This course focuses on the variety of issues and opportunities
that arise when we take action (i.e., leading, managing, being a
member, following) outside our own culture. Our credibility and
effectiveness are always to some extent culture-bound. Outside
our native culture, our attitudes and actions do not necessarily
mean the same thing that they do inside our native culture. The
objective of the course is to consider the nature of
intercultural management, to learn to think across cultural
differences, to experiment with different ways of acting in
cross-cultural situations, and to reflect on the cultural
foundations of economic systems and of organizational practices.
The course covers definitions, levels and layers of culture; the
differences and relation of national and organizational
cultures; ways of measuring cultural differences and managing
intercultural encounters; an overview of the impact of cultural
diversity on international business, including operating,
advertising, and managing human resources across cultures.
It also:
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