Archive for April, 2009

INTL MGMT-Group C : Study Guide Part 2

Posted in Unisel on April 29, 2009 by letssharehere

These are the remaining chapters. I will not be in kl till this saturday, so I will not be able to reply any of your post. if you need any help sms me at this no 018 2487782. Good Luck!!!

CHAPTER 11: MANAGEMENT DECISION AND CONTROL

  • Understand the meaning of decision making and the processes
  • Read the factors affecting decision-making authority eg. Centralization & decentralization
  • Understand the TQM decisions eg. TQM, kaizen & empowerment
  • Read and understand the decision and control linkages, controlling process, types of control eg. indirect and direct controls
  • Read and understand the approaches to control and how different MNC from different countries differs.

CHAPTER 12: MOTIVATION ACROSS CULTURE

  • Read on nature of motivation
  • Read on Hofstede’s 4 cultural dimension and research on professionals and managers needs
  • Read Maslow Hierarchy-of-Need theory
  • Read on Herzberg Theory eg. Two factor theory and cross cultural job satisfaction studies
  • Read achievement motivation theory
  • Read selected process theory eg. Equity,goal setting and expectancy theory
  • Read and understand motivation applied eg. Job design, work centrality and rewards. You must be able to use examples of several countries

CHAPTER 13: LEADERSHIP ACROSS CULTURES

  • Read basic concepts of leadership eg. Definition
  • Read theory x, y and z
  • Read transformational, transactional and charismatic leadership

CHAPTER 14: HR SELECTION AND DEVELOPMENT ACROSS CULTURES

  • Read the importance of International Human Resources
  • Read sources of HRs
  • Read home, host and third country nationals
  • Read selection criteria for international assignments eg. General criteria, age,experience, and education criteria, language training and spouses and dependants or work family issues
  • Read adjustment process

Expedisi ke Kedah Darul Aman

Posted in Blog Updates on April 27, 2009 by letssharehere

Bertolak jam 1.00am, disertai abang Amran, abang Zaini, Cikgu Jai dan Faris. Destinasi pertama rumah abang Dan di Baling untuk melihat kebun bendi.

Di rumah Abg Dan

Di rumah Abg Dan

Lepas melawat kebun, ke Batu Feringhi untuk relaxation theraphy…

Naik feri selepas silap jalan...Nak lalu bridge sebenarnya...

Naik feri selepas silap jalan...Nak lalu bridge sebenarnya...

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Ni kebun bendi abg Dan…

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Ha…ni org yang paling enjoy dlm trip ni…

p4250045p4250093Ni sesama kita je la yang tau ni kat mana…

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By the way, I bought Olympus miu1070-compact digital camera :)

INTL MGMT-Group C : Study Guide Part 1

Posted in Unisel on April 27, 2009 by letssharehere

CHAPTER 7: CROSS CULTURE COMMUNICATION & NEGOTIATION

  • Understand the meaning of communication and the entire communication process eg. Verbal communication styles
  • Read communication flows, downwards and upward communication
  • Read communication barrier eg language and cultural
  • Understand nonverbal communication eg.kinesics, proxemics and chronemics
  • Read Managing Cross Cultural Negotiations eg. The types of negotiation and the negotiation process.
  • Read also negotiation tactics

CHAPTER 8: STRATEGY FORMULATION & IMPLEMENTATION

  • Read what strategic management is and what are the benefits of strategic planning
  • Understand the approaches to formulating and implementing strategy eg. Economic,political and quality imperatives
  • Read also the global vs regional strategies eg. Global integration , national responsiveness and the 3 global strategies- multi domestic, international and transnational
  • Read the 4 basic steps in formulating strategy

CHAPTER 9: ENTRY STRATEGIES & ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES

  • Read all the entry strategies and ownership structures eg. Export/import, wholly owned subsidiaries, merger/acquisition, alliances/JV, licensing, and franchising
  • Read the organization challenge
  • Understand the basic organizational structures eg. global structural arrangement and transnational network structures
  • Read and understand the nontraditional organizational arrangement eg. M&A, JV/SA and keiretsus
  • Read organizational characteristic of MNCs eg. Formalization, specialization and centralization

CHAPTER 10: MANAGING POLITICAL RISK, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND ALLIANCES

  • Read and understand what is political risk, the related factors and how to respond to it
  • Read macro and micro analysis of political risk, and expropriation risk
  • Understand the types of political risks eg. Transfer, operational and ownership- control risks.

To be continued….

Going to Baling, Kedah…

Posted in Blog Updates on April 23, 2009 by letssharehere

Mmmm…penat organizing golf hari tu tak abis lagi…today nak gi Baling plak dengan abang Amran and abang Zaini. So no post till Monday.

I will upload some photos on IIC Charity Golf Tournament. tak banyak ambik gambar, hati tak berapa senang with the event.

Baru jer lepas mengeteh ngan Joe, nak ajak Janos dia dah pakai uniform tido…

Next week I will be heading to KB, Kelantan to have a look at my lintah farm…muahahaha scary!!!!

INTL MGMT-Group C: Study Guide

Posted in Unisel on April 23, 2009 by letssharehere

Dear students, I have to postpone the study guide that I promised earlier. I am going to Kedah tonite. It will be posted by Monday 27 April 2009. The post will be valid until Friday 1 May 2009. Please accept my humble apologies. Meantime, just read on, from chapter 7 to 14.

