MANAGING ACROSS BORDERS
MGT2IMG
2021
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject will develop and enhance your understanding and appreciation of how constant and/or evolutionary changes to the international business environment influences the operations and conduct of domestic and across border For-Profit and Not for Profit enterprises. You will examine key strategic and structural drivers and tools that support globalization , and the establishment of multi-national entities. You will be exposed to models, approaches and challenges of successful cross-cultural management, negotiations, communications, and knowledge transfer. Lastly, throughout the subject, you will be required to develop, and incorporate sustainable ethical principles and practices, including CSR, to the responsibilities of operating and managing multi-national, across borders Profit/ NFP enterprises. At all times an awareness of 'digital disruption' to effective and sustainable management practices will be incorporated into all modes of assessment and workshop activities.
SchoolLa Trobe Business School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorBiju Philip
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Available as ElectiveYes
Learning ActivitiesPecha, In-workshop tests, Worksheets
Capstone subjectNo
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PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsMGT3IMG
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Quota Management StrategyN/A
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Assumed knowledgeN/A
Readings
International Management: Culture, Strategy and Behavior
Resource TypePrescribed
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AuthorLuthans, F and Doh. J
Year2020
Edition/Volume24th Ed
PublisherMcGraw-Hill Education
ISBN978-1259705076
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Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
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Bundoora (La Trobe College), 2021, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBiju Philip
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 h workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 10 minute group Pecha presentation including group presentation draft (1,600 words individual) Groups of 4 students; one case-based presentation using digital tools; submitted via YouTube and LMS; plus one group presentation draft submission to workshop leader | Oral presentation | Group | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One individual cultural literacy / theory-based essay (equivalent 1,200 words) Individual, submitted via LMS plus submission of essay draft to workshop leader | Assignment | Individual | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One individual 60 minute in-workshop case-study based activity plus reading time (700 words) Case study / set of exam questions, given the prior week (not questions); closed book; exam conditions prevail; undertaken and handed back in workshop | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Six individual LMS based quizzes LMS based quizzes; all workshop topics covered; highest results of 5 out of the 6 would be used | Quizzes | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Sydney, 2021, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBiju Philip
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 h workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 10 minute group Pecha presentation including group presentation draft (1,600 words individual) Groups of 4 students; one case-based presentation using digital tools; submitted via YouTube and LMS; plus one group presentation draft submission to workshop leader | Oral presentation | Group | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One individual cultural literacy / theory-based essay (equivalent 1,200 words) Individual, submitted via LMS plus submission of essay draft to workshop leader | Assignment | Individual | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One individual 60 minute in-workshop case-study based activity plus reading time (700 words) Case study / set of exam questions, given the prior week (not questions); closed book; exam conditions prevail; undertaken and handed back in workshop | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Six individual LMS based quizzes LMS based quizzes; all workshop topics covered; highest results of 5 out of the 6 would be used | Quizzes | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Albury-Wodonga, 2021, Semester 2, Off Campus
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBiju Philip
Class requirements
Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 42
One 2.00 h scheduled online class per week on weekdays at night from week 31 to week 42 and delivered via online.
