Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Meena Chavan
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
((BUS651 or MGMT6051 or ECON649 or ECON6049 or MKTG696 or MKTG6096) and 10cp at 8000 level) or (MGNT809 or MGMT8009) or (admission to MLabAQMgt)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
To succeed in a globalised business environment, it is imperative for managers to develop a global mindset as a leader and understand contemporary approaches to leading and managing in culturally diverse environments. Cultural Intelligence and cross-cultural |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Late Assessment Policy:
Late assessment submissions must be submitted through the appropriate submission link in iLearn. No extensions will be granted unless an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late. Late submissions will not be accepted after solutions have been discussed and/or made available.
Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Online Forums: Case Study Forum and Reflective Experiential Exercise Forum | 40% | No | Week 2-12 |
Case Study | 20% | No | Week 2-12 |
Consultancy Report | 40% | No | Week 11 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 2-12
Weighting: 40%
This task includes contributing to the following ONLINE forums:
1. CASE STUDY FORUM: Students are supposed to read every case study and make a post expressing their opinion, connecting current discussions by other students, relating to concepts learned in the video lectures, readings, your own work experience or material from the case study. For each case study, the forum will only be open for 2 weeks. Please see the details on iLearn.
2. EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE FORUM: These are comprised of application tasks and reflective activities. Reflective tasks are exercises designed to encourage reflection on unit topics and associated readings. Each lecture will have one experiential exercise, and one video reflective task. Students must read these and post their perspectives in these forums. Each of these forums will close after 2 weeks. Please see the details on iLearn.
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Week 2-12
Weighting: 20%
Weekly case analysis group work (10% individual performance and 10% group performance). The case analysis should be 1250 words (Max)
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 11
Weighting: 40%
This assessment requires students to provide a briefing report as a consultant on a key global issue in international business management. The consultancy report has a max length of 4000 words.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Required text |
‘International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures – Text and Cases’, Ninth Edition (International Edition) by Helen Deresky, Pearson Education. This contains all the required chapter readings and case studies in addition to material posted on iLearn. A copy of the required text is also available in the Macquarie Library and obtainable from Macquarie University Coop Bookshop (macq_byr@coopbookshop.com.au) KickStart This unit includes a KickStart package, designed to help you get a head start with your studies. Being well prepared can be the key to success, so be sure to take advantage of KickStart and make it work for you. What is it? KickStart is a package of resources and activities in iLearn that is specific to studying this unit. Your package may include welcome videos from the Unit Convenor, quizzes (not counting toward your final grade), insights from industry experts and tips from previous students on how to succeed in the unit. When is it available? Two weeks before the start of the session, log into iLearn and access the KickStart package. Please note that the activities in the KickStart package do not count towards the final grade of the unit. |
Unit web page |
The web page for this unit can be found at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/ |
Technology Used and Required |
Students are required to have access to a personal computer and familiarise themselves with iLearn (https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/). iLearn will be used to post lecture slides, assessment details, student grades and as a means of communication between staff members and students. |
Delivery Format and Other Details |
Number and length of classes: 1 x 1 hour debrief Zoom lecture every week on Mondays at 10am. Lectures will be recorded and can be found on Echo360 per week unless indicated otherwise in the unit schedule. The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/ |
Recommended readings |
Recommended readings are provided via the links on the iLearn Unit page |
Inherent Requirements |
None |
Week |
Lecture: Topic and Reading |
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Assessing the environment: Political, Economic, Legal, Technological |
Chapter 1 |
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Managing Interdependence: Social Responsibility, Ethics, Sustainability |
Chapter 2 |
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Understanding the Role of Culture |
Chapter 3 |
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Communicating Across Cultures |
Chapter 4 |
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Cross-cultural Negotiation and Decision Making |
Chapter 5 |
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Formulating Strategy |
Chapter 6 |
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Implementing Strategy Chapter 7 |
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Organisation Structure and Control systems |
Chapter 8 |
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9 |
Staffing, Training, and Compensation for Global Operations |
Chapter 9 |
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Developing a Global Management Cadre |
Chapter 10 |
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11 |
Motivating & Leading |
Chapter 11 |
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International Trends in the Workplace |
see iLearn |
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