International Management Week 2

International Management Week 2

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  MGF3681: International Management Week 2: Introduction www.monash.edu.au
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  Your Tutor (me) NathanEva – [email protected] – 9903 4065 – Building N Level 5 Room 14 – www.slideshare.net/nathaneva www.monash.edu.au 2
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  International Management • Compulsoryreadings each week • One recommended reading per week • Lectures are very important for this subject • Tutorials will be the practical implementation of what you learnt in the lecture www.monash.edu.au 3
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  Assignment 1 • Cross-Cultural Communication • Due week 6 on the Friday 5pm - Moodle • Worth 40% • 2,500 – 3,000 words • 15 Journal Articles • Harvard Referencing www.monash.edu.au 4
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  Assignment 2 • Group Assignment • Weekly Presentation • Week 3 - 12 • Worth 20% • 20 minute presentation 10 minute question time • 2 page write up and slides www.monash.edu.au 5
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  Getting to KnowYou • Grad Roles are on the table • Interviews are the make or break • You get a chance to participate in mock interviews • Get to know your class mates www.monash.edu.au 6
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  Getting into Groups www.monash.edu.au 7
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  Class Activity • Divideinto same-country members • Identify recent developments in that country’s political, economic, legal and cultural environments • What are the implications for international managers in that country as a result of that development www.monash.edu.au 8
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  Question for You • Looking to improve this unit • What material can we provide online? • How can we assist with peer-assisted learning? • What would you like to see? www.monash.edu.au 9
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  Week 1 Lecture •Identify the key issues that differentiate international management from international business. • Discuss the importance of international management in today’s global organisations. • Compare and contrast international and domestic organisations. • Discuss the contingency role of the international manager. • What is meant by the terms Parochialism and Ethnocentrism. www.monash.edu.au 10
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  Week 2 Lecture •Define culture. What are cultural values, beliefs and norms? Provide examples. • What are Hofstede’s five (5) cultural dimensions? Provide examples to demonstrate. • What are Trompanaar’s cultural dimensions? Provide examples to demonstrate. www.monash.edu.au 11