Intercultural Management and Leadership

EM054M2SSCM

Semestre
A
Discipline
Organizational behavior / Leadership
Volume horaire
20 H
Nombre de places
69
Ouvert aux visitants
Oui
Langue
EN
Responsable
José Luis VALLEJO GARCIA


Contribution pédagogique du cours au programme

Aucune contribution pédagogique associé à ce cours pour ce programme.

Descriptif

This course provides a starting point to future managers and leaders dealing with culturally diverse teams in domestic and international business settings. This course will address topics such as cultural differences and their role in the management of organizations and teams as well as aspects related to international organizational behavior, human resource management, leadership, workforce and team diversity, communication, decision making and conflict resolution. Various trends in these areas as well as a number of challenges for managers of international teams will also be discussed. By the end of this course, students will have acquired relevant knowledge and insights into the management of international workforce / intercultural management, readiness for change, teams and the related implications for international organizations.

Organisation pédagogique

Face-to-face

- Lectures
- E-learning

In group

- Exercises
- Oral presentations
- Projects
- Case studies/texts

Interaction

- Discussions/debates
- Games (educational, role play, simulation)

Others

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Objectifs pédagogiques

Cognitive domain

A l'issue du cours, l'étudiant(e) devrait être capable de / d'...
  • - (niv. 1) Recognize international teams – beyond cultural differences
  • - (niv. 2) Explain working in international teams
  • - (niv. 3) Demonstrate leading international teams: a new discipline?
  • - (niv. 4) Analyze team effectiveness in multinational organizations
  • - (niv. 5) Develop designing and forming global teams
  • - (niv. 6) Evaluate challenges of international management teams

Affective domain

A l'issue du cours, l'étudiant(e) devrait être capable de / d'...
Aucun affective domain n'a pour le moment été associé à ce cours.

Objectifs de développement durable abordés

Aucun objectif de développement durable n'a été coché.

Plan / Sommaire

- Course Introduction / The Role of the Global Leader - Global Leaders and Culture - Global Leaders and Communications - Cross-Cultural Orientations Model - Global Leadership in Negotiations - Global Leaders learn from other Management Systems - Management of Multicultural Teams - Managing Diversity in the Global Work Culture - Women as Leaders in Global Business - Global Leaders in the Changing Knowledge Culture

Prérequis nécessaires

Connaissances en / Notions clés à maîtriser

Basic knowledge of international management.

Supports pédagogiques

Mandatory tools for the course

- Computer

Documents in all formats

- Photocopies
- Case studies/texts
- Worksheets

Moodle platform

- Upload of class documents
- Interface to submit coursework
- Assessments

Software

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Additional electronic platforms

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Bibliographie recommandée

Ouvrages principaux

- Moran, R. T., Harris, P. and Moran, S. (2007). Managing Cultural Differences. Global Leadership Strategies for the 21st Century. Oxford, UK: Elsevier Inc.

Littérature complémentaire

- Bennett, J. M. (Ed) (2015). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intercultural Competence. First Edition. United States: SAGE Publications, Inc. - Deardorff, D. K. (Ed) (2009). The SAGE Handbook of Intercultural Competence. First Edition. United States: SAGE Publications, Inc. - Hofstede, G., Hofstede, G. J. and Minkov, M. (2010). Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind. Third Edition. U.K: McGraw-Hill Education. - Medina Walker, D., Walker, T. and Schmitz, J. (2003). Doing Business Internationally, Second Edition: The Guide to Cross-Cultural Success. New York: McGraw-Hill. - Moodian, M. A. (2009). Contemporary Leadership and Intercultural Competence: Exploring the Cross-Cultural Dynamics Within Organizations. United States: SAGE Publications, Inc. - Schneider, S. C. and Barsoux, J-L. (2002). Managing Across Cultures. Second Edition. United Kingdom: Prentice Hall. - Spencer-Oatey, H. and Franklin, P. (2009). Intercultural Interaction. A Multidisciplinary Approach to Intercultural Communication. U.K: Palgrave MacMillan. - Steers, R. M., Nardon, L. and Sánchez-Runde, C. (2013). Management across Cultures: Developing Global Competencies. U.K: Cambridge University Press. - Thomas, D. C. and Inkson, K. (2004). Cultural Intelligence. People Skills for Global Business. United States: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. - Ting-Toomey, S. (1999). Communicating Across Cultures. United States: The Guilford Press. - Vallejo García, J. L. (2005). Intercultural Competence: A Conducive Factor of Managers' Readiness for Organizational Change. Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovac.

Travaux de recherche de l'EM : Veillez à mobiliser au moins une ressource

Peuvent être renseignés les manuels coordonnés, les traductions de manuel, les études de cas traduites etc…
- Vallejo García, J. L. (2005). Intercultural Competence: A Conducive Factor of Managers' Readiness for Organizational Change. Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovac.

Modalités d'évaluation

Liste des modalités d'évaluation

Evaluation intermédiaire / contrôle continu 1Autre (date, contrôle surprise...) :
Orale (20 min) / en groupe / Anglais / pondération : 30 %
Précisions : Students will be organized in teams of 5 or 6 in order to prepare a group presentation based on intercultural competence and the seven levels of analysis of national systems. Specific topics will be distributed by the professor.
Cette évaluation sert à mesurer LO2.1, LO2.2, LO2.3, LO4.1
Evaluation intermédiaire / contrôle continu 2Séance n° 6
Ecrite (20 min) / individuelle / Anglais / pondération : 20 %
Précisions : Students will have to write an essay of 1,200 words about the concept of intercultural competence associated with a specific area of management. The list of topics and distribution will be provided by the professor.
Cette évaluation sert à mesurer LO1.1, LO1.2, LO1.3, LO3.1
Evaluation finaleSemaine d'examens
Ecrite (60 min) / individuelle / Anglais / pondération : 50 %
Précisions : Students will have to respond several specific questions which might be related to any topic explored in class or in the readings. In case of open questions, answers have to be in one or two paragraphs in order to be concise. The number of questions will be provided by the professor prior to the final examination.
Cette évaluation sert à mesurer LO1.2, LO1.3, LO3.1, LO4.2
Aucune modalité d'évaluation n'a pour le moment été attribuée à ce cours.