This class exists in these courses :
• USCHOOL - Licence 2 Pluridisciplinaire Projet Personnel - S4 - 3 ECTS
  Faculté de Gestion, Economie & Sciences - Licences & Prépas - Préparation Grandes Ecoles + Licence 2 parcours Economie Finance - S4 - 3 ECTS

Prerequisites

General knowledge of management concepts
Good comprehension of English

Learning outcomes

Globalisation means that due to increased mobility of people across borders managers are confronted with a culturally diverse work force. This increased diversity means that managers can no longer apply a ‘one size fits all’ approach. In practice, this means that some of the management tools and techniques that might be effective in France might not be so effective in other countries.
The course aims at providing the students with the necessary tools to manage effectively across cultural boundaries. This is achieved by providing students with an understanding of the influence of culture on management, leadership, motivation, decision making, negotiation and expatriate assignments. It aims to familiarise students with some of the key concepts in international and cross-cultural management (ICCM) and to develop their cultural intelligence by stimulating critical thinking about both cultural differences as well as similarities and thus become effective global managers.

Course description

Section I: Management and Culture
1. Describing Culture: What It Is and Where It Comes From
2. Comparing Cultures: Systematically Describing Cultural Differences
3. How Culture Works: Fundamentals of Cross-Cultural Interaction
Section II: Roles of the Global Manager
4. The Manager as Decision Maker: Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Decision Making
5. The Manager as Negotiator: Communicating and Negotiating across Cultures
6. The Manager as Leader: Motivation and Leadership across Cultures
Section III: Global Management Challenges
7. The Challenge of Multicultural Work Groups and Teams
8. The Challenge of International Organizations: Structure and Culture
9. The Challenge of International Assignments
10. The Challenge of Managing across Cultures in the Future

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Recommended reading

• Thomas, D. C. (2003). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage., Readings and cases in international management: A cross-cultural perspective.,
  Jackson, T. (2011). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press., International management ethics: A critical, cross-cultural perspective.,
  Branine, M. (2011)., Managing Across Cultures: Concepts, Policies and Practices. Sage., Supplemental reading:
  Thomas, D. C. (2008)., Cross-cultural management. Essential concepts (2nd ed.). London: Sage., Required reading:
  Jackson, T. (2004). London: Routledge., Management and change in Africa. A cross-cultural perspective,
  Jack, G., & Westwood, R. (2009). UK: Palgrave Macmillan., International and cross-cultural management studies: A postcolonial reading. Basingstoke,
  Steers, R. M., Sanchez-Runde, C. J., & Nardon, L. (2010). Cambridge University Press., Management across cultures: Challenges and strategies. Cambridge, UK:,
  Mead, R., & Andrews, T. G. (2009). Chichester, UK: John Wiley and Sons., International management: Culture and beyond (4th ed.).,
  Lane, H. W., Maznevski, M., Deetz, J., & DiStefano, J. (2009). Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons., International management behavior: Leading with a global mindset (6th ed.).,
  Browaeys, M.-J., & Price, R. (2011). Harlow, UK: Pearson Education., Understanding cross-cultural management (2nd ed.).,
  Jackson, T. (2011). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press., International management ethics: A critical, cross-cultural perspective.,