EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Management, Marketing & Administrative Communication Department

Course Syllabus

Spring, 2008

 

COURSE NUMBER: Management 865            Wednesdays, 6:00-8:30, BTC-203

 

COURSE TITLE: Seminar in Global Management

 

PREREQUISITES: Admission to MBA program

 

INSTRUCTOR:  Allen D. Engle, Sr.        Office:  120 BTC           Phone: 859 622 6549

Web site: www.people.eku.edu/englea/        E-Mail: allen.engle@eku.edu                  

 

OFFICE HOURS: Tues and Thurs., 8:30-9:30; 11:00-12:00; 2:00-3:00 and Wednesdays 4:30-6:00

 

REQUIRED TEXTS:

(1)   Transnational Management, Text, Cases and Readings on Cross-Border Management, 5th ed., (2008), by C. Bartlett, S. Ghoshal and P. Beamish.  Boston:  Irwin/McGraw-Hill Publishers.

(2)   International Human Resource Management, 5th ed., (2008), by P. Dowling, M. Festing and A. Engle.  Cincinnati: South-Western/Thomson/Cengage Publishers.

 

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: See syllabus for web based readings.

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Advanced study of the management of global or multinational organizations, with emphasis on areas of problems and managerial control techniques.

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1)  Students will engage in advanced study of the realities of global competitive environments, strategies of globalization (with an emphasis on the transnational strategy), structures related to global control and coordination, processes and personal networks related to global control and coordination, and, finally, the significant role of human resource management in ensuring that global competencies are available to global firms.

2)  Students will evaluate and enhance their own global competencies through the readings and case applications.

3)  Students will develop an awareness of issues related to global management integration and the characteristics and dynamics of high performance cross-functional, cross-cultural and cross- product work teams.

 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS: 

1) Assigned teams of students will research business opportunities and challenges in a submitted and verified cultural-functional-industry context and provide a written and oral report and presentation on their findings toward the end of the term.

 

2)  Students will be required to provide regular, meaningful contributions to the in-class discussion of the weekly reading assignments.  These contributions will include abstracting cases from the texts and readings as well as presenting executive summaries of chapters, models and concepts from the readings.  The volume of reading for the course will be considerable and the seminar format requires students to keep up with these readings and make professional contributions to in-class discussions.

 

3)  Students will be required to take two essay examinations based upon the text, the supplemental readings and the in-class discussions.

                                                                                                                                                           

COURSE EVALUATION PROCESS: The final course grade will be determined based upon the following criteria:

 

Midterm Exam                                                                 100 pts

Team Prospectus Presentation/Paper                                    150 pts

In Class Participation and Leadership                                  100 pts

Comprehensive Final Exam                                        150 pts

 

Total Points                                                              500 pts

 

Grading scale: 90%and above=A, 89-80%=B, 79-70%=C, 69-60%=D, <60%=F

 

STUDENT PROGRESS REPORTING: Drafts, reports and examinations will be returned to the student as soon as possible.

 

USE OF STUDENTS’ MATERIALS: The professor reserves the right to retain for pedagogical reasons either the original, or a copy, of any student’s test, written assignment, paper, video, or similar work submitted by the student, either individually or as a group project, for this class.  Student’s names will be deleted from any retained items.

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY:  Students are expected to attend all classes.  Examinations will largely be drawn from materials presented in class, so an inability to consistently attend class will negatively impact on test scores.  Make ups for exams will be given only for a legitimate, documented reason.  The instructor will be final judge of what make up a legitimate excuse.  Participation in class, as individuals and in groups, will contribute to the participation grade.

 

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT:  Students are advised that EKU's Academic Integrity Policy will strictly be enforced in this course. The Academic Integrity policy is available at www.academicintegrity.eku. Questions regarding the policy may be directed to the Office of Academic Integrity.

 

ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATION: If you are registered with the Office of Services for Individuals with Disabilities, please make an appointment with the course instructor to discuss any academic accommodations you need.  If you need academic accommodations and are not registered with the Office of Services for Individuals with Disabilities, please contact the office on the third floor of the Student Services Building, by email at disserv@eku.edu or by telephone at (859) 622-2933 V/TDD.  Upon individual request, this syllabus can be made available in alternative forms.

 

ENGLE 1/08

 

 

TENTATIVE OUTLINE OF WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

 

           Date                                Activities

 

1/16                             Introduction, Definitions

 

MACRO TOPICS

 

1/23                             Preface, Chapter 1, Case 1-3, Readings 1-1 and 1-2 in Bartlett, Ghoshal and Beamish (BGB)

 

1/30                             Strategy and Capability – Preface, Chapter 2, Case 2-1, Readings 2-1 and 2-3 in (BGB)

 

2/6                               Strategy and Capability Cont. – Preface, Chapter 3, Case 3-4, Reading 3-2 and 3-3 in (BGB)

 

2/13                             Structure and Process – Preface, Chapter 4, Case 4-2, Reading 4-1 and 4-3 in (BGB)

 

2/20                             Processes of Innovation – Preface, Chapter 5, Case 5-4, Reading 5-2 and 5-3 in (BGB)

 

2/27                             Strategy of Alliance – Preface, Chapter 6, Case 6-1, Reading 6-1 in (BGB)

 

MACRO/MICRO TOPIC TRANSITION

 

3/5                               MIDTERM EXAM; Managing for Transnational Capability – Preface, Chapter 7, Case 7-4, Reading 7-2 in (BGB)

 

3/12                             ACADEMIC HOLIDAY

 

3/19                             People, Processes and Competencies – Preface, Chapter 8, Reading 8-1 and 8-2 in (BGB)

 

MICRO TOPICS

 

3/26                             Roles and Strategic Alignment - Chapters 1 and 2 in (DFE)

 

4/2                               Alliances and Staffing - Chapter 3 and 4 in (DFE); revisit Case 6-1

 

4/9                               Selecting and Developing Cadres - Chapter 5 and 6 in (DFE); revisit Case 4-2 and Case 5-4

 

4/16                             Compensation and Careers - Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 in (DFE); Team Presentation 1 (as required)

 

4/23                             Localization and Performance Management - Chapter 10 and 11 in (DFE); revisiting Case 4-2; Team Presentations 2 and 3 (as required)

 

4/30                             Conclusions, Competencies and Global Professional Development - Chapter 12; See web site (www.people.eku.edu/englea/) for Engle, et al., 2001; Engle and Mendenhall, 2003; Team Presentations 4 and 5 (as required)

 

5/7                      FINAL EXAM

 

 

ENGLE 1/08