Functional management approaches

Functional management approaches

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: International Business (MGT 251)

Unit 9: Functional Management and Operation of IB

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of functional management approaches.
• Apply the relevant concepts to a defined organizational or venture situation using evidence and stated assumptions.

Curriculum Scope

• Polycentric, ethnocentric, regiocentric and geocentric approaches

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Orientation approaches

   1. Explain ethnocentric, polycentric, regiocentric and geocentric approaches.
   2. Compare headquarters and local decision roles.
   3. Identify implications for staffing and coordination.

2. Functional implications

   1. Assess effects on marketing, production and human resources.
   2. Relate orientation to local responsiveness and integration.
   3. Consider organizational learning and control.

3. Application

   1. Compare approaches for a defined international firm.
   2. Identify advantages and limitations.
   3. Justify a coherent combination where appropriate.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 115–117.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Examples involving current laws, rates, institutional products or Nepalese status must identify the relevant period and official materials; no changing numerical or legal requirements are invented here.