Intercultural Management and Diversity

Brief description

• cultural diversity as a problem and an opportunity, • The concept of culture • Comparative cultural studies (Edward T. Hall, Geert Hofstede, Fons Trompenaars) • communication and negotiation techniques in an intercultural context • leadership and motivation in different cultures • forms of international staff deployment • intercultural training

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

• Hall, Edward (1989): Beyond Culture, New York: Anchor Books. • Hofstede, Geert / Hofstede, Gert Jan / Minkov, Michael (2010): Cultures and Organizations. Software of the mind. Intercultural Cooperation and 1st Importance for Survival. 3rd ed., New York et al: McGraw Hill. • Mead, Richard & Andrews, Tim. G. (2009): International Management. Culture and Beyond. 4th ed., Chichester (England): John Wiley & Sons Ltd. • Schein, Edgar & Schein, Peter (2017): Organizational culture and leadership. 5th ed., New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Inc. • Trompenaars, Fons & Hampden-Turner, Charles (1997): Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business. 2. Ed, London: Brealey.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Exercises, discussion of case studies, assignments, group work

Assessment methods and criteria

Final exam (50%): Written exam with reflection of course content Exercises (50%): Reflection/discussion tasks (Collaboration, group work and assignments) to apply the concepts taught in the lesson with incorporation of examples and creativity

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Business Fundamentals I-III

Infos

Degree programme

European Economy and Business Management (English)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

English

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2026

Semester

4 SS

Incoming

Learning outcome

After successful completion of this course, students: • understand the characteristics of culture and are able to explain the challenges managers face in an intercultural environment. • are able to explain and apply comparative cultural models; • are able to explain how different aspects of communication influence the role of managers in decision-making processes and make use of the impact of culture in these processes; • understand how culture affects motivation and leadership and can apply this knowledge to cross-cultural situations • understand the challenges of foreign assignments and are able to develop strategies for dealing with these challenges

Course code

1389-20-02-VZ-DE-31