International Management

TBA

Awards offering International Management

This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:

• Associate Degree in Business
• Associate Degree in Ministry
• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Applied Social Science
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
• Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Ministry
• Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Theology
• Bachelor of Ministry
• Bachelor of Theology
• Diploma of Arts
• Diploma of Business
• Diploma of Business and Diploma of Entrepreneurship
• Diploma of Business and Diploma of Leadership
• Diploma of Business and Diploma of Ministry
• Diploma of Chaplaincy
• Undergraduate Certificate in Arts
• Undergraduate Certificate in Business Studies

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Evaluate complex interpersonal and cultural challenges that arise when managers operate in a cross-cultural context;
2. Demonstrate and  examine the  operational issues that arise when managing in a cross-cultural context;
3.  Interpret and appraise the strengths and weaknesses of national culture assessment tools;
4. Summarize and argue the importance and role of culture when managing in a cross-cultural context;
5. Explain and assess the application of key management concepts and theories across a global context.

Subject Content

1. The Global Manager’s Environmental Foundation 
   -Globalisation and International Linkages  
   -The Political,  Legal and Technological Environments 
   -Managing Interdependence: Ethics, Social Responsibility, and Sustainability
2. The Cultural Context of Global Management 
   -Understanding the Meanings and Dimensions of Culture 
   -Managing Across Cultures 
   -Organizational Cultures and Diversity 
   -Cross-Cultural Communication and Negotiation  
3. Formulating and Implementing Strategy for International and Global Operations
   -Cross-cultural Communication and Negotiation Strategy 
   -Entry Strategies and Organizational Structures 
   Managing Political Risk, Government Relations, and Alliances 
4. Global Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 
   -Management Decision and Control 
   -Motivation and Leadership across Cultures 
   -Human Resource Selection and Development across Cultures 

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face to face on site 
• E-learning (online) 
• Intensive
• Extensive

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Minor Essay (25%) 
• Major Essay (50%) 
• Exam (25%)

Prescribed Text

• Doh, J., Luthans, F. & Gaur, A. (2023) International Management: Culture, Strategy and Behavior. (12th Ed.). McGraw Hill.  
  Please consult your instructor before purchasing any texts 

Representative References

Recommended readings

Abramson, N.R., Moran, R.T., Chan, A. & Marie-Marguerite, S. (2023). Managing Cultural Differences: Global Leadership Skills and Knowledge for the 21st Century (11th ed.).  Routledge. 

Browaeys, M-J. and Price R. (2024), Understanding Cross-cultural Management, (5th ed.). Pearson Education. 

Cullen, J.B. & Parboteeah, K.P. (2016) Multinational Management: A Strategic Approach (7th ed.).  South-Western. 

Deresky, H. (2016) International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures: Text and Cases (9th Global Ed.). Pearson Education. 

Primecz, H., Mahadevan, J., & Romani, L. (2016). Why is cross-cultural management scholarship blind to power relations? Investigating ethnicity, language, gender and religion in power-laden contexts. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 16(2), 127-136. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470595816666154 

Thomas, D.C. (2017). Cross-cultural Management: Essential Concepts. (4th Ed.). Thousand Oaks, California:  SAGE Publications. 

Van de Vijver, F. J., & Leung, K. (2021). Methods and data analysis for cross-cultural research (Vol. 116). Cambridge University Press. 

Seminal Works 

Hofstede, G.H., Hofstede, G.J., & Minkov, M.  (2010). Cultures and Organizations: Software of the mind. Intercultural cooperation and its importance for survival (3rd Ed.). McGraw-Hill. 

Thomas, D.C. (2017). Cross-cultural Management: Essential Concepts. (4th ed.). SAGE Publications. 

Journals 

• Academy of Management Journal          
• Academy of Management Perspectives   
• Cross Cultural and Strategic Management 
• Cross-Cultural Management Journal 
• Harvard Business Review                          
• The International Journal of Human Resource Management  
• The International Journal of Cross Cultural Management