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IBS 652 International Business Environment
Prerequisite: MGT 601
As global economic growth occurs, understanding business environment in all cultures is increasingly important.
This course, International Business Environment, addresses global issues and describes concepts relevant to all
international business executives, regardless of the extent of their international involvement. An
environmental/cultural approach to international business permits a truly global orientation. The business
executive’s horizons are not limited to any specific nation or to the particular ways of doing business in a
single nation. Instead, the businessman should identify and analyze the important cultural and environmental
uniqueness of any nation or global region. Thus, when surveying the tasks of business in a foreign milieu, the
impact of crucial cultural issues will not be overlooked. Special attention will be given to The World geography in
focusing on countries and regions and their special characteristics. The World as consisting of developed-,
emerging-, and undeveloped markets will be investigated. Patterns of Cross- Cultural Business Behavior will be
looked at. Key subjects of the course are: World geography; world environment (natural resources, political-,
social-, religious-, economic environment); emerging economies; market regions and market groups; Triad (US-
Japan-Europe), cross- cultural business behavior; topical global subjects.
IBS 699 Special Topics in International Business
Prerequisite: MIS 601
This course shall provide critical analysis of current trends and issues in international business theory, research,
and practice. Emphasis shall also be on the analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of contemporary international
business issues with specific reference to UAE and GCC countries. The syllabus will be prepared by a competent
faculty member and must be approved by the Chair of the Department.
MGT 501 Management Concepts and Theories
Prerequisite: None
This course exposes students the concepts and theories of management. It focuses on management principles
and theories and how these principles and theories are applied in managing organization.
MGT 601 Managerial Leadership
Prerequisite: MGT 501
Organizational leadership is the process of influencing other people to achieve organizational goals. This
leadership course reviews and builds upon the basic knowledge of leadership provided in principles of
management course by expanding the scope and depth of the student's knowledge of leadership theories, by
providing practice in basic leadership skills, and by developing the student's self-knowledge of his or her preferred
leadership styles.
MGT 602 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Management
Prerequisite: MGT 501
This course develops and utilizes critical thinking skills in examining the environment of legal, political, and
regulatory processes as they pertain to profit and nonprofit organizations and their impact on management
decisions in relation to the general public, employees, customers, competitors, suppliers, and the wider national
and international community. Emphasis also is given to specifics of formulating, negotiating, and enforcing
contracts; anticipating, neutralizing, and defending against liabilities; evaluating the various forms of business
ownership and investment modes; incorporating government regulations and decisions; and working with
attorneys and the legal/regulatory system. This course will provide balanced, in-depth coverage of controversial
and timely topics in the areas of law and ethics within the business environment. Its goal is to bring to life the
complex situations where business imperatives, legal rules, and ethical concepts collide, and to give students the
tools for and practice with making some of the tough ethical choices and decisions they may be confronted
with as business managers.
MGT 603 Strategic Management
Prerequisite: ACT 601, FIN 601, MGT 601 and MKT 601
This course is intended to be a challenging and exciting capstone course for the Business Administration
curriculum. It is first and foremost a course about ―strategy and about ― managing for success. The course
centers on the theme that a company achieves sustained success if and only if its managers (1) have an astute,
timely strategic game plan for running the company, and (2) implement and execute the plan with proficiency.
We shall explore in some depth how and why a well-conceived well-executed strategy nearly always enhances a
company‘s long-term performance
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