LB5209 - Managing Globally
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | School of Business |
Many businesses today and into the future will do business on a trans national basis. This subject aims to give participants a strong introduction into cultures, with an emphasis on the Asian nations, it also aims to identify and analyse the key factors in cross-cultural managing and negotiating. The subject will use the theme of 'doing business in China' as a focus. The subject will use real life examples of successful business ventures in China with a clear emphasis on the people issues involved in such undertakings.
Learning Outcomes
- understand the theories and concepts of national cultures as they might relate to trans national business practices;
- investigate the influence of such cultures on management involving critique and empirical studies;
- understand the managing of interface activities such as negotiation, ethics and national social issues and investigate issues and controversies in IHRM;
- inspection of the world of the "international" manager;
- use the theme of "Doing Business in China" as a background to the subject, understanding that many Australians and people from other Asian nations will be confronted with the increasing relevance of China in the immediate future.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
- The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
- The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
- The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
- The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 8 | |
| Census Date 21-Aug-2009 | |
| Face to face teaching 29-Aug-2009 to 06-Sep-2009 (Study tour, off shore destination to be advised.) | |
| Lecturer: | Professor Zhang-Yue Zhou. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); presentations (20%); assignments (30%). |
| Cairns, Block, Study Period 8 | |
| Census Date 21-Aug-2009 | |
| Face to face teaching 29-Aug-2009 to 06-Sep-2009 (Study tour, off shore destination to be advised.) | |
| Lecturer: | Professor Zhang-Yue Zhou. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); presentations (20%); assignments (30%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.