Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Other Staff
Monica Ren
Contact via monica.ren@mq.edu.au
Unit Convenor
Candy Lu
Contact via candy.lu@mq.edu.au
|
---|---|
Credit points |
Credit points
3
|
Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
42cp
|
Corequisites |
Corequisites
|
Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
|
Unit description |
Unit description
This unit examines new and emerging developments and challenges that international mangers are currently facing and are likely to face in the coming years while managing across borders, where people from diverse cultures interact, both within and between firms. Given that changes in the global business environment continue unabated, particular attention is paid to managing the increasingly diverse workforce in the Australian context, as well as in the context of Australian firms that conduct business in Asia and beyond. The unit provides a setting for understanding the implications of this diversity on the management of cross-cultural dynamics in a multi-cultural business environment. The unit equips students with knowledge of mandatory policy requirements when managing a diverse workplace in order to avoid expensive law suits and punitive damages.
|
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
---|---|---|
ASSIGNMENT 1: Case Study | 30% | Weeks 3-12 |
ASSIGNMENT 2: Media Report | 30% | Week5: 4th April 2014 @ 5pm |
FINAL EXAMINATION | 40% | University Examination Period |
Due: Weeks 3-12
Weighting: 30%
Description: ONE case study analysis report and presentation, and TEN weekly quiz (IN TUTORIAL CLASSES)
a) GROUP CASE ANALYSIS REPORT
15% group mark
b) GROUP PRESENTATION
10% individual mark
c) INDIVIDUAL QUIZ
5% individual mark
a) Group Case Analysis Report - 2-4 pages (please refer to the detailed requirements below)
b) Group Tutorial Presentation - 35 minutes (including 20-25 minutes presentation and 10-15 minutes questions/discussions)
c) Weekly Quiz based on the week's case study - 5 to 10 minutes
Ten student groups will be formed in the first tutorial. Each tutorial will have 25 students and each group will consist of 2 or 3 students. Each of these groups will be allocated a weekly case to discuss, analyse and present in class. The case allocation will be done in a draw in the first tutorial. Every student will read the case and come ready for the quiz, questioning the presenting group and partaking in discussions led and monitored by the tutor. Students will be noted for their participation in class. You will not be able to ride on the backs of other team members.
Before presenting the case, the presenting group will hand in their group case analysis report to the tutor. At the end of the tutorial, each student needs to hand in the completed quiz to the tutor.
The case analysis report should include the following:
A. Introduction.
B. Body. This should include the following sections: identification of major stakeholders and their problems, objective and concern, positive and negative views, analysis of alternative solutions, recommended solutions, and managerial implications.
C. Conclusion. Briefly summarise the essential complexities posted in the case and the significance of the recommended solutions and managerial implications. Marks will be allocated to each of these.
D. Referencing. The analysis of a case study is usually your own depiction of the case scenario, referencing will be minimal. If you do use some outside material to support your analysis, referencing should be in Harvard style.
Formatting requirements:
Note:
No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of '0' for the task, except for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved.
Due: Week5: 4th April 2014 @ 5pm
Weighting: 30%
Description: Individual written analysis of a media article
The required length of the report is 1500 words +/- 10% excluding the cover page and reference list. Students will source a media article from the past TWO years on a cross cultural topic, online or from any other media source like newspapers, magazines, radio or TV, and explain, discuss and critique how the article illustrates one or more theoretical principles of cross cultural studies. News items are expected to be not more than 1,000 words, and must be included with the online assignment submission. Examples of media analysis reports are available on iLearn. While scanning for relevant articles online please use the chapter topics from your text book to identify appropriate articles.
All assignments submitted for assessment must adhere to the following standards:
1. Cover Page
For each of the assignment, you must use a cover (or title) page that provides the following information:
2. Presentation of Assignments
Assignments should meet normal academic and professional standards of presentation, including:
3. Submission Procedure
Students are required to submit their electronic copy of assessment to Turnitin via the Internet as part of the submission process for assignment. Your assignment will then be automatically compared to work of your classmates, previous students from Macquarie and other universities, with material available on the Internet, both freely available and subscription-based electronic journals.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Before submission, name your electronic file in a Word document with the correct file name, that is, your TUTOR'S SURNAME first then YOUR SURNAME, then your student ID WITH ONLY AN UNDERSCORE FOR SPACING, e.g., WHITE_JONES_20141234. To avoid any potential plagiarism issues you or your group can submit the assignment more than once up to the due date.
