Project Work in an International Working EnvironmentLaajuus (5 cr)

Objectives

Students know the structure of a culture and the values, beliefs and cognitive processes of some cultures that are relevant to him or her. Student has generated a model to improve his or hers international know how. Student can lead workers with different cultural background and organize while observing cultural differences. Student can create motivation, commitment and trust in an international project.

Content

- model of cultures by S.H. Schwartz
- information from multiple cultural studies
- leadership in a multicultural working environment
- multicultural organization models
- specifics of international projects
- risks of international projects

Further information

Evaluation on scale 0-5. The evaluation is based on project assignments and exam.

Teaching methods:
- Lectures
- Demonstrations
- Cases
- Problem based learning
- Project work

Literature: To be announced