2011 | MGT4221 | élite: January 2011

Why do we choose this group name?
This was our first time to see each other. We had no idea when thinking of our group name initially. To make things more interesting, I suggested using the initials of our nickname to form a group name. At first, we had three members, where our initials are 「C」, 「W」 and 「B」 respectively. The word I could only link it with was Causeway Bay. It sounds good but is not smart enough to show our potential and power, I think. Another group mate suggested 「elite」 to be our group name. I think it is short and consistent with our common goal. So, we chose this name which will follow us in the following lessons.

Group goals in relation to work and life
After study this course, we expect that we have better world vision. And we learn how to balance tradeoff in global situation, deal with intercultural disputes and manage risk while running business.

The topics that excite our group most
Within the weekly course schedule, we have chosen 5 topics what excites our group most. They are crisis management, corporate social responsibility, sustainability and green management, intercultural communication and conflict resolution, and managing risk and uncertainty.

Other topics we'd like to learn in this class
Apart from the scheduled topics we will learn from this course, our group is also interested in other issues not covered in this class yet. For example, we would like to know more about different business practices in different countries since perhaps there are some differences between western and eastern countries. If we have learnt the differences, some kinds of misubderstanding or problems may be avoided.
Moreover, working with various people from all over the world may cause some conflicts like discrimination. Thus, we would like to learn how to tackle this situation as we encounter such a problem.

Myth of Globalization
Globalization is an increasing trend in the future which facilitated by rapid growth in communication, transportation and trading channels nowadays?

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Brief Introductions of group members

Hi, everyone. I'm Winky. I am a year 2 student, majoring in Information Systems. It's nice to have chance to learn international management. One of my favourite hobby is shopping. I am a shopaholic. I love shopping during free time. Shopping is a really good entertainment. Also, I love travelling overseas. It is because I like meeting different people and visiting different places.

My name is Ben. I am a year 3 student who is from International Business (Japan Studies). I can speak a little Japanese. My hobby is reading books and articles available on the Internet, listening to J-pop and travelling overseas to explore the world. I am fancy with new IT products. Sometimes I struggle to buy IT products once they become available. In this course, I am eager to know how the theories in management can successfully apply to the real world.

Hi! My name's Cass who is an outgoing and cheerful all the time. I am a year 3 student and major in BBAHRM. My favourite hobbies are cooking, listening to music, sports and travelling. In fact, I love to experience new things. Therefore, I am planning to go to Japan and Korea for my graduation trips with my lovely buddies. International management is an important and interesting course and I really enjoy learning those relevant topics. Since the global networks integrate with each other and seem to be complicated, international management gives the opportunity to understand and acquire the knowledge to tackle the problem arises in international management. I look forward to the coming lectures. Let's enjoy and work hard for this course together!

Hi everybody~~~I'm Kathryn Ngai majoring in Human Resources Management.This is my year 2 study. My hobbies are shopping, singing karaoke, listening to pop music and gathering etc.I chose this course because I know that being international is important as a graduate or for my career. I hope I can learn more on international issues in different fields to equip myself better for my job prospects.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Contact list

Hi, everyone. We are elite. This is our blog for MGT4221. Here are our groupmates.
Name Student ID Phone no. E-mail
Ben 51454022 97607387     ngkalap@gmail.com
Cass 51457976 51092860     casslai6028@hotmail.com
Kathryn 51815250 64085306     katyngai1021@hotmail.com
Winky 51488523 98782725     sowingkwan@gmail.com