Management in Asian Countries

2024/2025

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

3

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

Department of Strategic and International Management

Course type:

Elective course

When:

1 year, 3, 4 module

Instructor

Shaposhnikov, Sergei

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The Management in Asian Countries course provides a comprehensive overview of the culture and business practices in East and South East Asia, including India and the United Arab Emirates. Such an overview provides students with a solid and fundamental basis for understanding the key factors that influence the formulation and implementation of business strategy in these countries. Students will learn about the particularities of doing business in Asian markets, and the challenges of setting up and managing a business in Asia. Students will complete the course with a better understanding of how to identify and evaluate the risks and opportunities associated with Asian markets. In addition, the course focuses on some of the key business practices, industries and prominent companies in the region. By critically examining the unique macro factors, business and management practices specific to these industries, companies and countries, students will gain an in-depth understanding of management in Asia with a broad regional and global perspective.

Learning Objectives

• To understand Asian management theory and practice, identifying and assessing risks and opportunities in Asian markets, problems faced by international companies doing business in Asia.
• To develop skills for adapting and applying management approaches in the Asian business context.
• To understand the cultural, economic, and political factors shaping management practices in Asian countries.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Understanding of management issues and the ability to put this knowledge into practice.
• Understanding of the specifics of doing business in Asian markets and the challenges of setting up and managing a business in Asia.
• Identification and evaluation of risks and opportunities in Asian markets.

Course Contents

• The business environment and management in China.
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• The business environment and management in South Korea.
• The business environment and management in Vietnam.
• The business environment and management in Japan.
• The business environment and management in Indonesia.
• The business environment and management in India.
• The business environment and management in Arab countries.

Assessment Elements

• Essay
  Students are required to work on an essay and to consult with the teacher in choosing their paper topics. The 15-page (typed, 1.5-spaced, including endnotes, bibliography, and graphs and tables) essay is due at the last class (to be submitted by email). Plagiarism is prohibited; information, data and/or ideas obtained from other sources for use in the paper must be cited and referenced in the paper. The paper should identify the question to be addressed and discuss its relevance to the purpose of the course.
• Final Examination
  Final test.
• Participation
  Active participation in class discussions.

Interim Assessment

• 2024/2025 4th module
  0.3 * Essay + 0.5 * Final Examination + 0.2 * Participation

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• A companion to the history of the Middle East, , 2008
• A history of East Asia : from the origins of civilization to the twenty-first century, Holcombe, C., 2022
• A history of modern Indonesia, Vickers, A., 2013
• Economic reforms in India since 1991, Kashyap, M., 2018
• Economics of the Middle East : development challenges, Devlin, J. C., 2016
• History of Japanese art after 1945 : institutions, discourses, and practices, Kitazawa, N., 2023
• Innovation and change in Japanese management, , 2010
• Jackson, K., & Tomioka, M. (2004). The Changing Face of Japanese Management. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=105973
• Managing international business in China, Tian, X., 2007
• Strategy for Success in Asia : Mastering Business in Asia Delios, Andrew; Singh, Kulwant John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated 2005 ISBN: ISBN number:9780470821374, ISBN number:9781118178744
• The evolution of multinationals from Japan and the Asia Pacific : comparing international business Japan, Korean, China, India, , 2018
• The Oxford handbook of Asian business systems, , 2014
• Vietnam : a history, Lepine, M., 2014

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Global business management foundations, Willcocks, L. P., 2016

Authors

• SHAPOSHNIKOV Sergei Viacheslavovich