Introduction
In today’s global, highly interrelated and interdependent world, international leaders must be able to manage people from various backgrounds, nations and cultures effectively. A successful leader requires knowledge of differences and similarities across cultural contexts as well as interpersonal competencies and self insight. In the course we explore the complexities and nuances of culture and management and cover the critical areas of motivation, communication, relationships, and negotiation and address organizational level issues related to human resource management and leadership.
The course is designed to help you understand and analyze the critical elements and processes in intercultural management. By using roles plays and cases you will have the opportunity to learn through doing, and the possibility to investigate your own talents, skills, and weaknesses. In addition, we will build on the international and intercultural experiences of the class in order to illustrate both best practices and common pitfalls.