Undergraduate - UnitMGF3681 - International management

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Management
Offered	Berwick First semester 2014 (Day) Caulfield First semester 2014 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Dan Wang (First semester); Dr Mingqiong Zhang (Second semester)

Synopsis

Management theory and its application in various cultures. Topics covered include: the role of culture; motivation; global leadership; international human resources management; international teams, and ethics and social responsibility.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

assess the application of management theory to various global cultures
explain the complex challenges of the multinational business enterprise at the interpersonal and operational levels
compare a range of cross-cultural variables in the business environment
apply theory to cross cultural scenarios
critically assess the strengths and weaknesses of national culture assessment tools.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination: 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Dan Wang (First semester)
Dr Mingqiong Zhang (Second semester)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester

Prerequisites

MGF1010 or MGB1010 or MGG1010 or MGP1010 or MGW1010

Prohibitions

MGC3120, MGG3681, MGW3681, MGP2278