International Comparative Management

Department

International Program

Course unit code

IFLV6652

Number of ECTS credits allocated

Name of lecturer(s)

Mode of delivery

face-to-face

Recommended optional program components

none

Level of course unit

Bachelor

Year of study

Spring 2027

Semester when the course unit is delivered

Language of instruction

English

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student learning outcomes:
1. Defining globalization and identifying most recent global trends,
2. Defining MNCs and explaining their political, legal, and technological environments,
3. Identifying ethical issues in international management and offering solutions to them,
4. Distinguishing between social responsibility and sustainability,
5. Defining culture and identifying its dimensions,
6. Discussing the importance of cross-cultural differences in managing MNCs,
7. Defining effective ways of communicating with other cultures,
8. Identifying foreign entry modes and explaining the differences among them.

Course contents

This course delves into the comparative analysis of management practices, strategies, and cultures across different countries and regions and explores the complexities of managing organizations in a global context. Students will develop a deep understanding of how culture, institutions, and economic factors influence management decisions. Main topics include the characteristics of the international manager, differences in culture, fundamentals of cross-cultural communication, decision-making and negotiations in international settings, characteristics of multicultural work groups, and differences in managerial practices based on cultural values.

Main topics in this class include the following:
• The definition and characteristics of globalization,
• The analyses of political, legal, and technological environments,
• The definitions and importance of ethics, social responsibility and sustainability,
• Understanding the importance and dimensions of culture along with its effects on managerial practices,
• The characteristics of cross-cultural communication and its effects on negotiations,
• The differences among foreign entry strategies.

Overall, this course will provide you with a great learning opportunity of critically analyzing multinational corporations (MNCs) by using an international “lens”, developing global solutions to organizational problems, and being able to make better quality decisions to improve your organization’s performance. As future top managers in global organizations, you will find all these concepts fascinating via improving your international management (IM) perspective throughout this course. In general, this class is designed to be challenging, fun, interesting, and require you to think.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.

Work placement(s)

none

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