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GEO 334: International Business Cultures

Fall 2019

Instructor:

Mr. Mike Lecky

Class Time: Consultation:

Wednesday 6-8:40pm Wednesday, Office – Wilkeson 1 Room 125a, 4-5pm (by appointment) Friday, Skype - mjlecky, by appointment (just send an email) [email protected]

Contact:

International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures, 9th Edition. Helen Deresky, Pearson, 2016.

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Course Description This class is designed to examine the global links which are of increasing importance in business, politics and intercultural communication. We will look at the environments in which the world economy functions and the risks involved in cross border interaction. This course will investigate management styles as they change through cultures, laws and unwritten rules. We will investigate risks, responsibilities, ethics, strategy, and alliances between countries, corporations, organizations and individuals. Culture greatly influences communication and decision-making. How do Swedish negotiators differ from Chinese negotiators? How does opening a new business in Turkey differ from starting out in Mexico? Is there a difference in motivating workers in India, Kenya and Brazil? Through the use of case studies, videos, interactive websites and lectures, we will begin to understand the difference between the many facets of humanity interacting within economic systems. Course Requirements and Assessment There will be four equally weighted tests in this class. Students are expected to attend class and participate in class activities. Evaluation will be as follows: Test #1 Test #2 Test #3 Test #4

25% 25% 25% 25% Total 100%

Grades: Below is a table that lists the range of percentages and the equivalent University letter grade that will be used for grading. The Instructor reserves the right to adjust the scores of any exam or the cumulative average of the course, if necessary, to adjust the grade performance of the entire class. If adjustments are made they will be done numerically and of equal weight to every student. An “Incomplete” grade will not be given to students who have missed exams. Greater Than or Equal To (%)

Less Than (%)

Equivalent University Letter Grade

85 80 77 73

100 85 80 77

A AB+ B

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70

73

B-

67

70

C+

63

67

C

60

63

C-

55

60

D+

50

55

D

0

50

F

Fall 2019

Classroom Policy Students are expected to act in a professional manner and to take responsibility for their work and the work of their group. Attendance of lectures is mandatory and attendance may be taken. Please arrive on time for class, turn off hand phones and other personal electronic devices. General UB Program Policies Attendance and active participation is expected by all students in every class. Students are expected to be present for the entire duration of each class. Students who are absent from a test or exam must request a make-up exam from the course instructor; a make-up will be given only if there is an appropriate, documented reason for absence from the exam (such as a medical issue). For example, prior commitments to external activities or events outside of UB are not considered a valid reason for absence. For medical cases, students must submit a detailed letter from the doctor, highlighting the date of the medical consultation, the nature and the severity of the illness, and how the illness prevented them from taking the scheduled exam. UB Academic Integrity  Previously submitted work. Submitting academically required material that has been previously submitted—in whole or in substantial part—in another course, without prior and expressed consent of the instructor.  Plagiarism. Copying or receiving material from any source and submitting that material as one’s own, without acknowledging and citing the particular debts to the source (quotations, paraphrases, basic ideas), or in any other manner representing the work of another as one’s own.  Cheating. Soliciting and/or receiving information from, or providing information to, another student or any other unauthorized source (including electronic sources such as cellular phones and PDAs), with the intent to deceive while completing an examination, test or individual assignment.  Falsification of academic materials. Fabricating laboratory materials, notes, reports, or any forms of computer data; forging an instructor’s name or initials; resubmitting a test/exam or assignment for re-evaluation which has been altered without the instructor’s authorization; or submitting a report, paper, materials, computer data, or examination/test (or any considerable part thereof) prepared by any person other than the student responsible for the assignment.  Misrepresentation of documents. Forgery, alteration, or misuse of any University or Official document, record, or instrument of identification.  Confidential academic materials. Procurement, distribution or acceptance of test/exam or laboratory results without prior and expressed consent of the instructor.

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Selling academic assignments. No person shall sell or offer for sale to any person enrolled at the University at Buffalo any academic assignment, or any inappropriate assistance in the preparation, research, or writing of any assignment, which the seller knows, or has reason to believe, is intended for submission in fulfillment of any course or academic program requirement. Purchasing academic assignments. No person shall purchase an academic assignment intended for submission in fulfillment of any course or academic program requirement.

