MGT387 Managing your Global Workforce and Business (8)

The purpose of this subject is to develop an awareness of and the skills applicable to managing people from a cross-cultural perspective. Key areas include communication, leadership and motivation, culture, negotiation, decision making, global alliances, emerging economies, applied ethics and social responsibility. The subject then examines how these factors influence managing people within a global business.

Availability

Session 1 (30)
On Campus
Yangzhou University
Yunnan Uni-Finance & Economics
Term 1 (75)
On Campus
Jilin Uni- Finance & Economics
Tianjin University of Commerce

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: MGT387. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Management and Marketing

Enrolment Restrictions

Available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business Studies China

Subject Relationships

MGT384 Significant overlap
HRM386 Significant overlap

Incompatible Subjects

HRM386, MGT384

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to evaluate cross cultural management in the context of global changes;
  • be able to evaluate and explain how the variables of culture interact with other national and international factors to affect managerial processes and behaviour; and
  • be able to analyse and explain issues relevant to corporate social responsibility, sustainability and ethics while operating in global locations.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Managing interdependence: social responsibility, ethics, sustainability
  • Understanding the nature and role of culture in a HRM context
  • Cross cultural negotiation and decision making
  • Strategic alliances, small businesses and emerging economy firms
  • Staffing, training and compensation for global operations and developing a global management cadre
  • Motivating and leading

Indicative Assessment

The following table summarises the assessment tasks for the online offering of MGT387 in Term 3 2020. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated and can also differ to suit the mode of study (online or on campus).

Item Number
Title
Value %
1
Report - cultural impacts on management styles
50
2
Final exam
50

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2021. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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