INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Sample Syllabus
Text:
There is one text required for purchase:
F. Luthans, and J.P. Doh. International Management: Culture, Strategy, and
Behavior, 7th Ed., McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2009.
All students are expected to keep abreast of contemporary developments in
global business by reading the New York Times, Wall Street Journal,
Washington Post, or other major daily, as well as selectively reading various
journals such as The Economist, Forbes, Fortune, Business Week, Foreign
Affairs, Foreign Policy, and other journals.
Description:
This course focuses on the challenges and opportunities associated with
organizational management and business strategy in the global
environment. The International Management course is intended to be a
challenging advanced management course for the undergraduate business
student. Students will gain a general overview of the process and effect of
internationalization in contemporary business, along with an introduction to
theories, concepts and skills relevant to managing effectively in today’s
global environment. Students will be challenged to integrate knowledge
they have gained from other business core courses and apply their
accumulated knowledge to business case studies. Students will engage in
active research and analytical problem solving related to managing in the
international environment and will frequently be called upon to brief their
findings to the class.
Format, Responsibilities, and Learning Elements:
,The course will include a range of learning opportunities, including
exercises, case discussions, role-plays, and other experiential exercises to
foster application of concepts highlighted in assigned readings. You will
also contribute to the group’s learning by participating in discussion of
specific topics related to course theme(s), including discussion of the
Business Week opening cases in the text, discussion of the chapters,
discussion of the end-of part cases, group presentation of end-of-part cases,
and group presentation associated with the final project. You will also
complete two applied projects in international management. The first
(Individual: Globalization Impact) will focus on the global environment and
context of international management, and the second (Group: Foreign Entry
Strategy) will center on a specific company’s international management
strategy.
I am committed to advancing and disseminating knowledge on international
management. I believe that well-prepared and well-informed managers in
the future will need to understand and appreciate the contexts of the global
business environment and specific management challenges associated with
it. The most successful managers will also understand the benefits to firms,
governments, and society of ethical, productive, value-creating actions taken
by managers of private-, public- and third-sector organizations around the
world.
,Course Objectives:
1. Understand and assess the drivers and consequences of globalization,
its impact on specific regions, and the emerging concerns about its
influences on countries around the world
2. Compare and contrast different political, legal, and economic systems
and technological forces and their impact on international
management
3. Understand and appreciate the need for ethics and social
responsibility in international management, and the growing
pressures on firms to act in an ethically and socially responsible
manner in their global business operations
4. Describe and apply the concept of “national culture” and, using the
typologies of Hofstede and Trompenaars, explain how the culture of
one group of people can be distinguished from that of another, and
the implications of these differences for international management
5. Explain and understand the challenges of managing across cultures
6. Understand the relationship between national culture and
organizational culture, integrate those concepts within the context of
international management decision-making, and appreciate the
challenges of diversity in the modern work environment
7. Describe the challenges to and apply the most important elements of
effective cross-cultural negotiation and communication
8. Integrate and apply the basic elements of international strategic
management, including the pressures and cost/benefits of strategies
that emphasize global integration versus local adaptation; describe
the specialized strategies required for emerging economies and for
international new ventures
9. Compare and contrast the modes of entry and the basic choices for
organizing firms involved in international business and describe the
conditions under which specific entry modes and organizational
structure are most effective
, 10.Describe methods used to analyze and assess political risk and how
MNCs apply those methods as they attempt to manage the level of
political risk in developed and developing countries, appreciate the
broader efforts firms make to manage their relations with host
governments, and discuss the various options for managing alliances
and joint ventures, especially those in which host governments are
involved
11.Explain and apply the mechanisms for ensuring effective control and
decision-making in international organizations
12.Understand the tools and techniques used to provide motivation and
incentives for employees across cultures, including compensation,
benefits, work teams, and other approaches
13.Understand the importance of leadership to international
management, including the role of different leadership types and
practices and the importance of entrepreneurial and ethical and
socially responsible leadership
14.Understand and describe the practices for recruiting, selecting,
training and deploying employees internationally, including the
challenges of expatriate placement and repatriation
Sample Syllabus
Text:
There is one text required for purchase:
F. Luthans, and J.P. Doh. International Management: Culture, Strategy, and
Behavior, 7th Ed., McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2009.
