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MGF3681
Faculty of Business and Economics
This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 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.
6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL
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Faculty
Organisational Unit
Coordinator(s)
Dr Dan Wang (First semester); Dr Mingqiong Zhang (Second semester)
Offered
- First semester 2016 (Day)
- Second semester 2016 (Day)
City (Melbourne)
- Trimester A 2016 (Day)
- Trimester B 2016 (Day)
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%
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.
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