Comparative Management

Course Code: MGT 321

Credit Hour: 3

Course Group: Specialization Courses: Management

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Introduction: concepts of comparative management and international management – comparing cultures – organizational vs national cultures – defining culture – managing cultural diversity – why are cross cultural management skills important.

Culture and comparative management: Need for comparative management – culture bound - management cultural and national perspectives – convergence and divergence forces – Cross-cultural management – Models of analyzing – universality and transferability of management.

Managerial behavior and leadership style: comparative management models – leadership styles – decision making styles. An overview of the management systems of USA, UK, and Japan – main Strength – Main Weaknesses

Management scenario of developing countries: Characteristics of developing world – features of management practices – success stories of third world MNCs.

Management styles in Bangladesh: Brief history – culture economy – features of Management system in Bangladesh – A comparison with the management systems of other countries.

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Books Recommended:

S. Ronen, Comparative and Multinational Management, John Willey and Sons, New York, USA.

Richard Mead, International Management: Cross Cultural Dimensions, Blackwell, New York, USA.

K. B. Hoque (1994), Management system in Bangladesh and Japan: A comparative Study, Institute of development economics, Tokyo, Japan.

N. Farmer and B.M. Richman, Comparative management and Economic Progress