International Management

1. COURSE JUSTIFICATION:
The international business undergraduate course: "International management", looks to
strengthen the student’s competences for the strategic management of international and
global companies. The course integrates both theory and practice in order to support the
students construct their knowledge through the permanent confrontation between them. This
approach would help the students to develop decision-making competence for their
professional performance.
2. GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE:
The course has the objective of providing the students with a general overview of international
aspects that determine managerial development and behaviour in an international context (in
MNCs), learn to assess the environment, understand value based management approach as
well as communicating across cultures, human resource management and leadership.
3. ANALITICAL DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS:
1. Global environment and cultural context
To understand main aspects that determine managerial development in
an international context (in MNCs), assessing the environment and
understanding the role of culture, geo-politics, economics and
environmental issues.
Methodology: Analysis of current topics through presentations and
class discussions. This will be complemented by the critical analysis of
a case study.
 (Deresky, 2006). (Hellrieger, Jackson, & Slocum, 2005)
(Documentary: Four Horsemen)
2. Ethic and social responsibility
Codes of conduct.
To identify all aspects related with managing social responsibility and
ethics in an international context (in MNCs).

Methodology: Analysis, class discussion, case study.
(Deresky, 2006)
3. The Organization of International Business
The Global Manager’s role.
To identify organizational architecture that international businesses use to
manage and direct their global operations, assessing manager’s role.
Methodology: Analysis, class discussion, case study
International Business.
(Deresky, 2006) (Hellrieger, Jackson, & Slocum, 2005)
4. Global Human Resource Management
The Globalization of Human Capital.
To study implications of HRM when expanding from local to international
markets, including staffing, training and compensation of international
employees.
Methodology: Analysis, class discussion, case study.
(Deresky, 2006) (Hellrieger, Jackson, & Slocum, 2005) (Pla & Darder,
2004)
5. Motivating and Leading
To study the impact of variables like societal, cultural, and political in the
motivating and leading operations.
Methodology: Analysis, class discussion, case study International
Management.
(Deresky, 2006) (Hellrieger, Jackson, & Slocum, 2005) (Pla & Darder,
2004)
4. EVALUATION
• Follow up: News, indicators and others (2 presentations): 10%
• Cases (2): 20% (10% each)
• Class test: 5%
• Midterm exam: 20%
• Final project: 20%
• Final exam: 25%