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Undergraduate Course: Managing Across National Boundaries (BUST10045)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaBusiness Studies Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.bus.ed.ac.uk/programmes/ugpc.html Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe 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.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: International Business: Globalisation and Trade 2A (BUST08008) AND International Business and the Multinational Enterprise 2B (BUST08009)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting 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.


Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended 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.
Assessment Information
Continuous assessment 35% (Essay 25%, Group Presentation 10%);
Final exam 65%.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Study Abroad Not entered
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