MGMT 310 - Working and Managing in a Global Environment

International Business is conducted around the globe across cultures, languages, traditions, and a range of economic, political, and technological landscapes. This class will examine the challenges to the workers role associated with leadership and prepares students for the complicated yet fascinating discipline of an international management and the global workforce.

This class will explore the latest approaches to cross-cultural management, presenting strategies and tactics for managing international assignments and global teams. With a clear emphasis on learning and development to encourage students to acquire skills in cross-cultural competence that will be highly valued by their future employers. These skills have never been more important in a world where, increasingly, all workers and managers are exposed to the global business environment and where management practices and processes can differ significantly across national and regional boundaries.

Working and Managing in a Cross-cultural Environment will explore the influence of culture on interpersonal interactions in organizational settings and examining the ever-increasing number of cross-cultural challenges that global managers face in today’s workplace.

Prerequisites
MGMT 320 or Permission of Instructor

Credits 4

Area
Social Science

Division
Social Sciences

Compass Attributes
Social Science, Global Honors