Cross Cultural Management
Niveau
1st study cycle, Bachelor
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• can recognize the relevance of intercultural management for international companies and organizations.
• can develop intercultural competences and the ability to reflect in intercultural interactions.
• can recognize intercultural dynamics and understand their influence on management and organization.
• can develop solution approaches for challenges in global collaboration.
• can recognize the relevance of intercultural management for international companies and organizations.
• can develop intercultural competences and the ability to reflect in intercultural interactions.
• can recognize intercultural dynamics and understand their influence on management and organization.
• can develop solution approaches for challenges in global collaboration.
Prerequisites for the course
None
Course content
• Fundamentals of intercultural management
• Developing the concept of culture
• Culture as a dynamic, context-dependent concept
• Overview of key cultural theories and intercultural models (Hofstede, Trompenaars, GLOBE study, etc.)
• Importance of cultural differences in globalized markets
• Cultural dimensions in organizations (decision-making, leadership styles, negotiation culture, and conflict management)
• Developing the concept of culture
• Culture as a dynamic, context-dependent concept
• Overview of key cultural theories and intercultural models (Hofstede, Trompenaars, GLOBE study, etc.)
• Importance of cultural differences in globalized markets
• Cultural dimensions in organizations (decision-making, leadership styles, negotiation culture, and conflict management)
Recommended specialist literature
• Hofstede, G.; Hofstede, G. J.; Minkov, M.: Cultures and Organizations. McGraw-Hill (latest edition)
• Mead, R.; Andrews, T. G.: International Management. Wiley-Blackwell (latest edition)
• Thomas, D. C.; Peterson, M.F.: Cross-Cultural Management. Sage (latest edition)
• Trompenaars, Fons; Hampden-Turner, Charles: Riding the waves of culture. Nicholas Brealey Publishing (latest edition)
• Mead, R.; Andrews, T. G.: International Management. Wiley-Blackwell (latest edition)
• Thomas, D. C.; Peterson, M.F.: Cross-Cultural Management. Sage (latest edition)
• Trompenaars, Fons; Hampden-Turner, Charles: Riding the waves of culture. Nicholas Brealey Publishing (latest edition)
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio
Language
English
Number of ECTS credits awarded
3
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
Blended learning
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
1