4. Late Submissions
No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of '0' for the task, except for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved.
Marking rubrics can be seen on iLearn.
Due: University Examination Period
Weighting: 40%
Length: 2.5h plus 15 minutes reading time
Final examnination format:
Part A
Case study (15 marks total). A new case study which has not been attempted in class will be examined in the final exam. This case study must be analysed and the case study questions answered in an identical way to the ones that you analyse in the tutorials every week.
Part B
Five out of 7 Essay questions (5 marks each and 25 marks in total). The essay questions will include:
Essay type responses evaluate understanding of the content of lectures and tutorials.
A final examination is included as an assessment task for this unit to provide assurance that:
The only exception to not sitting an examination at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. In these circumstances you may wish to consider applying for Special Consideration. Information about unavoidable disruption and the special consideration process is available at http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/special_consideration/procedure.html
If a Supplementary Examination is granted as a result of the Special Consideration process the examination will be scheduled after the conclusion of the official examination period.
The Macquarie university examination policy details the principles and conduct of examinations at the University. The policy is available at: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/examination/policy.html
Number and length of classes: 3 hours face-to-face teaching per week, consisting of 1 x 2 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial.
The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/
Tutorial changes can ONLY be made through e-student. Students wishing to change tutorial times should log onto e-student and enrol in a class where there is a vacancy. All questions of an administrative nature in respect of tutorial allocation should be addressed to the Teaching Administrator, in Bldg E4A level 6.
Absences in lectures and tutorials
Attendance will be taken in the tutorials and lectures. You must attend all tutorials and lectures. Medical certificates must be provided if you are not able to attend a class without incurring a penalty. Please read the full policy located at: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/special_consideration/policy.html
The application for exemption form is available at: http://www.reg.mq.edu.au/Forms/APScons.pdf
Students are expected to arrive on time, and not to leave until the class ends.
If you have a recurring problem that makes you late, or forces you to leave early, have the courtesy to discuss this with your lecturer/tutor, this will not be allowed as it interrupts the class.
Students must be quiet during classes, unless of course when class participation is required. Mobile phone must be turned OFF and not simply set to ‘silent’.
Students who disturb or disrupt in lectures and tutorials will be asked to leave.
Prizes
Prizes for this unit (if applicable). http://www.businessandeconomics.mq.edu.au/undergraduate_degrees/prizes_scholarships
Elizabeth Christopher & Helen Deresky, 2nd edition, 2012: International Management -Managing Cultural Diversity. Published by Pearson Education Australia. ISBN: 9781442539679
Obtainable from Macquarie University Coop Bookshop (macq_byr@coop-bookshop.com.au)
Students should have their own copy of this text. There are some copies on the library shelves and in library reserve. Lectures support and add to the textbook but cannot replace it. It is a standard work of reference on cross cultural management, specifically addressed to the Australasian market.
Jean-Francois Chanlat, Eduardo Davel & Jean-Pierre Dupuis, 2013: Cross-Cultural Management - Culture and Management across the World. Published by Routledge.
Marie-Joelle Browaeys & Roger Price, 2nd edition, 2011: Understanding Cross-Cultural Management. Published by Pearson.
Taran Patel, 2008: Cross-cultural Management – A Transactional Approach. Published by Routledge.
Classroom sessions are backed up online with lecture notes, case studies, articles and discussion points on the major topics above that make up the unit content.
Official website of Geert Hofstede:http://www.geert-hofstede.com/
Global edge Global business resources:http://globaledge.msu.edu/
Country profile:http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/country-profiles.html
Virtual Library on International Development:http://www2.etown.edu/vl/intldev.html
The World Index of Chambers of Commerc e & Industry:http://www.worldchambers.com/
The United Nations:http://www.un.org/
Students are required to use information technology in this unit.
