Undergraduate - UnitMGW3681 - International management

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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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	Malaysia Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Teh Pei Lee

Synopsis

A study of management theory related to varying cultures, the multinational business enterprise and the significance of cross-cultural variables in the business environment. Topics include ethics and social responsibilities; communication; leadership; motivation, control and conflict; human resource management and industrial relations.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

relate management theory to various and different cultures
appreciate the complex challenges of the multinational business enterprise at the interpersonal and operational levels
compare and contrast a range of cross-cultural variables in the business environment.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination: 40%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Teh Pei Lee

Prerequisites

Students must have passed MGP1010 or MGF1010 or MGW1010 or MKB1010 or MGG1010 before undertaking this unit.

Prohibitions

MGC3120, MGF3681, MGG3681, MGP2278