313710 (v.1) Global Issues in Business 404
| Area: | Curtin Business School |
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| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | This unit overviews, describes and explains the strategic global business environment in which virtually all contemporary organisations are operating in. After identifying the national level drivers of globalisation, the geopolitical context of the global economic landscape is presented. The rise of global institutions and the risky environment in which organisations operate are studied. Furthermore, issues like global production, outsourcing, logistics and sustainability and the strategies associated with the same for global organisations are understood. Next, the rise of the global services economy within the backdrop of the knowledge industry is elucidated. Lastly, the important managerial skills/competencies/values of global managers are identified and a new framework for Global Human Resources is presented. This unit is relevant to private and public sector managers, internal agency administrators and professionals seeking to acquire greater insight into global business trends, strategies and operations. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 080300 Business and Management (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
