LB5236 - Comparative Global Business Systems
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | School of Business (pre 2015) |
This subject compares and contrasts the foundations of Western, Asian and Islamic business. The focus will firstly be on the nature of business systems, including organisation, leadership, human resource management and change management principles. Secondly, finance and banking systems will be examined, followed by an overview of the major legal systems of the world and their impact on national and international businesses. Ethical perspectives within Western, Asian and Islamic business will also be compared and contrasted.
Learning Outcomes
- critically compare and contrast Western, Asian and Islamic business systems and evaluate the implications for business performance in markets where these systems predominate;
- critically investigate the foundations and operations of financial and banking systems prevalent in a range of cultural contexts and evaluate the implications for business practice;
- compare and contrast ethical concepts across a range of cultural contexts and demonstrate an understanding of the basis on which ethical business decisions are made within these settings;
- critically compare and contrast legal systems within different jurisdictions and apply this knowledge to business practice.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BU5104 |
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| External, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2014 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Michael Underdown. |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); business report (25%); group presentation (25%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2014 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Michael Underdown. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); business report (25%); group presentation (25%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22 | |
| Census Date 14-Aug-2014 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Michael Underdown. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); business report (25%); group presentation (25%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23 | |
| Census Date 11-Dec-2014 | |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); business report (25%); group presentation (25%). |
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.