All students are expected to keep abreast of contemporary developments in
global business by reading the New York Times, Wall Street Journal,
Washington Post, or other major daily, as well as selectively reading various
journals such as The Economist, Forbes, Fortune, Business Week, Foreign
Affairs, Foreign Policy, and other journals.
Description:
This course focuses on the challenges and opportunities associated with
organizational management and business strategy in the global
environment. The International Management course is intended to be a
challenging advanced management course for the undergraduate business
student. Students will gain a general overview of the process and effect of
internationalization in contemporary business, along with an introduction to
theories, concepts and skills relevant to managing effectively in today’s
global environment. Students will be challenged to integrate knowledge
they have gained from other business core courses and apply their
accumulated knowledge to business case studies. Students will engage in
active research and analytical problem solving related to managing in the
international environment and will frequently be called upon to brief their
findings to the class.
Format, Responsibilities, and Learning Elements:
,The course will include a range of learning opportunities, including
exercises, case discussions, role-plays, and other experiential exercises to
foster application of concepts highlighted in assigned readings. You will
also contribute to the group’s learning by participating in discussion of
specific topics related to course theme(s), including discussion of the
Business Week opening cases in the text, discussion of the chapters,
discussion of the end-of part cases, group presentation of end-of-part cases,
and group presentation associated with the final project. You will also
complete two applied projects in international management. The first
(Individual: Globalization Impact) will focus on the global environment and
context of international management, and the second (Group: Foreign Entry
Strategy) will center on a specific company’s international management
strategy.
I am committed to advancing and disseminating knowledge on international
management. I believe that well-prepared and well-informed managers in
the future will need to understand and appreciate the contexts of the global
business environment and specific management challenges associated with
it. The most successful managers will also understand the benefits to firms,
governments, and society of ethical, productive, value-creating actions taken
by managers of private-, public- and third-sector organizations around the
world.
,Course Objectives:
1. Understand and assess the drivers and consequences of globalization,
its impact on specific regions, and the emerging concerns about its
influences on countries around the world
2. Compare and contrast different political, legal, and economic systems
and technological forces and their impact on international
management
3. Understand and appreciate the need for ethics and social
responsibility in international management, and the growing
pressures on firms to act in an ethically and socially responsible
manner in their global business operations
4. Describe and apply the concept of “national culture” and, using the
typologies of Hofstede and Trompenaars, explain how the culture of
one group of people can be distinguished from that of another, and
the implications of these differences for international management
5. Explain and understand the challenges of managing across cultures
6. Understand the relationship between national culture and
organizational culture, integrate those concepts within the context of
international management decision-making, and appreciate the
challenges of diversity in the modern work environment
7. Describe the challenges to and apply the most important elements of
effective cross-cultural negotiation and communication
8. Integrate and apply the basic elements of international strategic
management, including the pressures and cost/benefits of strategies
that emphasize global integration versus local adaptation; describe
the specialized strategies required for emerging economies and for
international new ventures
9. Compare and contrast the modes of entry and the basic choices for
organizing firms involved in international business and describe the
conditions under which specific entry modes and organizational
structure are most effective
, 10.Describe methods used to analyze and assess political risk and how
MNCs apply those methods as they attempt to manage the level of
political risk in developed and developing countries, appreciate the
broader efforts firms make to manage their relations with host
governments, and discuss the various options for managing alliances
and joint ventures, especially those in which host governments are
involved
11.Explain and apply the mechanisms for ensuring effective control and
decision-making in international organizations
12.Understand the tools and techniques used to provide motivation and
incentives for employees across cultures, including compensation,
benefits, work teams, and other approaches
13.Understand the importance of leadership to international
management, including the role of different leadership types and
practices and the importance of entrepreneurial and ethical and
socially responsible leadership
14.Understand and describe the practices for recruiting, selecting,
training and deploying employees internationally, including the
challenges of expatriate placement and repatriation
