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Intercultural Management (3 cr)

Code: LB10015-3001

General information


Enrollment
01.10.2022 - 31.10.2022
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
09.01.2023 - 05.03.2023
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 cr
Local portion
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
International Business (BB)
Campus
Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
Teaching languages
English
Seats
20 - 50
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in International Business
Teachers
Kirsi-Marja Toivanen
Teacher in charge
Kirsi-Marja Toivanen
Groups
LBNS22
Bachelor of Business Administration, International Business, Fall, 2022
Course
LB10015

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After successfully completing the course, you understand the different types of workplace diversity (internal, external, organisational and fundamental) and know how they impact intra- and inter-organisational dynamics. You are able to analyse and explain how cultural dimensions, such as power distance, time conceptions or individualism vs collectivism, impact the preferred management and leadership styles, recruitment, planning, decision making and problem-solving. You are able to work in, contribute to and lead an agile and distributed global team. You are able to observe good business ethics and professional code of conduct in studies and work.

Content

- Workplace diversity and cultural dimensions
- Management and leadership styles from the perspective of international and multicultural organisations
- Team management and leadership of agile and distributed global teams
- Global and local values and business ethics
- Code of conduct

Location and time

Wärtsilä Campus

Materials

Barmeyer, C, Bausch, M. Mayerhofer, U. 2021. Constructive Intercultural Management. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. (where applicable)
Other materials available in Moodle

Teaching methods

The course contains 14 hours of lectures, 10 hours of compulsory workshops, a two-hour exam, 16 hours of non-scheduled group work and 40 hours of independent self-study

Exam schedules

Will be announced at the start of the course

Completion alternatives

Students who have acquired relevant experience and required practical competence through their work in diverse work communities in international organisations can complete the course by demonstrating their familiarity with the theoretical aspects of intercultural management in an Exam. The RPL Proof of Competence process requires the student to contact the teacher in advance and present testimonials from their previous employers.

Student workload

The course contains 14 hours of lectures, 10 hours of compulsory workshops, 16 hours of non-scheduled group work and 40 hours of independent self-study

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