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MG463      Half Unit
CEMS Global Management Practice

This information is for the 2018/19 session.

Teacher responsible

Dr Esther Canonico Martin

Availability

This course is compulsory on the CEMS Exchange and Global MSc in Management (CEMS MiM). This course is not available as an outside option.

As a compulsory course for the CEMS MIM : Master’s in International Management this course is available only to, and compulsory for, those students on the CEMS MIM programme. 

Pre-requisites

It is assumed that the students have already taken introductory Organisational Behaviour or Global Business courses. The 2nd year Global Master’s in Management students are offered these prerequisites during their 1st year.

Course content

This course aims to answer the question “How internationally operating companies such as multinational companies (MNCs) build efficient and effective organisations in order to realise the company’s international objectives?” The focus of the course is on cooperation and management in an international context.

Teaching

15 hours of lectures and 15 hours of seminars in the LT.

Students on this course will have a reading week in Week 6, in line with departmental policy

Formative coursework

Students will be expected to produce 1 essay in the LT.

Indicative reading

Luthans, F., and Doh, J. (2009). International management: culture, strategy, and behavior. London: McGraw-Hill Irwin.

 

Steers, R. M., Nardon, L., and Sanchez-Runde, C. J. (2013). Management across cultures (2nd edition). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. HD62.4 S81

Assessment

Essay (30%, 1500 words), essay (30%, 1500 words) and project (40%) in the LT.

Teachers' comment

The course was redesigned and restructured in 2017/18.

Key facts

Department: Management

Total students 2017/18: 47

Average class size 2017/18: 15

Controlled access 2017/18: Yes

Lecture capture used 2017/18: Yes (LT)

Value: Half Unit

Personal development skills

  • Leadership
  • Team working
  • Communication

Course survey results

(2014/15 - 2016/17 combined)

1 = "best" score, 5 = "worst" score

The scores below are average responses.

Response rate: 72%

Question

Average
response

Reading list (Q2.1)

2.4

Materials (Q2.3)

2.2

Course satisfied (Q2.4)

2.8

Integration (Q2.6)

2.4

Contact (Q2.7)

2.2

Feedback (Q2.8)

2.6

Recommend (Q2.9)

Yes

24%

Maybe

39%

No

37%