Management, 15(4): 316-335.
  4. Getz, D. (1997) Event Management and Event Tourism. New York, USA. Cognizant.
  5. Getz, D. (2007) Event Studies: A Multi-disciplinary Approach (Events Management).Oxford: Elsevier
  6. Gursoy, D. & Kendall, K.W. (2006) ‘Hosting mega events: modelling locals’ support’, Annals of Tourism Research, 33(3): 603–623.
  7. Shone, A. (2001) Successful Events Management. London, UK. Continuum Books
  8. Wood, E.H. (2005) ‘Measuring the economic and social impacts of local authority events’, International Journal of Public Sector Management, 18(1): 37-53
  9. Yeoman, I. et al (2004). Festival and Events Management – an International Arts and Culture perspective. Oxford, UK. Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann

BEMMxxxStrategic Marketing (Semester-1)

Kotler, P., Keller, K., Brady, M., Goodman, M., and Hansen, T. (2009), Marketing Management, 1st European Edition, Pearson Education Inc.

BEMM xxxService Operations and Marketing (Semester-2)

The core texts for this module are

  • Fitzsimmons, J. A. and Fitzsimmons, M.J. (2006), Service Management, McGraw Hill
  • Johnston, R. and Clark, G. (2008), Service Operations Management, Prentice Hall and Fitzsimmons

MSc International Management

2009/0Reading List1revised: 17 August 2009.