OVERVIEW

The course aims to introduce students to international business and management. Major topics of the course are the global manager’s environment, global strategies, multicultural management, cross-cultural negotiation and decision making.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to introduce students to international business and management. Major topics of the course are the global manager’s environment, global strategies, multicultural management, cross-cultural negotiation and decision making.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The objectives of the course are:
- gaining knowledge of concepts and theories of international management
- understanding tools and models that allow to interpret and critically analyse the opportunities and challenges arising from operating across a firm's national borders
- developing the ability to apply such knowledge, tools and models to the analysis and resolution of concrete problems in the field of international management.

Students should learn how to analyse the globalization trends of firms and markets, and to understand the main steps in the internationalization of firms, in marketing strategies, in management of products, understanding the opportunities offered by emerging markets.

PREREQUISITES

 Students are expected to be familiar with concepts such as:

• business management
• competitive advantage and competitive strategies
• international marketing

TEACHING METHODS

Traditional lectures in Italian.

Attendance: Attendance is not compulsory; students can choose to study the syllabus for attending or not attending students (see italian syllabus).

Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Prof. Serena Scotto (scotto@economia.unige.it), the Department’s disability liaison.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The global manager’s environment

The cultural context of global management

Understanding the role of culture

Communicating across cultures

Cross-cultural negotiations and decision making

Formulating and implementing strategy for international and global operations

Formulating strategy

Implementing strategy: strategic alliances; small business; emerging economy firms

Organization structure and control systems

Attention: the course is taught in Italian.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

For foreign students studying the Italian programme: see on Aulaweb

For foreign students studying the English programme (non-attending only): specific indications on reference bibliography will be provided by the professor at the beginning of the lectures and will be published on AulaWeb.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

The course is taught in the first semester, following the calendar and schedule indicated on the page of the Department of Economics.

Schedule and classrooms are available at the easyacademy. Check on EasyAcademy

Class schedule

INTERNATIONAL INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written exam with open-ended questions and multiple choice questions.

In case of exam failure, students cannot take the exam on the following call (appello) and need to skip a date. The can take the exam on the following call if that call belongs to another exam session.

If students do not accept a positive grade (18 or more), they can retry the exam on the following call.

Incoming mobility students do not have to skip a call in case of failure.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Questions will explore both theoretical and applied aspects of the subject. The student is expected not only to know the core concepts of the discipline, but also to be able to apply them to real situations, making reference to cases explored during classes or to original examples.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Ask the professor for other information not included in the teaching schedule.