Virtual Classroom
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 10 minute group Pecha presentation including group presentation draft (1,600 words individual) Groups of 4 students; one case-based presentation using digital tools; submitted via YouTube and LMS; plus one group presentation draft submission to workshop leader | Oral presentation | Group | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One individual cultural literacy / theory-based essay (equivalent 1,200 words) Individual, submitted via LMS plus submission of essay draft to workshop leader | Assignment | Individual | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One individual 60 minute in-workshop case-study based activity plus reading time (700 words) Case study / set of exam questions, given the prior week (not questions); closed book; exam conditions prevail; undertaken and handed back in workshop | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Six individual LMS based quizzes LMS based quizzes; all workshop topics covered; highest results of 5 out of the 6 would be used | Quizzes | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Bundoora (La Trobe College), 2021, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBiju Philip
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 30 - 42
One 2.00 h workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 42 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 10 minute group Pecha presentation including group presentation draft (1,600 words individual) Groups of 4 students; one case-based presentation using digital tools; submitted via YouTube and LMS; plus one group presentation draft submission to workshop leader | Oral presentation | Group | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One individual cultural literacy / theory-based essay (equivalent 1,200 words) Individual, submitted via LMS plus submission of essay draft to workshop leader | Assignment | Individual | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One individual 60 minute in-workshop case-study based activity plus reading time (700 words) Case study / set of exam questions, given the prior week (not questions); closed book; exam conditions prevail; undertaken and handed back in workshop | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Six individual LMS based quizzes LMS based quizzes; all workshop topics covered; highest results of 5 out of the 6 would be used | Quizzes | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Bendigo, 2021, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBiju Philip
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 30 - 42
One 2.00 h seminar per week on weekdays at night from week 30 to week 42 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 10 minute group Pecha presentation including group presentation draft (1,600 words individual) Groups of 4 students; one case-based presentation using digital tools; submitted via YouTube and LMS; plus one group presentation draft submission to workshop leader | Oral presentation | Group | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One individual cultural literacy / theory-based essay (equivalent 1,200 words) Individual, submitted via LMS plus submission of essay draft to workshop leader | Assignment | Individual | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One individual 60 minute in-workshop case-study based activity plus reading time (700 words) Case study / set of exam questions, given the prior week (not questions); closed book; exam conditions prevail; undertaken and handed back in workshop | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Six individual LMS based quizzes LMS based quizzes; all workshop topics covered; highest results of 5 out of the 6 would be used | Quizzes | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBiju Philip
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 30 - 42
One 2.00 h workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 42 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 10 minute group Pecha presentation including group presentation draft (1,600 words individual) Groups of 4 students; one case-based presentation using digital tools; submitted via YouTube and LMS; plus one group presentation draft submission to workshop leader | Oral presentation | Group | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One individual cultural literacy / theory-based essay (equivalent 1,200 words) Individual, submitted via LMS plus submission of essay draft to workshop leader | Assignment | Individual | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One individual 60 minute in-workshop case-study based activity plus reading time (700 words) Case study / set of exam questions, given the prior week (not questions); closed book; exam conditions prevail; undertaken and handed back in workshop | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Six individual LMS based quizzes LMS based quizzes; all workshop topics covered; highest results of 5 out of the 6 would be used | Quizzes | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Mildura, 2021, Semester 2, Off Campus
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBiju Philip
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 42
One 2.00 h unscheduled online class per week on weekdays at night from week 31 to week 42 and delivered via online.
Virtual Classroom
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 10 minute group Pecha presentation including group presentation draft (1,600 words individual) Groups of 4 students; one case-based presentation using digital tools; submitted via YouTube and LMS; plus one group presentation draft submission to workshop leader | Oral presentation | Group | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One individual cultural literacy / theory-based essay (equivalent 1,200 words) Individual, submitted via LMS plus submission of essay draft to workshop leader | Assignment | Individual | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One individual 60 minute in-workshop case-study based activity plus reading time (700 words) Case study / set of exam questions, given the prior week (not questions); closed book; exam conditions prevail; undertaken and handed back in workshop | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Six individual LMS based quizzes LMS based quizzes; all workshop topics covered; highest results of 5 out of the 6 would be used | Quizzes | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Shepparton, 2021, Semester 2, Off Campus
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorPhuc Nguyen
Class requirements
Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 42
One 2.00 h scheduled online class per week on weekdays at night from week 31 to week 42 and delivered via online.
