International Management

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: Fourth-year standing; or permission of the Department This course deals with the challenges of working in international environments and managing strategic issues that arise in rapidly growing international organizations of different sizes and sectors. The course aims to help students develop an international leadership mindset while considering the specific features of local environments. Course topics may include understanding institutional contexts across the world, international business strategies, internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), organization design for international organizations, international business negotiations, and people management in international firms. The central theme of the course is adapting to the ever-increasing international diversity of organizations through fostering managerial and cultural intelligence. (Format: Lecture/Seminar/Field project 3 Hour) (Exclusion: COMM 4991 International Management)