Course: International Management MANA 4321-004 M MCC – 6:00-8:50PM

Instructor: David Mosby Phone: 817-375-1909 Email:

Office Hours: Before/after class and by appointment or phone

Text: Global Business Today 7th Edition, Charles Hill, McGraw Hill Irwin, ISBN: 100-07-813721-7.

Communication

Please contact me before or after class, through email, and if necessary, by phone. If by email, please use proper business etiquette by stating your class, section number, and what your email pertains to in the subject line. Address me correctly with a proper greeting, farewell, and signature. Please don’t ask content related questions over email. This should be done during class so that all can benefit. Please don’t ask for your grade over email; I give grades the immediate class following. You are responsible for email I send to your UTA email: . Please read this syllabus carefully before sending email because if you email me requesting information on the syllabus, I will reply, “See Syllabus”.

I suggest you join the Facebook group I set up to network with fellow students. If you don’t already have a profile, perhaps you should make one by going to www.facebook.com . You must be on the Facebook “UTA Network”. This means having your UTA email on your profile. The group is at MANA 4321-001 or 4321-004 Spring 2011. I am not the help desk for Facebook. Also for networking, you may want to check into the business networking website: www.linkedin.com . If you master networking now, your business success in the future will be more promising. Also, if I know you, I will be glad to give a referral for you, otherwise, I am sorry, but I will not refer someone I don’t know.

You are responsible to know the guidelines of the University Catalogue and the requirements stated in this syllabus. My mission is to help prepare you for the business world, which expects results. I don’t like excuses and I don’t give second chances. By means of this syllabus, you know the expectations for this class.

Course Overview: This course introduces students to the concepts of international management. It is highly encouraged that students have good knowledge of general business so they can understand the differences associated between operating a domestic and an international business.

Course Requirements: Students are required to attend and participate in class, take notes, complete three examinations, complete an individual and group project. Read the relevant chapter of the text before coming to class. The material covered in class will then be more understandable and retainable. Your learning will be greatly enhanced the more you participate. To encourage class attendance, most test questions will be covered in the lectures. Understand that your grade will be higher with excellent attendance.

Grading legend

Exam I Ch 1-6 30% A = 90+

Exam II Ch 7-11 30% B = 80 – 89.99

Exam III Ch 12-16 30% C = 70 – 79.99

Group project 10% D = 60 – 69.99

Project: 1 point to final grade for a passable paper. F = 59.99 and below

Exams Examinations are multiple-choice, true-false, and/or fill in the blank. Bring Scantron #882-E. The test will come from the book’s test bank, lectures/class notes, or emails I send. We will go over the exam the class day immediately following. You can gain points on wrong answers by backing up your argument by what is in the book, what I said in class, or common knowledge. Absentees will not receive points or any curve. Errors on the scantron will not be given credit so don’t bear down to make your marks because they don’t erase well. Anyone missing an exam must take a make up subjective essay test. 4321-001 final exam May 9, 2pm. 4321-004 final exam May 9, 8:15pm. Do not make plans to leave town before May 9th!!!

Group Business Plan Each student will be required to work on a business plan (15-18 pages, double spaced, 12 point font). If you don’t follow these directions your grade will suffer very badly. The business plan can not be opening a restaurant or bar. Groups should be 4 to 6 people. You will be graded by your teammates for your performance. This makes it necessary for you to meet with them, do your share, or suffer the consequences. PLEASE USE ME AS A RESOURCE SO YOU DO NOT TURN IN A POOR BUSINESS PLAN. The peer evaluation should be folded, stapled, and turned in with the business plan. Late plans or evaluations will be deducted one letter grade per day. Remember, you will receive a group grade that students’ input can push another member’s grade up or down. The business plan is due April 11 BOTH electronically and paper copy. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE WITHOUT DOCUMENTING SOURCE. THIS IS PLAGIARISM AND YOU MAY BE EXPELLED FROM THE UNIVERSITY. See Academic Integrity below.

Individual Project The project is to take the personality test at http://www.mypersonality.info/personality-types/ . You must submit only ONE PAGE, 12 point font, double spaced, typewritten report on how you agree with the assessment. Understand that the test is time tested and as accurate as can be expected to classify everyone into 16 different types. Equating your career choices is a weak feature of this so do not comment on this. The purpose of this test is to show you that while you are unique; you share commonalities with others in your group and you are different from other types. You will receive one point toward your final grade for a passable paper. Due February 3 handed in at class time, no late papers or emails accepted.

Class Schedule: We will cover each chapter of the book in numerical order. Students are expected to take notes on what is not covered in the book.

