MG463 Half Unit
CEMS Global Management Practice
This information is for the 2019/20 session.
Teacher responsible
Ms Esther Canonico Martin
Availability
This course is compulsory on the CEMS Exchange and Global MSc in Management (CEMS MiM). This course is not available as an outside option.
As a compulsory course for the CEMS MIM : Master’s in International Management this course is available only to, and compulsory for, those students on the CEMS MIM programme.
Pre-requisites
It is assumed that the students have already taken introductory Organisational Behaviour or Global Business courses. The 2nd year Global Master’s in Management students are offered these prerequisites during their 1st year.
Course content
This course aims to answer the question “How internationally operating companies such as multinational companies (MNCs) build efficient and effective organisations in order to realise the company’s international objectives?” The focus of the course is on cooperation and management in an international context.
Teaching
15 hours of lectures and 15 hours of seminars in the LT.
Students on this course will have a reading week in Week 6, in line with departmental policy
Formative coursework
Students will be expected to produce 1 project in the LT.
Indicative reading
Luthans, F., and Doh, J. (2009). International management: culture, strategy, and behavior. London: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
Steers, R. M., Nardon, L., and Sanchez-Runde, C. J. (2013). Management across cultures (2nd edition). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. HD62.4 S81
Assessment
Project (50%) and project (40%) in the LT.
Class participation (10%).
The project worth 50% will be an individual assignment, and the project worth 40% will be a group assignment.
Teachers' comment
Key facts
Department: Management
Total students 2018/19: 35
Average class size 2018/19: 16
Controlled access 2018/19: No
Value: Half Unit
Personal development skills
- Leadership
- Team working
- Communication
The course was redesigned and restructured in 2017/18.