Managing Cultural Challenges
Postgraduate
Postgraduate
BUSS 5353
Postgraduate
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
101641
4.5
No
International Graduate School Of Business
This course aims to develop student’s cross-cultural managerial competency. It explores cultural/management theories and practices and analyses how managerial practices differ from one culture to another. Throughout the course culture is treated as a major determinant of managerial practice and effectiveness in multicultural and cross-cultural environments. The course includes a special focus on comparative studies of western and eastern management approaches.
Identifying cultural differences; Evaluating cultural differences; Different interpretations/conceptualisations of culture; Application of cultural knowledge/differences to managerial behaviour/activities; Culturalisation and globalisation: issues and debates; Changing nature of global business environment; Issues and controversies in developing cross-cultural competence; Ethical dilemmas across cultures; and Comparison of eastern and western management approaches.
Deresky, H 2006, International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures, 5th, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River
Nil
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, CITY WEST | |||
Seminar | 3 hours x 11 weeks | ||
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE | |||
External (Asynchronous Online Discussion) | 3 hours equiv. x 11 weeks | ||
EXTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HOPKINS TRAINING AND EDUCATION GROUP, ONLINE | |||
External (Asynchronous Online Discussion) | 3 hours equiv. x 11 weeks | ||
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, SOUTHWEST JIATONG UNIVERSITY, MANDARIN | |||
Seminar | 8 hours x 3 days | ||
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOM, MANDARIN | |||
Seminar | 8 hours x 3 days |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Group project: Comparative Cultural Analyses & Oral presentation, Individual case analyses, Individual Comparative Cultural Analyses, Individual Essay, Individual Open book Examination
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.