TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
MGT 4478
Managing in a Global Environment
Prerequisites
Pre-Business Core, MGT 3300, and have completed at least 12 hours of the Global Business Core.
Description
This course is a survey and analysis of topics important to successfully managing multinational business
operations. Included in the course are considerations of environmental analysis, modes of entry, planning
and cross-cultural issues in directing, decision-making, organizing and staffing operations in
multinational enterprises. Capstone for the Global Business Core.
Student Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Explain the impact the cultural, economic, social, and political-legal environments have
on organizations that operate in today’s global marketplace.
2. Analyze the current cross-cultural challenges facing today’s global managers, including
expatriate issues.
3. Assess the social and ethical responsibilities organizations and managers face within the
global marketplace.
4. Describe the major features of leadership, motivation, and intercultural communication in
global business.
5. Compare the various international strategies and modes of entry, discussing how they
impact the strategic decisions made by global organizations.
Purpose
To provide a basic understanding of how to operate in a global environment ,becoming familiar with the
special international challenges associated with managing people and resources in a global environment.
Master Syllabi are developed by the senior faculty in each business discipline. This Master Syllabus must be used as the basis for developing the
instructor syllabus for this course, which must also comply with the content specifications outlined in the Troy University Faculty Handbook.
The objectives included on this Master Syllabus must be included among the objectives on the instructor’s syllabus, which may expand upon the
same as the instructor sees fit. The statement of purpose seeks to position the course properly within the curriculum and should be consulted by
faculty as a source of advisement guidance. Specific choice of text and other details are further subject to Program Coordinator guidance.
1 August 2005
Master Syllabus: MGT 4478
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Approved Texts
Deresky, H. (2008 or current). International management: Managing across borders and
cultures (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Hill, C. W. L. (2012 or current). International business: Competing in the global marketplace
(5th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
Hill, J. S. (2005 or current). World business: Globalization, strategy, and analysis (1st ed.).
Mason, OH: Thomson/South-Western.
Hodgetts, R. M., Luthans, F., & Doh, J. (2006 or current). International management: Culture,
strategy and behavior (5th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
Supplements
As deemed appropriate.
Troy University Faculty Handbook (2010): Section 3.9.2.8 [extract] — essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):
1. Course title
2. Course number +
section
3. Term
4. Instructor
5. Prerequisites
6. Office hours
7. Class days, times
8. Classroom
location
9. Office location +
e-mail address
10. Office telephone
11. Course
description,
objectives
12. Text(s)
13. Other materials
14. Grading methods, 16. General supports
criterion weights,
(computer works,
make-up policy,
writing center)
mid-term grade
17. Daily assignments,
reports
holidays, add/drop
15. Procedure, course
& open dates, dead
requirements
day, final exam
18. ADA statement
19. Electronic device
statement
20. Additional
services,
statements
21. Absence policy
22. Incomplete-work
policy
23. Cheating policy
24. Specialization
requirements
(certification,
licensure, teacher
competencies)