At the end of the course students should
be able to:
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Have a good knowledge
of the main models within the Intercultural Management field and relate
these models to international management issues.
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Be aware of the
importance of national culture in the different areas of management,
including in communicating and negotiating with partners with different
cultural backgrounds.
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Increase their intercultural
intelligence.
1 – Management and organisational
behaviour in different contexts: differences and similarities across
countries. Economic development and culture.
The field of Intercultural
Management/Comparative Management. Types of studies.
2 – Culture as an explanatory factor. Hofstede’s dimensions: power distance,
uncertainty avoidance, individualism, masculinity. Additional dimensions.
3 – Intercultural communication and
negotiating.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Adler, Nancy -
International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior South-Western College
Pub. 2202 (4th Ed.)
Fukuda, Kazuo – Japanese Management in
East Asia and Beyond – The Chinese Univ.Press (HK), 1997
Gesteland, Richard – Cross-Cultural Business Behavior – Copenhagen Business
School Press, 2005 (4th Ed)
Hofstede, Geert - Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind –
McGraw-Hill, 2011
Huntington, Samuel – The Clash of
Civilizations – Remaking of World Order, 1996
Lewis, Richard – When Cultures Collide –
Nicholas Brealey Pub., 1999