Managing Globally (MGMT30004)

Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Organisations operate within complex global eco-systems, and employees and entrepreneurs increasingly interact with colleagues, collaborators and clients around the world. This subject explores the cross-cultural challenges of such interactions, the choices managers face around organisational forms and foreign market entries, and the complexity of international human resource management and global supply chains. The rise of Asia, China and India in particular, as a regional powerhouse is strongly emphasised.

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Describe and analyse the challenges and opportunities of operating an organisation across borders;
  • Describe and analyse the challenges and opportunities of managing people across borders;
  • Recognise and assess the wide range of global strategy choices faced by organisations; and
  • Apply the learnings to real-world cases and situations, particularly in Asia.

Generic skills

On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:

  • High level of development: oral communication; written communication; problem solving; application of theory to practice; interpretation and analysis; critical thinking; synthesis of data and other information; evaluation of data and other information; accessing data and other information from a range of sources; receptiveness to alternative ideas.
  • Moderate level of development: collaborative learning; team work; statistical reasoning; use of computer software.

Last updated: 14 March 2025