MGT 583 - International Management

Graduate standing. (3)

Investigation of multidimensional and multi-level issues affecting individuals and businesses operating across national boundaries by taking a systematic approach, identifying challenges and opportunities facing managers and respective methods for overcoming and exploiting them. Explores international management from a macro-level perspective, identifying traditional issues associated with globalization, cross-national institutional differences, as well as contemporary issues such as: economic (dis)integration, terrorism, international cyber-security and espionage, and the scarcity of natural resources, among others. Also takes micro-level perspective, identifying various cultural differences faced by managers including managing cultural diversity and balancing cross-cultural differences between nations. Building on these perspectives, the course fuses challenges and opportunities into a framework for international strategic management that involves sensing and responding to these and implementing initiatives that align with the organization’s overall mission and global strategy. Graded ABCDE