Retail Management and Cross-Cultural Perspectives
GRET 6333: Retail Management and Cross-Cultural PerspectivesInstructor Name: Dr. Marcella NorwoodEmail: Please use Blackboard Learn email for this class.Office Location: Cameron Building, Room 110Office Hours: Generally in the office Monday through Friday from 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM for appointmentsPhone: 713-743-4125 (Office) – This is not as good as the class web site email since Dr. Norwood reads email most week days and doesn’t check the office phone on the weekend.Course Location and Time: Cameron Building, Room 109, 5:30 – 8:30 PM on January 14, January 21, January 28, February 4, and February 11January Course Description (from UH Catalog): Global retail management practices with cross-cultural perspectives.Additional Description: Management is getting things done through people. This course will look at the individual perspective of management and its facets through the eyes of diverse cultures. Required Textbooks:Minkov, Michael. Cross-Cultural Analysis, The Science and Art of Comparing the World’s Modern Societies and Their Cultures. 2013. Sage. 978-1-4129-9229-9. DO NOT PURCHASE INTERNATIONAL VERSIONS.
Suggested/Required Content:Culture Matters, The Peace Corps Cross-Cultural Workbook. Peace Corps Information Collection and Exchange. ISBN: 0-9644472-3-1. (available online)eDiplomat.