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Lesson details
 | MANAGING CULTURAL DIVERSITY | ||
2018-2019 | EnIESEG School of Management
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IÉSEG
)
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Class code : | 1819-IÉSEG-M1S1S2-ITC-MA-EE02UE | INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCIES | |
| Level | Year | Period | Language of instruction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master | 1 | S1S2 | EnEnglish |
| Academic responsibility | G.DOUGLAS |
|---|---|
| Lecturer(s) | H.HARTMANN-GIBSON, G.DOUGLAS, Bernd Gibson, Chérif EZZELDIN |
- This class exists in these courses :
- IÉSEG > IESEG Degree - Programme Grande École > Semester 1 > 2,00 ECTS
- IÉSEG > IESEG Degree - Programme Grande École > Semester 2 > 2,00 ECTS
Prerequisites
Prepared to work in multicultural teams.
Open to call into question deeply-held assumptions, beliefs and attitudes.
Wiiling to engage actively in experiential learning (learning through experience).
Ability to work in a non-judgemental fashion is an essential ingredient to succeeding in this course
Learning outcomes
1) Recognize cultural values and orientations and their impact on behaviour at a personal, national and organizational level.
2) Explain the importance of the manager's role in leveraging the benefits of diversity and inclusion.
3) Differentiate between ethnocentric and ethnorelative modes of behaviour.
4) Work more respectfully and successfully in multicultural contexts by adapting their ways of thinking and behaving.
5) Begin to coach others in this approach.
6) Have a greater awareness of ESRS topics such as diversity and inclusion and non-discrimination
Course description
A common frame of reference covering the essential intercultural communication and management models (Bennett's DMIS, E.T. Hall chronemics and context, Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's cultural orientations model, Hofstede's cultural dimensions model, Trompenaars' cultural orientations model, Thomas' concept of cultural intelligence, cultural values…).
Gardenswaartz and Rowe dimensions of diversity and managing diversity.
Molinsky's global dexterity model.
Rosinski's Cultural Orientations Framework for coaching across cultures.
Class type
Class structure
| Type of course | Numbers of hours | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent study | |||
| Estimated personal workload | 10,00 | ||
| Group Project | 14,00 | ||
| Independent work | |||
| Reference manual 's readings | 10,00 | ||
| Face to face | |||
| Interactive class | 16,00 | ||
| Total student workload | 50,00 | ||
Teaching methods
- Coaching
- E-learning
- Interactive class
- Presentation
- Project work
Assessment
Evaluation of the course is by continuous assessment. Students will be assessed by a mix of group presentations and projects and a "course log" to be kept by each individual student
| Type of control | Duration | Number | Percentage break-down |
|---|---|---|---|
| Others | |||
| Case study | 0,00 | 1 | 10,00 |
| Group Project | 0,00 | 1 | 20,00 |
| Individual Project | 0,00 | 1 | 35,00 |
| presentation | |||
| statement | 0,00 | 1 | 35,00 |
| TOTAL | 100,00 | ||
Recommended reading
- Management Across Cultures: Developing Global Competencies -
- International Journal of Intercultural Relations -
- Academy of Management Learning and Education -
Internet resources
* This information is non-binding and can be subject to change
