Monash University Handbook 2010 Postgraduate - Unit

Synopsis

Issues include the impact of culture on management and the convergence-divergence debate; centralisation versus decentralisation of decision making; standardisation versus differentiation of management activities; control versus delegation; and, competition versus partnership: new international organisation forms and implications for management.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

• critically analyse the issues relating to global-local dilemma confronting multinational enterprises
• analyse the issues relating to multinational production systems and their impact on management practices
• develop skills to examine the global supply chain and quality management practices pursued by multinational enterprises
• Identify the attributes that successful multinational managers should have to meet and beat the challenges of managing stakeholders
• define the theoretical and conceptual frameworks underlying particular issues in international management
• critically analyse the multinational management practices, and apply them to case studies.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination (2 hours): 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Quamrul Alam

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

MGX9660

Co-requisites

Students should study this unit in the final year of their course.