Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

MGMT 435
Employee and Labor Relations
3 Semester Hours
Focuses on developing students’ knowledge and skills in
key areas such as managing employee performance,
analyzing real-world cases, and balancing competing
interests within union and non-union environments.
Students will learn to write performance appraisals, lead
a coaching and counseling discussion, practice collective
bargaining negotiation techniques, and design an
employee relations simulation.
Prerequisite: MGMT 335.
MGMT 436
Training and Development
3 Semester Hours
Important concepts and skills for developing human
performance in organizations through training needs
assessment, design and development, and evaluation.
Stresses current methods and approaches for effective
employee training and management development.
Prerequisite: MGMT 335.
MGMT 437
Professional Development Practicum
3 Semester Hours
An individual-directed course combining 100 hours of
relevant work experience with career development tests,
models, and exercises. Each student develops an
experience-based career development plan.
MGMT 438
Managing Compensation and Rewards
3 Semester Hours
This course examines various theories, strategies, and
practices of employee compensation. A central focus
throughout this course is on what forms or types of
compensation practices and incentives motivate and
stimulate employee performance and commitment in the
workplace. This course will help students understand the
complexities of compensation practices as future HR
professionals, managers, or employees.
Prerequisite: MGMT 335.
MGMT 440
International Management
3 Semester Hours
MANAGEMENT
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This course will examine various managerial issues facing
multinational companies operating in international
business environments. Building upon the comprehensive
understanding of the global economy, students will study
various factors that affect the success of global business.
These include the extent of globalization strategy,
organization structure, mode of entry and control,
managing government intervention, human resource
management practices, ethics, and social responsibility.
Prerequisites: INBA 340 and MGMT 355.
MGMT 441
International Entrepreneurship
3 Semester Hours
Focuses on developing knowledge and skills in three key
components of international entrepreneurship: initiating
entrepreneurial ventures, managing international business
transactions, and dealing with multicultural business
environments. Includes a feasibility study of an
international small business venture start up, case study,
and experiential learning.
Prerequisites: INBA 340 and MGMT 355.
MGMT 449
Doing Business with East Asia
3 Semester Hours
This course introduces students to the vital business
environments of East Asia. Students study the political,
economic, and socio-cultural influences on business and
the historical background of the region.
Prerequisite: INBA 340.
MGMT 451
Business Practices in a Global Context
3 Semester Hours
This course, through an extensive program of speakers
and site visits in a foreign setting, provides a broad
exposure to several important environments affecting
international business markets and practices, including
technical, political, social, and economic environments.
Taught on site as part of the Study Abroad Programs.