UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE
Faculty of Management
Introduction to International Management
MGT 3650N
Course Outline - Summer 1, 2008
Instructor:
Office:
Telephone:
Office hours:
Intan Osman
E-433
332-4516 E-mail: intan.osman@uleth.ca
Tuesdays :11am-1pm or by appointment
Course objectives: This course provides:
 an overview of the political, legal, economic, technological, social and cultural forces that
influence international management
 an understanding of and using strategies that can be adopted by organizations and individuals to
assert themselves in a global environment
 an understanding of what it takes to be a global manager and leader; and how to motivate, hire,
train, appraise and enhance career of human resources across cultures.
 knowledge and approaches in doing business across cultures.
Course pedagogy: A variety of approaches including lectures, case studies, exercises, videos and
student presentations are adopted to explore and analyse various international management issues and to
provide students with basic international management skills.
E-mail: I would like to assume we communicate regularly by e-mail.
Required text:
Deresky, Helen (2006). International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures. USA:
Pearson Prentice-Hall.
References
Hodgetts, R.M. & Luthans, F. 2003. International management: Culture, strategy, and behavior.
Boston: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
Women & men in the informal sector. See http://classes.uleth.ca/200802/mgt3650n/
Supplementary readings:
Supplementary readings will be provided during the course of the semester. They are an integral part of
the course and will be included in the exams.
Evaluation:
Class attendance and participation
Group assignment 1
Group assignment 2
Exam 1
Exam 2
10%
20%
20%
25%
25%
Grading scheme:
86 – 100%: Excellent
74 – 85.9%: Very good
62 – 73.9%: Satisfactory
50 – 61.9%: Pass
86 – 89.9: A74 – 77.9: B62 – 65.9: C< 50: Fail
90 – 94.9:
78 – 81.9:
66 – 69.9:
50 – 57.9:
A
B
C
D
95 – 100: A+
82 – 85.9: B+
70 – 73.9: C+
58 – 61.9: D+
Class attendance and participation:
You are expected to attend classes and to be an active participant in the discussions. Full attendance
entitles you to 5 points of the 10% participation mark. The remaining 5% depends on the extent to which
you make meaningful comments on the chapters, cases, supplementary readings and individual readings
of the business press. Make sure you complete class requirements when scheduled, so that class time can
be used effectively.
Exams:
Exam 1 covers chapters 1 to 6 (inclusive).
Exam 2 covers chapters 7 to11 (inclusive).
The exams require you to answer a variety of questions related to a short case and/or the readings,
videos, cases and exercises covered in the course. Please note the date of the exams on the outline, as
missing an exam for reasons other than extenuating circumstances beyond the student’s control will
result in a zero for the exam. No make-up exams will be given.
Group assignments: There will be two group assignments. Due in week 5
 The first assignment, worth 20% of the course grade, has an oral and a written component. A
case or an experiential exercise will be assigned to your group. Your group is required to make a
presentation or conduct a class discussion related to the case or exercise in no more than thirty
minutes of class time. You also need, as a group, to provide the instructor with a written report
on the case or exercise.
 The second assignment, worth 20% of the course grade, also has an oral and a written
component. It requires the group to choose 4 articles from the business journals and press and to
make a presentation on these article to the class. The group is required to relate the articles to the
concepts addressed in the course. 8-10 written pages on the concepts addressed and how they are
related to the articles have to be handed in to the instructor. Due in week 7
Late work carries a penalty. More information on the assignments will be provided during the semester.
Peer evaluation:
All group assignments are subject to peer evaluations. Group members need to discuss and agree on the
contribution that each member should make to the group assignment. If you think all your group
members contributed their fair share to the group assignment, you do not need to fill out a peer
evaluation form. However, if you think that one or more of the members did not contribute their fair
share, then you need to fill out the peer evaluation form that I will forward to the class before I allocate
the assignment grades. I reserve the right to question your justification for giving a lower rating to a
colleague.
Note: University policies in the 2008 Calendar apply in this course.
Below is a tentative course schedule. During the semester, we may need or decide to make some changes to the
outline. Any changes will be announced in advance.
Tentative schedule
References
Additional
cases/exercises will be
provided as & when the
needs arise
Week
Group analysis: each group will present their respective case analysis 20
min before each class ends. Expects power point presentation
1
Mon &
Wed
Introduction and contracting course assignments/requirement
Chapter 1: Assessing the Environment
Chapter 2: Managing Interdependence
Case: Chapter 1 (Deresky) Group Analysis
Deresky, Chap 1;
Hodgetts, Chap 1, 2
&3
2
Mon &
Wed
Chapter3: Understanding the Role of Culture
Video: McDonald’s everywhere
Case: Chapter 2 (Deresky) Group Analysis
Chapter 4: Communicating Across Culture
Case: Chapter 3 (Deresky) Group Analysis
Chapter 5: Cross Culture Negotiation and Decision Making
Case: Chapter 4 (Deresky) Group Analysis
Deresky, Chap 2;
Hodgetts, Chap 5, 6,
&7
Week 3
Wed
Deresky, Chap 5:
Hodgetts, Chap 8
Deresky, Chap 6;
Deresky, Chap 7;
Hodgetts, Chap 11
Week 4
Mon &
Wed
Chapter 6: Strategy Formulation
Case: Chapter 5 (Deresky) Group Analysis
Case: Chapter 6. Group Analysis
Exam 1 (Wed) (Chapters 1– 6)
Week 5
Mon &
Wed
Group Presentation. Experiential Exercise (Mon)
Chapter 7: Global Alliances & Strategy Formulation
Case: Chapter 7 (Deresky) Group Analysis
Deresky, Chap 8;
Hodgetts, Chap 12
Week 6
Mon &
Wed
Chapter 8: Structure & Control Systems
Case: Chapter 8 (Deresky). Group Analysis
Chapter 9: Staffing & Training for Global Operations
Deresky, Chap 9;
Hodgetts, Chap 14, 15
& 16
Week 7
Mon &
Wed
Chapter 10: Developing a Global Management Pool
Case: Chapter 10 Group Analysis
Video: Body language
Chapter 11: Motivating & Leading
Group Presentation. Articles (Wed)
Review
Final Test (Chaps 7-11). Several multiple choice questions might test your
understanding from the videos for International Management.
Deresky, Chap 10 & 11
Hodgetts Chap 16
Week 8
Mon
10 (6 May 08)