CourseDescription:Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothebasicsoforganizationandmanagementtheory,astheyapplytotheglobalmarketplace.Across-culturalapproachisusedtoexaminethesimilarities,differencesandapplicationoftheoryacrossnationalboundaries;andtoidentifythosestructuralconstantsthatpermitbusinesstobeconductedonaglobalscale.Organizationculture,rolestructure,coordinationandcontrolmethods,leadership,andbusinessstrategyarethebasictheoreticalconstructsintroducedandevaluatedinthecourse.IntendedAudience: UndergraduateBusinessMajorsRequiredTexts/SourceMaterials/ReadingsandReferences:

Authors:

Luthans&Doh

Title&Edition:

InternationalManagement:Culture,StrategyandBehaviorMcGrawHill2015,9thEditionRequiredTechnologyYouwillneedaccesstoacomputer,printer,andemail.Itiseachstudent’sresponsibilitytokeepawareofsyllabusassignmentsandduedates.PleasenotethatyoucanemailmeorcontactmeusingWeChatforanyquestionsyoumayhave.LearningGoals/Objectives:Thinkglobally;actlocally”isafamiliarbusinessbromideintoday’sGlobalMarketplace.Futuresuccessinthehyper-competitiveglobalbusinessarenaispredicatedupontheabilitytounderstandandcelebrateculturaldifferences,aswellasadapttothem.Thecoursewillstudyamyriadofinternationalmanagementtheoriesandpracticalapplicationsasidentifiedinthetextbook.TeachingMethod:Theinstructorwilluseavarietyofteachingmethodstomeetthecourseobjectivese.g.lecture,casestudies/analysis,collaborativeprojects/presentations,in-classdiscussions.Activeparticipationandclassdiscussionareveryimportanttogainingafullandcomprehensiveunderstandingofthetopics,andeachstudentisresponsibleforcomingtoclasspreparedandreadytocontribute.AppropriateClassroomConduct:Studentsareexpectedtoshowarespectfororder,therightsofothers,andtoexemplifyasenseofhonorandintegrityintheclassroom.Studentconductisconsideredanintegralpartoftheeducationalprocess.Therefore,nostudentshouldbedeniedtherighttolearnasadirectresultofdisruptionsintheclassroom.Studentbehaviorthatinterfereswithaninstructor’sabilitytoconducttheclassisprohibited.Studentsareexpectedtobeconsiderateandrespectfuloftherights,views,andinterestsofotherstudentsandfaculty.Iwillaskyoutoleavetheclassifyouaredisruptive,includingbutnotlimitedtotexting,surfingtheWeb,orexcessivetalking.Iencourageanenvironmentofmutualrespectandcourtesy.Iwilltakeappropriateactionifstudentsdonotabidebytheserulesuptoandincludingrequiringanystudentwhoisnotfollowingtheaboverulestoleavetheclassroom.SomeSpecificClassroomBehaviorExpectations:Yourcellphonemustbeturnedoffduringclass.Nolisteningtomusic,surfingtheweb,orusingacomputeroranyelectronicdeviceforotherthanclasspurposes.Youshouldarrivetoclassontimeandstayfortheentireclass.Youshouldbegivingyourundividedattentioninclassandnotbetalkingtootherstudentsaboutmattersthatarenotpartoftheclass.Youshouldneverbedoingworkfromanotherclassduringclasstime.Youshouldnotbesleepinginclass.Discriminatoryremarksandinappropriatelanguagewillnotbetoleratedandwillresultinalossofpoints.Thisclassroomisanopenenvironmentwherewecanfreelyexpressourideasandaskquestionswhileshowingrespectforourfellowclassmates.Classpreparation:StudentsareexpectedtoreadthecoursematerialPRIORtoclassandbepreparedtocontributetothediscussion.Failuretofollowtheseguidelineswillnegativelyaffectyourgrade.Youmayalsoreceivenoparticipationpoints,ifyoudonotfollowtheseguidelines,evenwhenyouareinclass.Youdonothavemypermissiontovideooraudiorecordmeoranyclasssession.UniversityofBridgeportAcademicPolicies:SpecialAccommodations:Alleffortswillbemadetoaccommodatestudentswithphysicaldisabilitiesorspecialneeds.Contacthours:“AsaUBpolicy,itisexpectedthateachstudentthatattendsonehourofclassroominstructionwillrequireaminimumoftwohoursofoutofclassstudentworkeachweekforapproximatelyfifteenweeksforonesemester.”AcademicHonestyStandards: Itisthestudents’responsibilitytofamiliarizehimselforherselfwithandadheretothestandardssetforthinthepoliciesoncheatingandplagiarismasdefinedintheUBStudentHandbook.Ahighstandardofethicalconductisexpectedofstudentsintheiracademicactivities.

TheUniversitydoesnottoleratecheatinginanyform.

Thistermisusedtoincludedishonestuseofanotherindividual'saidinpreparationofwrittenassignments

aswellasduringaclassroom-testingperiod.Thestandardproceduresforthepreparationoftermpapersandthelike,asestablishedbytheEnglishDepartment,formthebasisfordecisionsincasesofplagiarism(SeeDefinitionofPlagiarism).

Thestudentmustbefamiliarwiththoseregulations.Disciplinaryactionwillbeimposed,notonlyincasesofdetectedcheating,butalsoforviolationsofsuchregulationsmentionedabove.

Inthelatter,aviolationoftheregulationwithoutconsiderationofthemotiveinvolvedwillbedeemedsufficientcauseforaction.

