Week 1
Assessing the Environment: Political, Economic, Legal, Technological
Assess political, economic, legal, and technological forces shaping management decisions.
Welcome to INT 315
How do you lead a team when its members approach communication, authority, and decisions differently? How do you turn an international strategy into an organization that can deliver it?
INT 315 builds on the international business foundations of INT 220. Here, we move into the work of the global manager: assessing the environment, communicating across cultures, implementing strategy, and leading people.
Global managementCross-cultural decisionsApplied cases
Reading the Schedule
The chapter sequence follows International Management (Deresky), organized into four parts. Assigned readings and resources appear on the weekly pages.
Use the syllabus and LMS for assigned editions, due dates, and submission instructions.
Weekly Course Map
Part 1
The Global Manager’s Environment
Read the environment and examine responsibility in a connected world.
Week 2
Managing Interdependence: Social Responsibility, Ethics, Sustainability
Examine social responsibility, ethics, sustainability, and international interdependence.
Week 3
Applied Case
Bring environmental analysis and responsible management into a case discussion.
Part 2
The Cultural Context of Global Management
Apply cultural understanding to communication, negotiation, and decisions.
Week 4
Understanding the Role of Culture
Use cultural frameworks to interpret how people work and manage.
Week 5
Communicating Across Cultures
Adapt communication using high- and low-context communication and Meyer’s cultural map.
Week 6
Cross-Cultural Negotiation and Decision Making
Examine negotiation and decision making across cultures.
Week 7
Applied Case
Apply cultural, communication, and negotiation concepts to a case.
Part 3
Strategy for International and Global Operations
Connect strategic choices with implementation, structure, and control.
Week 8
Formulating Strategy
Develop strategy for international and global operations.
Week 9
Implementing Strategy: Strategic Alliances, Small Businesses, Emerging Economy Firms
Examine strategic alliances, small businesses, and emerging economy firms.
Week 10
Organization Structure and Control Systems
Connect organizational structure and control systems with international strategy.
Week 11
Applied Case
Apply strategy, implementation, and organizational design to a case.
Part 4
Global Human Resources Management
Develop, support, motivate, and lead people across borders.
Week 12
Staffing, Training, and Compensation for Global Operations
Examine staffing, training, and compensation for global operations.
Week 13
Developing a Global Management Cadre
Explore the development of managers for global responsibilities.
Week 14
Motivating and Leading
Examine motivation and leadership across national and cultural contexts.
Course close
Closing Weeks
The attached schedule leaves these weeks open. Details will be added as the course develops.
Week 15
Details Forthcoming
Details will be posted as the schedule is finalized.
Week 16
Details Forthcoming
Details will be posted as the schedule is finalized.
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