Digital Camera…

Posted in Blog Updates on April 21, 2009 by letssharehere

I planned to get a DSLR Sony Alpha 200 since last year. The complete set will cost me around RM3k with additional gadgets. Mmm…after 8 months of considering, I decided to go for compact SLR :( budget constraint… kakak is going to school and expecting new addition to the family this  in nov/dec. so I dont have the privilege to spend.

Wasted the entire night today looking at several choices. I think I’m going for Olympus miu1070…far more cheaper-RM899.00.

Tak tahan already…must buy…must buy…waaaaa….

INTL MGMT-Group C

Posted in Unisel on April 21, 2009 by letssharehere

Dear all, as per discussion with your class rep-izzad, there will be extra class today at 4pm till as late as possible… pls inform others. tq…

Musim…

Posted in Guest Writer on April 14, 2009 by letssharehere

Penulis jemputan seterusnya merupakan Mohd Faizal aka Janos. Merupakan graduan UUM dan sekarang ini berkhidmat untuk Kolej Geomatika di Setiawangsa.

Malaysia adalah sebuah negara yang kaya dengan musim. Paling kerap dan paling digemari dan paling menjadi bualan ialah musim buah. Kalau kita mempunyai kampung yang benar-benar kampung, pasti ada rakan taulan yang suka tanya “dah musim buah kat kampung?” walaupun mereka bukannya nak ikut kita balik kampung pun, dan belum tentu juga kita tahu musim buah apa di kampung kita tu…..

Musim lain di Malaysia ni, musim cuti sekolah. Inilah musim yang paling digemari bagi majoriti rakyat Malaysia, walaupun bagi golongan dewasa yang bekerja, tentunya tidak lagi bersekolah. Pada musim ni, ramai yang ambil kesempatan untuk bawa anak-anak pulang ke kampung halaman tempat asal bagi menemukan anak mereka dengan datuk dan nenek mereka di kampung, di samping dapat mengajar anak-anak tentang kehidupan kampung (terutamanya bagi keluarga bandar).

Musim cuti sekolah juga tidak dapat tidak akan munculnya musim kenduri kahwin. Walaupun sekarang ni, majlis kenduri tidak lagi hanya tertumpu kepada musim cuti sekolah, tetapi pilihan tarikh perkahwinan biasanya akan mengambilkira tarikh cuti sekolah, walhal yang nak kahwin tu bukannya budak sekolah, tetapi tentunya orang yang dah lepas sekolah.

Musim cuti sekolah juga kadangkala akan membawa kepada musim pilihanraya umum. Seingat aku, beberapa kali pilihanraya umum kebelakangan ni diadakan pada musim cuti sekolah. Ini ada rasionalnya kerana sekolah-sekolah akan digunakan sebagai pusat mengundi, dan tentunya tidak mahu mengganggu murid dan pelajar sekolah yang tidak dibenarkan terlibat dalam politik.

Musim berikutnya yang biasa terjadi ialah musim kehadiran binatang buas. Contohnya, jika telah ada berita kemunculan harimau di sesuatu kawasan, maka akan kedengaran lagi berita mengenai kemunculan harimau di tempat lain, atau diungkit kembali cerita keganasan harimau daripada mangsa-mangsa terdahulu.

Begitu juga bagi musim ular sawa, akan berdendanglah kemunculan ular sawa di sana sini hinggakan pernah terdengar cerita melucukan bahawa ada ular sawa menelan motorsikal!!!

Dan tentunya satu lagi musim yang menarik untuk diperkatakan ialah musim jualan murah. Pada musim ini, biarlah dah susut simpanan bulanan pun, atau marah dengan kenaikan harga keperluan harian, pusat-pusat membeli belah tetap meriah dan sesak dengan orang ramai yang ingin memanfaatkan musim ini.

Dalam banyak-banyak musim di atas, musim yang akan berlaku sepanjang musim ialah musim politik. Biarlah pada bila-bila masa dan di mana jua, pasti topik politik ini akan diperkatakan, walaupun perbincangan asal ialah perkara lain. Maklumlah, rakyat Malaysia kan semuanya dah celik politik…. bercakaplah pasal politik sampai berbuih mulut, bertegang urat, memberi pandangan dan pendapat serta menganalisis, kerana musim ini akan berlaku di mana sahaja, pada musim apa sahaja, musim buah, musim cuti sekolah, musim kahwin dan lain-lain musim lagi….

Begitulah serba sedikit tentang musim-musim di Malaysia ni. Kalau nak diikutkan, sepanjang tahun kita akan mempunyai musim. Jadi sebenarnya Malaysia ni memang negara yang meriah kerana sentiasa ada sesuatu yang hendak diraikan….

UNISEL-Intl Mgmt Group C

Posted in Unisel on April 14, 2009 by letssharehere

I plan to have an additional class this friday.Please respond by commenting to this post.Tq.

Below are your carry marks:

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International Islamic College-Intake 12.04.09

Posted in My Workplace on April 12, 2009 by letssharehere

I arrived at my office at 6.30am.Early?Yup,too early and I hnv’t slept for the past 24 hours.

Took some pictures of my building in the morning…

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