| Course ID: | MGMT 5560E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | International Strategic Management |
Course
Description: | The major problems that confront managers who operate across
international boundaries from a base in a single country or who
maintain affiliates and subsidiaries in several national
jurisdictions. Major emphasis is given to the problems involved
in crossing national boundaries. |
| Oasis Title: | International Strategic Mgmt |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in MGMT 5560, MGMT 5560S |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Prerequisite: | MGMT 3000 or MGMT 3000H or MGMT 3000E |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | To develop a global perspective with regards to the
international business environment.
To develop an appreciation of how managers in large or small
international firms are affected by key environmental factors
such as culture and politics.
To gain an understanding of the differences and difficulties
posed by international business opportunities and competition.
To discuss the most recent contemporary managerial issues faced
by those in international business and to appreciate both the
academic research and practical experience that has been
developed on the topics.
To develop an understanding of what international strategic
management means and the various entry options of doing
business in the global sphere: trading, licensing, and equity
investments.
To learn the latest theory and research with respect to
international operations management, organizational structure,
and managing human resources.
To develop insights into the topics of corporate social
responsibility and business ethics as they pertain to
conducting sound management practice in the global sphere. |
| Topical Outline: | The following topics are covered in this course:
The International Manager and the Firm
Cultural Variables in Global Management
Management of Political Risk
Strategy Formulation and Implementation in International
Business
Exporting and Importing
Licensing and Franchising
Strategic Alliances and Equity Investments
Operations Management and Logistics
Organizational Design and Control
Human Resource Management
Management of Employee Relations
Managing Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility |
| Honor Code Reference: | All students are responsible for maintaining the highest
standards of honesty and integrity in every phase of their
academic careers. The penalties for academic dishonesty are
severe, and ignorance is not an acceptable defense.
Academic honesty means performing all academic work without
plagiarizing, cheating, lying, tampering, stealing, receiving
assistance from any other person, or using any source of
information that is not common knowledge. |