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MBS630: International Business

Prepares managers for the globalisation of business. Explores requirements for effective cross-cultural management and strategies for exploiting cultural diversity in the workplace to achieve competitive advantage. Topics: cultural analysis; comparing cultures; culture and organisational structures; patronage relationships; cross-cultural communication; motivation and conflict resolution; international negotiation skills; Chinese family business strategies; international joint ventures; international staffing policies; Asia as a market, resource base and source of learning; business-government relationships; headquarters, regional headquarters and subsidiary control and coordination.

Points

4

Enrolment Options

Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external

Contact Time

Lectures/seminars/workshops: 3 hours per week

Prerequisites

Enrolment in a postgraduate-level course.
Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Exclusions

Students who have successfully completed C551 Asia Pacific Business Strategies and/or C555 Cross-Cultural Management may not enrol in this unit for credit.

School

School of Business

Unit Coordinator

Mr John Krasnostein

  • Position:
Senior Lecturer - Management
  • E-mail:
J.Krasnostein@murdoch.edu.au
  • Location:
Murdoch Campus
Economics, Commerce and Law
Room 4.052
  • Phone:
    Prefix: +618
9360 6039
Unit Contacts
Contact Phone
Prefix: +618
Location
Teaching Period(s)
Mr John Krasnostein
Senior Lecturer - Management
(J.Krasnostein@murdoch.edu.au)
9360 6039 Murdoch Campus
Economics, Commerce and Law
Room 4.052
MURDOCH S2: Internal
(02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)
 
MURDOCH S2: External
(02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)
 
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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations:

APMISIN

Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore)

CEJTOKYO

Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo)

JKURASHIKI

NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan)

KDUPG

KDU College (Penang, Malaysia)

KDUPJ

KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)

SGP-REPOLY

Republic Polytechnic (Singapore)

SMANUFED

Singapore Manufacturing Federation

ZHENGZHOU

Zhengzhou University (China)