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This course deals with management aspects of starting and operating businesses in an international context. It will mainly cover issues relating to culture, communication, and human resources management in a global context, along with strategy and execution.
This course builds on the foundation laid in MGMT 220. It will help students get an endorsed degree in International Business. The course is also useful for students wishing to enter the Honours Programme in Management. It complements other stage three courses – MGMT301 (International Marketing Strategy) and MGMT324 (International Entrepreneurship).
By the end of the course, students should be able to:- understand how to communicate and make decisions in cross-cultural settings- understand social and ethical issues relating to managing in an international context- explain the development and execution of strategy in global settings - discuss human resource aspects of global management
MGMT221 or MGMT 220
Students are strongly encouraged to attend all classes. It is the student’s responsibility to collect any information/material handed out in the lectures.Tutorials are on-line on the University's Learning Management System LEARN
Venkataraman Nilakant
The marks for each piece of assessment may be standardised before a final grade is determined.
Deresky, Helen; International management : managing across borders and cultures : texts and cases ; 6th ed; Prentice Hall, 2008.
Departmental Academic Policies If you require a hard copy of this document, please ask the course co-ordinator. The Department assumes that you have read this document. You should also read the “Information related to courses and assessment” on page 32 of the Enrolment Handbook 2011 (also in UC Calendar under “General Course and Examination Regulations”).Dishonest PracticeThe University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person, who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the university.IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.Coversheets - Group and Individual
Domestic fee $630.00
International fee $2,775.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.
For further information see Management, Marketing and Tourism .