Students will need to use:
Unit Web Page
Course material is available on the learning management system (ilearn). The web page for this unit can be found at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ/
This unit will be taught via the participant-centred and experiential learning method of teaching. “Experiential learning takes place when a person is involved in an activity, then looks back and evaluates it, determines what was useful or important to remember and uses this information to perform another activity” (John Dewey, 1938). Face-to-face lectures would comprise of seminars of two hours' duration. Students will partake in lectures, cases, video cases, and discussions/activities (experiential exercises) in class.
Students are advised to attend all lectures and tutorials and participate in case discussions, missing classes and not participating in case discussions will affect grades.
Case studies will be the extensively used. Case analyses are intended to be analytical critiques on some central issues of the case being discussed. As this is a discussion-oriented class, students will read all of the case studies indicated on the course schedule and come prepared to discuss and defend themselves in the tutorials. Every student is expected to participate. In your case analyses, please refrain from writing a summary of the case or repackaging the information already provided in the case. Based on the information provided in the case, be analytically judgmental, propose alternative managerial views and action plans, and discuss the relevance and appropriateness of the frameworks proposed in the readings and lectures to the case. In short, write what you think of the situation in the case and not merely repeat what the author says. The course teaches several models for cultural analysis of case studies. Some examples are: Hofstede, Trompenaars, and Edward Hall. These models are to be used for case analysis, group case study assignments and media article analysis.
This unit is presented through the following learning media:
There are some minor changes made to the unit structure since the last offering. Substantial changes have been made to case study materials.
Please Note: the week-by-week lecture content and/or tutorial activities below are subject to changes by the unit convenor if required.
WEEK | LECTURE TOPIC | TUTORIAL ACTIVITY | CHAPTERS & VIDEOS |
Week1 |
Introduction to the unit Assessing the environment: political, social, economic, legal and technological |
Please read the case study “Hollywood and the Rise of Cultural Protectionism” for the first tutorial class next week. This case is on iLearn. NO TUTORIAL IN THE FIRST WEEK |
Chapter 1 Video
|
Week2 | International social responsibility: the ethics of interdependence |
Overview of subject and assignments Getting to know each other, form case study groups and pick a case study in the draw Sample case study will be discussed: “Hollywood and the Rise of Cultural Protectionism” |
Chapter 2 Video |
Week3 | Understanding the role of culture | Case study: Nokia |
Chapter 3 Video |
Week4 | Communicating across cultures | Case study: MTV Networks |
Chapter 4 Video |
Week5 | Cross cultural negotiations and decisions |
Case study: Google Assignment 2 (media analysis report) due. Online submission deadline: 4th April 2014 (Friday) @ 5pm |
Chapter 5 Video |
Week6 | Strategic planning | Case study: Alibaba |
Chapter 6 Video |
MID | SEMESTER | BREAK | |
Week7 | Structures and controls for overseas expansion |
Case study: Walmart Assignment 2 feedback |
Chapter 7 Video |
Week8 | Business relationships | Case study: Microsoft |
Chapter 8 Video |
Week9 | International patterns of employment | Case study: Chrysler-Fiat |
Chapter 9 Video |
Week10 | The roles of women and minorities in international business: discrimination and prejudice in industry and government | Case study: Petrocom Finland |
Chapter 10 Video |
Week11 | Motivation and leading | Case study: Indra Nooyi |
Chapter 11 Video |
Week12 | Guest lecture and/or movie | Case study: Red Cross | Video |
Week13 | Unit reivew and exam preparation | Exam review and preparation | Review |
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://informatics.mq.edu.au/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
This graduate capability is supported by:
The unit uses research from several external sources namely academic journals listed below, to support your learning of cross cultural concepts and theories:
A list of research articles from these sources will be posted on iLearn, which will allow students to keep up-to-date with current trends in cross cultural management and considerably expand their knowledge of this subject.
This unit gives you opportunities to conduct research and gives you practice in applying research findings in your assessments.
Date | Description |
---|---|
08/03/2014 | Minor change in Unit Schedule |