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GSB691 Management of International Organisations

Updated: 08 December 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in GradCertMgt or GradDipMgt or MBA or MIntBus
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MBA691
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Tony Ramsay (aramsay5@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The unit deals with the general and strategic tasks of management at the international level. In terms of strategic management, this unit focuses on issues relating to the allocation of the firm's activities and resources across borders, the implications for strategy formulation of a complex and often uncertain environment, and the influence of culture on strategic options. In terms of general management, emphasis is placed on the impact of cultural factors on human resource management policies and the control of the organisation.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

International Management
ISBN: 9780733988578
Deresky, H. and Christopher, E., Pearson Education 2008
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 30% 2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1,2,3,4 GA: 1,2,3,4,5
Assignment 2 30% 2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1,2,3,4 GA: 1,2,3,4,5,6
Final Examination 2 hrs 40%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: All GA: All

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. analyse and understand the essential features of international organisations;
  2. assess the available (and future) techniques and models associated with cross cultural management;
  3. describe the implications to management of cultural differences;
  4. demonstrate an understanding of management processes in an age of economical and social integration.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
A command of international management will be achieved through knowledge presented in the teaching and learning activities associated with the unit. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written communication skills are assessed and practiced in the assignment work and online communications. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
The unit content provides students with an understanding of organisation management within a global context. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Assessed and practiced through assignment preparation, use of internet, Blackboard, etc. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Academic skills required for life-long learning are taught within the unit. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Assessments are focussed on problem-solving skills in cross-cultural management. 		True True True
   

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