UB Portfolio If you are completing this course as part of your UB Curriculum requirements, please select an ‘artifact’ from this course that is representative of your learning and upload it to your UBPortfolio (powered by Digication) account. Templates have been created for this purpose. Artifacts include homework assignments, exams, research papers, projects, lab reports, presentations, and other course materials. Your final UB Curriculum requirement, UBC 399: UB Curriculum Capstone, will require you to submit these ‘artifacts’ as you process and reflect on your achievement and growth through the UB Curriculum. For more information, see the UB Curriculum Capstone website: https://www.buffalo.edu/ubcurriculum/capstone.html. Please know that the UB Curriculum office provides UBPortfolio support to students and instructors during the fall and spring semesters, Monday- Friday in 17 Norton Hall. For hours, visit https://buffalo.digication.com/ub_portfolio/ubportfolio-walk-in-lab-hours Course Objectives American business is international business; one third of the U.S, corporate profits are generated abroad. Yet billions of potential business dollars are lost every year because we ignore the expectations of people in foreign cultures, and the way that they do business. What is the secret to success in international business? This course will address this challenge by expanding our knowledge about employees, management, and organizational behavior to encompass the entire world. This course will provide a framework for understanding cross cultural differences and using such knowledge in developing country specific management practices and policies. Moreover, it will provide a guide for dealing with strategic issues associated with cross national environments, organizational design, and adaptation, as well as those concerns of social responsibility and ethical behavior. Specific outcome objectives include: 1. Develop an understanding of how to work with people from different cultural backgrounds 2. Learn the role of cultural models in global business operations 3. Understand principal issues in each of the major areas of cultural management 4. Gain appreciation for cultural systems and how these differ across countries 5. Understand Hofstede’s model for how values underlie organizational behavior and apply to global risks 6. Develop and analyze global strategy for assessing the international environment 7. Understand challenges of global alliances and organization 8. Develop an awareness of how to incorporate ethical principles, personal and organizational values and socially responsible practices in global management

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Learning Outcomes Learning Outcome 1. Provide breadth of knowledge of basic principles and concepts 2. Provide depth within specialized areas 3. Provide an understanding of experimental/research design and methodology 4. Develop approaches for integration of information 5. Encourage critical thinking and hypothesis building 6. Provide skills in writing and communication 7. Provide contemporary information 8. Encourage appreciation of scientific values

Depth 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0

Specific Outcome Objective 1, 2, 3, 8

Assessment Exams 1-4

4, 5 NA

Exams 2, 3

1, 2, 5, 7, 8

Exams 1-4

6, 7

Exams 3, 4

NA 2, 4, 7, 8 NA

Exams 1-4

Notes: In class sessions will serve to develop active listening and oral comprehension in cross-cultural business context and engage students in empirically-grounded deductive reasoning of the cultural context of global business

Specific outcome objectives include: 1. Develop an understanding of how to work with people from different cultural backgrounds 1----1-4 2. Learn the role of cultural models in global business operations 1, -7---------- 1-4 3. Understand principal issues in each of the major areas of cultural management 1------------1, 2 4. Gain appreciation for cultural systems and how these differ across countries 2, -7------------2, 3 5. Understand Hofstede’s model for how values underlie organizational behavior and apply to global risks 2, 5, -7-----------2, 3 6. Develop and analyze global strategy for assessing the international environment 6, -7-----------3 7. Understand challenges of global alliances and organization 4, -7, -5-----------3, 4 8. Develop an awareness of how to incorporate ethical principles, personal and organizational values and socially responsible practices in global management 4,-1 ----------1-4

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Course Schedule Week # Class Date 1 Aug 28 2 Sep 4 3 Set 11 4 Sep 18 5 Sep 25 6 Oct 2 7 Oct 9 8 Oct 16

Weight Topics, Readings, Activities Course Introduction Assessing the Environment: Political, Economic, Legal, Technological Course Text: Chapter 1 Managing Interdependence: Social Responsibility, Ethics, Sustainability Course Text: Chapter 2 Understanding the Role of Culture – Part 1 Course Text: Chapter 3 (Pages 74-95) Understanding the Role of Culture – Part 2 Course Text: Chapter 3 (Pages 95-108) Cross Cultural Communication and Negotiation– Part 1 Course Text: Chapter 4 Cross Cultural Communication and Negotiation – Part 2 Course Text: Chapter 5 (Pages150-160) Cross Cultural Communication and Negotiation – Part 3 Course Text: Chapter 5 (Pages 160-174) Formulating and Implementing Global Strategy - Part 1 Course Text: Chapter 6 (Pages 181-193) Formulating and Implementing Global Strategy - Part 2 Course Text: Chapter 6 (Pages 193-221) Formulating and Implementing Global Strategy – Part 3 Course Text: Chapter 7 Organizational Structure and Staffing – Part 1 Course Text: Chapter 8 Organizational Structure and Staffing – Part 2 Course Text: Chapters 9, 10 (partial) Organizational Structure and Staffing – Part 3 Course Text: Chapter 11 (partial) Thanksgiving 28 Nov, 2019 – No Class Organizational Structure and Staffing – Part 4

Evaluation

(Percent of Final Grade)

Test #1

25%

Test #2

25%

9 Oct 23 10 Oct 30 Test #3 25% 11 Nov 6 12 Nov 13 13 Nov 20 Nov 27 14 Dec 4 Final Test 25% TBD To be discussed in class Notes: 1. All topics and test dates are tentative and will be confirmed in class. On Jan 28 the class elected for the final test (not comprehensive to the term) to be on 6 May during the regular class time. 2. Additional readings may be assigned during class. 3. The final exam will be held during class on Dec 3 instead of during the fall term exam period, per class preference (Sep 10).

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