Instructorshavetherighttodeterminetheappropriatepenaltyforacademicdishonestyintheirownclasses;generally,however,suchactswillresultinafailinggradefortheassignmentand/orthecourseasawhole.Thepenaltyforsubsequentactsofacademicdishonestymayincludeexpulsion.DefinitionofCheatingTheterm“cheating”includes,butisnotlimitedto:1)useofanyunauthorizedassistanceintakingquizzes,testsorexaminations,2)useofsourcesbeyondthoseauthorizedbytheinstructorinwritingpapers,preparingreports,solvingproblems,orcarryingoutotherassignments,3)theacquisition,withoutpermission,oftestsorotheracademicmaterialbelongingtoamemberoftheUniversityfacultyorstaff,4)engaginginanybehaviorspecificallyprohibitedbyafacultymemberinthecoursesyllabusorclassdiscussion,or5)byuseofelectronicmeans(calculator,mobilephone,tablet,camera,etc.…)copyingortransmittinganswers,questions,orpartsofteststootherstudents.DefinitionofPlagiarism: INTENTIONALASWELLASUNINTENTIONALFAILURETOACKNOWLEDGESOURCESASWELLASTHEUSEOFCOMMERCIALLYAVAILABLESO-CALLED"RESEARCHPAPERS"WITHOUTFULLRECOGNITIONOFTHESOURCE.Studentsareresponsiblefordistinguishingclearlybetweentheir

ownfacts,ideasandconclusionsandthoseofothersources.

Tousesomeoneelse'swords,opinions,orconclusionswithoutgivingthemcreditisplagiarism.

Studentsmust

beabletodistinguishtheirownideas,conclusions,discoveries,etc.,fromthosereadorheard.

EvaluationandGrading:Attendance&HomeworkAssignments 20%GroupCaseStudy 25%MidTermExamination 25%FinalExamination 30%Total 100%LateassignmentsubmissionswillNOTbeaccepted.Attendance&ParticipationClassattendanceandparticipationarerequiredandfactorintothecoursegrade.AttendanceStudentsareexpectedtoattendallclasssessionsandmustcompleteallcourserequirementsasassigned.Therearestrictpenaltiesformissingeitherclass.Thesepenaltiesare“nofault”penalties.Inotherwords,itdoesn’tmatterwhyyoumissedtheclass;thepenaltiesapplynomatterhowlegitimateorfrivolousthereasonsforyourabsence.Lateclassarrivalsandabsences:Attendancewillbetakenatthebeginningofeachclassandstudentswhoarrivelatewillhavetheirlatenessdocumented.Threelatearrivalswillbeconvertedintoonefullclassabsence.Threeunexcusedclassabsenceswillresultina10-pointdeductionofyourcourseparticipationgrade.Youareresponsibleformaterialdiscussedinyourabsence.Pleaseadvisemeinadvanceofanyanticipatedscheduleconflicts.Ifyouknowyouwillbemissingaclassinwhichanassignmentisdue,advisemebye-mailandsubmittheassignmenttomeorbringittotheSchoolofBusinessofficepriortoclasstoreceivecredit.ParticipationThereisampleopportunityduringtheclassroomdiscussion,debatesandindividualpresentationsforeachstudenttodemonstrategrowthandnewknowledgelearnedfromthetextaswellasoutsideresources.Classparticipationisyourtotalcontributiontothelearningenvironment.Thisreflectsnotonlythefrequencyofyourcontributioninclass,butalsotheirquality(abilitytodrawoncoursematerialsandyourownexperienceproductively),abilitytoadvanceorsharpenin-classdiscussionanddebate,willingnesstotakeriskyorunpopularpointsofview,useoflogic,precisionandevidenceinmakingarguments),andtheprofessionalismofyourconduct(attendance,punctuality,preparedness,andshowingrespecttoallclassmembersandclasscontributions).HomeworkAssignmentsHomeworkproblemswillbeassignedonaweekbyweekbasisandarerequiredtobesubmittedtotheprofessorattheendofeachweek.GroupCaseStudyCaseAnalysis(1):Onegroupcasestudywillbeassignedduringthesemester.Eachstudentshouldcarefully,criticallyandanalyticallyreviewthesebusinesscases.Studentsarerequiredtosubmita3-5criticalanalysispaper.Grouplearningcontribution:Workingandcollaboratingwithco-workersandgroupsisanimportantbusinessskill.Yourgroupactivityandcontributiontothegroup’ssuccesswillbegraded.Eachstudentwillberequiredtoassesstheirgroupmembers’contributiontothesevariousgroupactivitiesusingapeerreviewform.Studentsshouldclearlydemonstratecriticalthinking,aswellasfull,workingknowledgeofkeyconceptscoveredinclassreadingmaterials.Simplyansweringthequestionswillbenotconsideredacompleteassignment.Studentsareexpectedtoaddunderstandingofthesituationinameaningfulfashion.CaseAnalysisInstructionsandSuggestions:CaseAnalysisGuidelinesandSuggestionsCaseAnalysisGradingCriteriaMaximumPoints%Conciselysummarizeanddescribedthecase.Thisentailsacleardescriptionoftheconcept,details,methodology,data,andimplications.(Tellmewhatitis)60CriticalAnalysis(Tellmewhatitmeans)30Usedpropergrammar,spelling,andAPAformat;wellorganizedandclear10Total100Mid-TermandFinalExaminationTheMid-termexaminationwillcovertheconcepts