Undergraduate Course: Managing Across National Boundaries (BUST10045)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course responds in particular to the increasing need of future managers working in a globalized economy to acquire cross-cultural literacy and competence and to have an advanced understanding of cross-national management. Topics covered: influence of culture on the perceptions and practices of management; interplay between globalization and the need for responding to cross-cultural differences in management; cross-cultural communication; operation of international joint ventures, strategic alliances as well as mergers and acquisitions. |
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Not entered
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Business Studies/Management courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
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Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
To further develop students' understanding of:
- how important cross-cultural competence is for both an ethical and a successful management;
- how national culture influences the perceptions and practices of management;
- how globalization affects the need for responding to cross-cultural differences in management;
- how to communicate across cultural and national boundaries;
- how to co-operate in an international joint venture;
- how to co-ordinate an international strategic alliance;
- how to co-ordinate the integration process of international mergers & acquisitions.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ron Kerr
Tel: (0131 6)51 5582
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