GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
MIB
https://hult.instructure.com
MODULE A 2012-13
INSTRUCTOR
Nicholas Imparato, Ph.D.
EMAIL nick.imparato@faculty.hult.edu PHONE/SKYPE
650.799.6290
INSTRUCTOR AVAILABILITY
Monday 12:15 – 12:45; 3:45 PM to 4:15 PM Tuesday afternoon 2:00 – 4:00 and Wednesday by appointment
CLASS TIMES & ROOM(S)
Cohort : Monday 8:45 – 11:45; Cohort Monday 12:45 – 3:45
COURSE AIMS AND DESCRIPTION OF CONTENT
Global Management addresses topics related to individual and group behavior in organizations and how this behavior can be motivated, organized, focused, aligned, and led, with a special focus on multi-cultural business contexts. As such, the course is meant to integrate concepts and tools learned in other parts of the masters program and enable them to be put to practice in the larger context of business enterprises.
A fundamental goal of Global Management is for you to develop the knowledge, abilities, and skills that you can use to be successful members of organizations in the future, wherever the organization might be. You will learn to diagnose complex, multi-dimensional situations and decide upon courses of action. You will learn to develop and employ the perspectives of management and leadership roles as you do so. As such, the course will stretch you to think as business professionals, and, to the extent that you do so, it will provide a foundation for your future growth.
In addition, business today is conducted with and through people from various cultural backgrounds. Another goal of this course is to help you develop the intellectual understanding and the behavioral skills that will increase your effectiveness in dealing with problems that arise from the interaction of people from difference cultures in a variety of work settings. Cultural differences, if not understood, can be barriers to the success of your business careers and ventures.
By the end of the class, you will have