Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt
International Tourism Management

 

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ITM Master 3. Sem.
8103: International Management III
           

Tu. 28.09., 12.10., 20.10., 26.10., 03.11., 16.11., 1.12., 07.12., 21.12., 18.01.
15:45-19:00 h S06
Sat./Sun 22./23.01.11 10:00-19:00 h S 12

4 SWS Course International Management and Culture

Workload: 60 h classroom work / 180 h self-study

ECTS points: 8

Examination: Presentations (25%), Assignment paper (12-15 pages p.P.) (75%)

 

Course organisation:
First unit lecture including exercise and discussion, based mainly (critically) on Mead/Andrews 2009.
Hardcopies of relevant chapters to be read by all participants before.

(Part of the book is on Google books)
 http://books.google.de/books?id=s7_CfAYH_7UC&printsec=frontcover&dq=mead+andrews+international+management&hl
=de&ei=2ZWtTPyjDsvU4waRh6ilBg&sa
=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

Second unit seminar


Two assignments:
Presentation: How to do business in country xxx (individual)

Select a country, review existing online (for instance http://www.kwintessential.co.uk) and offline information, develop a structure and prepare a presentation (16.11. intermediate presentation about sources and structure, 22.1.11 presentation about topic).


Common project: Hot to do business with the Germans -
Development of a manual for "Non-Western" managers

Based on the individual work on other country and theoretical background from course development of a joint text about ways of doing successful business with Germans (situation 2010).

 

All information given in this lecture is available here (www.arlt-lectures.com) for download.

Please check the homepage of the website regularly for announcements about time changes etc.

 

 

1

Tu 28.9.
15.45-19.00 h

Introduction
Topics for Presentations and Group work

 

5.10.

no class

2

Tu 12.10.
15.45-19.00 h

Introduction International Management and Culture
based on M/A Ch. 1
Start Group Work: Structure and plan

3

We 20.10.
14.00-17.15 h
H 13

Analysing Culture: Hofstede, Before and Beyond
based on M/A Ch. 2+3 incl. Case Studies I

4

Tu 26.10.
15.45-19.00 h

Analysing Culture: Hofstede, Before and Beyond
based on M/A Ch. 2+3

5

We 3.11.
14.00-17.15 h
S 06

Analysing Culture: Hofstede, Before and Beyond
based on M/A Ch. 2+3

 

 

9.11.

no class

6

Tu 16.11.
15.45-19.00 h

Case Studies Ch. 2+3
Changes in Culture
based on M/A Ch. 4 incl. Case Study

Group work and presentations Q&A

 

 

23.11.

no class

7

30.11.

cancelled

8

Tu 7.12.
15.45-19.00 h

Intermediate individual Presentations How to do business in country xxx
Intermediate Presentation Common project
  14.12.

no class

9

Tu 21.12.
15.45-19.00 h

Culture and Communication / E-communication
based on M/A Ch. 6+16 incl. Case Studies 

 

11.1.

no class

10

Tu 18.1.

Convergence and Divergence
based on M/A Ch. 22 incl. Case Study
Forecast: Management and Culture in the second decade of the 21st century
11-13 Th 20.1.11
11.30-19.00 h

Presentations How to do business in country xxx
Presentation and discussion Common project
13-15 Fr 21.1.11
8.15-19.00 h

Summing up and Feedback

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

  Contact: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt FRGS
Bachelor and Master Program International Tourism Management
arlt@fh-westkueste.de, Office 2.018, Tel. 0481 8555-513
Consultation hours (during lecture period): Monday 16.00 - 17.00 h
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