Student Learning Objectives:

Objective 1: Understand the concept of globalization
1. The two main components of globalization are:
a. the globalization of markets and the globalization of production
b. the globalization of production and the globalization of finance
c. the standardization of technology and the globalization of markets
d. the globalization of finance and the globalization of accounting
Objective 2: Appreciate the importance of cultural differences and be able to identify the dimension of culture
2. In his studies, Hofstede isolated four dimensions that he claimed summarized different cultures. These were:
a. individualism versus collectivism, power distance, tolerant versus intolerant, and aggressive versus passive
b. uncertainty avoidance, masculinity versus femininity, individual versus group oriented, and forward versus reserved
c. power distance, individualism versus collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, and masculinity versus femininity
d. aggressive verses passive, tolerant versus intolerant, power distance, and individual versus group oriented
Objective 3: Identify the rationale underlying protectionist measures
3. Perhaps the most common political argument for protectionismis that
a. it results in increased national pride
b. domestically produced products are always superior to products produced in another country
c. it is necessary for protecting jobs and industries from foreign competition
d. reduces unethical behavior on the part of domestic firms
Objective 4: Identify alternative strategies available to MNCs as they compete in international markets
4. Firms use four basic strategies to compete in international markets. These are
a. an international export strategy, a multinational/localization strategy, a global standardization strategy, and a transnational strategy
b. a cross-cultural strategy, a trade block strategy, a regional strategy, and a world strategy
c. a domestic-based strategy, an international-focused strategy, a local/regional-based strategy, and a cultural-based strategy
d. an international export strategy, a regional strategy, a global standardization strategy, and a world strategy
Objective 5: Understand the different entry strategy options available to firms as they seek to enter foreign markets
5. ______as an entry strategy has the following advantages: firms benefit from a local partner's knowledge of the host country's competitive conditions, a firm shares development costs with a local partner, and in many countries political considerations necessitate this form of entry.
a. Wholly owned subsidiary
b. Turnkey operations
c. Joint venture
d. Exporting

Peer Evaluation Form

Name: ______Section # or class time______Name of Business______

Fill out the form on your computer and print. No hand writing on form! Return this Peer Evaluation WITH your Business plan. You must submit this completed form as it is a part of your grade. A deduction of up to 100 points on your project for doing this improperly or not at all can occur.

Rate each original group member (even if they were rejected from the group for not contributing), including yourself. Peer evaluations will be kept confidential and will not be returned. It is impossible everyone contributed exactly the same. Your score will be reduced for showing this. AGAIN, if you do not put forth effort into grading your peers properly, your score will be reduced.

1-10 Rating Scale: (1=completely unsatisfactory, 5=average, 10=outstanding). Be factual. Add up the scores at the bottom to arrive at a total for each person.

For each horizontal line, you have 5 points allotted per person. That means if you have

4 group members, the maximum sum for Total Line Score is 20.

5 group members, the maximum sum for Total Line Score is 25.

6 group members, the maximum sum for Total Line Score is 30.

If you give a 10, others will have to be less than 5 for that line or you will exceed your Total Line Score.

If you do not do this correctly, your grade score will be reduced.

Performance Measure / Your
Name / Member Name / Member Name / Member Name / Member Name / Member Name / Total
Line
Score
#1: Showed up at meetings?
#2: Met team deadlines?
#3: Helped in problem solving?
#4: Volunteered for extra tasks?
#5: Worked well with others?
#6: Quality of contributions?
#7: Overall assessment?
Total Score:

Type on a separate page but print to the back of this sheet or staple, describing your contributions to the group. What were your responsibilities? Did you perform in a leadership role, etc.? This section will also be used by me for disciplinary reasons in case plagiarism is found present.

______Fold here______

Please type your name where my name is and display in front of you for each class. If your name is long, reduce the size of the font until it fits.

______Fold Here______

John Doe

Fold here

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As a faculty member, I am required by law to provide "reasonable accommodations" to students with disabilities, so as not to discriminate on the basis of that disability. Student responsibility primarily rests with informing faculty of their need for accommodation and in providing authorized documentation through designated administrative channels. Information regarding specific diagnostic criteria and policies for obtaining academic accommodations can be found at www.uta.edu/disability. Also, you may visit the Office for Students with Disabilities in room 102 of University Hall or call them at (817) 272-3364.

Academic Integrity

It is the philosophy of The University of Texas at Arlington that academic dishonesty is a completely unacceptable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form. All persons involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in accordance with University regulations and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from the University. "Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts." (Regents’ Rules and Regulations, Series 50101, Section 2.2)