Virtual Classroom
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 10 minute group Pecha presentation including group presentation draft (1,600 words individual) Groups of 4 students; one case-based presentation using digital tools; submitted via YouTube and LMS; plus one group presentation draft submission to workshop leader | Oral presentation | Group | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One individual cultural literacy / theory-based essay (equivalent 1,200 words) Individual, submitted via LMS plus submission of essay draft to workshop leader | Assignment | Individual | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One individual 60 minute in-workshop case-study based activity plus reading time (700 words) Case study / set of exam questions, given the prior week (not questions); closed book; exam conditions prevail; undertaken and handed back in workshop | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Six individual LMS based quizzes LMS based quizzes; all workshop topics covered; highest results of 5 out of the 6 would be used | Quizzes | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Sydney, 2021, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBiju Philip
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 30 - 42
One 2.00 h workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 42 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 10 minute group Pecha presentation including group presentation draft (1,600 words individual) Groups of 4 students; one case-based presentation using digital tools; submitted via YouTube and LMS; plus one group presentation draft submission to workshop leader | Oral presentation | Group | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One individual cultural literacy / theory-based essay (equivalent 1,200 words) Individual, submitted via LMS plus submission of essay draft to workshop leader | Assignment | Individual | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One individual 60 minute in-workshop case-study based activity plus reading time (700 words) Case study / set of exam questions, given the prior week (not questions); closed book; exam conditions prevail; undertaken and handed back in workshop | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Six individual LMS based quizzes LMS based quizzes; all workshop topics covered; highest results of 5 out of the 6 would be used | Quizzes | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, LTU Term 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBiju Philip
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 2 - 7
Two 2.00 h seminar per week on weekdays at night from week 2 to week 7 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 10 minute group Pecha presentation including group presentation draft (1,600 words individual) Groups of 4 students; one case-based presentation using digital tools; submitted via YouTube and LMS; plus one group presentation draft submission to workshop leader | Oral presentation | Group | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One individual cultural literacy / theory-based essay (equivalent 1,200 words) Individual, submitted via LMS plus submission of essay draft to workshop leader | Assignment | Individual | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One individual 60 minute in-workshop case-study based activity plus reading time (700 words) Case study / set of exam questions, given the prior week (not questions); closed book; exam conditions prevail; undertaken and handed back in workshop | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Six individual LMS based quizzes LMS based quizzes; all workshop topics covered; highest results of 5 out of the 6 would be used | Quizzes | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Bundoora (La Trobe College), 2021, Summer, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBiju Philip
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 45 - 0
One 2.00 h workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 45 to week 0 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 10 minute group Pecha presentation including group presentation draft (1,600 words individual) Groups of 4 students; one case-based presentation using digital tools; submitted via YouTube and LMS; plus one group presentation draft submission to workshop leader | Oral presentation | Group | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One individual cultural literacy / theory-based essay (equivalent 1,200 words) Individual, submitted via LMS plus submission of essay draft to workshop leader | Assignment | Individual | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One individual 60 minute in-workshop case-study based activity plus reading time (700 words) Case study / set of exam questions, given the prior week (not questions); closed book; exam conditions prevail; undertaken and handed back in workshop | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Six individual LMS based quizzes LMS based quizzes; all workshop topics covered; highest results of 5 out of the 6 would be used | Quizzes | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Summer, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBiju Philip
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 45 - 0
One 2.00 h workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 45 to week 0 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 10 minute group Pecha presentation including group presentation draft (1,600 words individual) Groups of 4 students; one case-based presentation using digital tools; submitted via YouTube and LMS; plus one group presentation draft submission to workshop leader | Oral presentation | Group | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One individual cultural literacy / theory-based essay (equivalent 1,200 words) Individual, submitted via LMS plus submission of essay draft to workshop leader | Assignment | Individual | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One individual 60 minute in-workshop case-study based activity plus reading time (700 words) Case study / set of exam questions, given the prior week (not questions); closed book; exam conditions prevail; undertaken and handed back in workshop | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Six individual LMS based quizzes LMS based quizzes; all workshop topics covered; highest results of 5 out of the 6 would be used | Quizzes | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Sydney, 2021, Summer, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBiju Philip
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 46 - 0
One 2.00 h workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 46 to week 0 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 10 minute group Pecha presentation including group presentation draft (1,600 words individual) Groups of 4 students; one case-based presentation using digital tools; submitted via YouTube and LMS; plus one group presentation draft submission to workshop leader | Oral presentation | Group | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One individual cultural literacy / theory-based essay (equivalent 1,200 words) Individual, submitted via LMS plus submission of essay draft to workshop leader | Assignment | Individual | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One individual 60 minute in-workshop case-study based activity plus reading time (700 words) Case study / set of exam questions, given the prior week (not questions); closed book; exam conditions prevail; undertaken and handed back in workshop | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Six individual LMS based quizzes LMS based quizzes; all workshop topics covered; highest results of 5 out of the 6 would be used | Quizzes | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |