KVVS1011 International Management (5 cr)
Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Language and Communication Studies
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Description
Content
This course introduces the participant to international management as ideas, discourses, and socially constructed practices. The course deals with the challenges that managers of both domestic and international businesses face in managing across national boundaries, and the foundational factors that shape communication.
Completion methods
Lectures, reading assignments, presentations, group work.
Assessment details
Passing the course requires completion of all required assignments in line with stated learning outcomes. An 80% attendance requirement is applied.
Grade-specific assessment criteria are introduced in the course.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student will be able to
- identify basic assumptions about international management and leadership
- recognize key differences in business and operational practices between countries
- evaluate the skills needed to manage and work effectively in different environments and with persons with diverse background
- develop reflective skepticism towards “knowledge claims” of management studies, practicing managers, media, and the general public.
- identify basic assumptions about international management and leadership
- recognize key differences in business and operational practices between countries
- evaluate the skills needed to manage and work effectively in different environments and with persons with diverse background
- develop reflective skepticism towards “knowledge claims” of management studies, practicing managers, media, and the general public.
Literature
- A selected set of readings
Completion methods
Method 1
Select all marked parts
Parts of the completion methods
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Teaching (5 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English