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.
Athena Title
International Strategic Mgmt
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in MGMT 5560E, MGMT 5560S
Prerequisite
MGMT 3000 or MGMT 3000H or MGMT 3000E
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students should be able to evaluate firms' competitive environment and develop strategic recommendations to enhance firm performance.
By the end of this course students should be able to effectively develop, support, and express their opinions on how to enhance firm competitiveness in both written and oral form using language with clarity and precision.
By the end of this course students should be able to consider and incorporate perspectives and feedback from group members and other collaborators when examining strategic challenges faced by firms.
Topical Outline
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
Institutional Competencies
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
Communication
The ability to effectively develop, express, and exchange ideas in written, oral, interpersonal, or visual form.
