Chinese University of Hong Kong

This course takes up gender as the primary object of study and category of analysis. It aims to understand the conceptualization of sex and gender by various scholars and the implications of their theorization; understand the process of becoming a woman/man via the social construction of masculinity, femininity, sexuality, and the body; the implications of being a woman/man on our lived experience, and the mechanisms that reproduce, maintain, challenge, and change the observed gaps between the two sexes in daily lives or various institutions, e.g. family, education, and labor markets etc. Assessment: essay, group project, presentation, attendance.

One of the important trends of modern business is globalization. Organizations, particularly multinational corporations, are continuously expanding across national borders. This course focuses on multinational corporations as a context in which issues in managing the globalization of an organization are examined. It covers both the macro and the micro aspect of global business management. The macro aspect involves the considerations of the various contexts of the host nation, including the legal, economic and cultural. The micro aspect involves the internal operating environment of the organization, including organizational culture and structure, staffing and training needs, and dealing with business partners across national borders. Regional examples are emphasized.