Managing Multicultural Organizations (5op)

Osaamistavoitteet (Opintojakso)

Culture is an integral part of everyday organizational life. Understanding culture facilitates organizational success in national- as well as international market. The course is designed to deal with culture and its impact in managing/leading organization made up of people from diverse cultural background.


After completing of the course, students will be able to:

Know culture from different points of view prioritizing the field of management and organization.

Lead multicultural workforce

Build work team/group with people from different cultural background

Deal with cultural differences effectively

Identify culture lenient motivational strategy

Manage cultural tension by engaging empathetic approach

Negotiate globally

Sisältö (Opintojakso)

What is culture?

What is family-, national-, organizational- and business culture?

What are the roots of culture?

How culture influences management and the functioning of an organization?

How to deal with cultural challenges in forming group/team and leading people with diverse cultural background?

What are the crucial issues to remember while negotiating internationally?

Esitietovaatimukset (Opintojakso)

First year BBA studies or equivalent studies for the exchange students

Aika ja paikka

Day: Thursday
Time: 08:15-11:00
Place: C2-16

Tenttien ja uusintatenttien ajankohdat

No test but project, learning diary, presentation and mind mapping

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

Project: 30%
Presentation: 10%
Learning diary: 30%
Mind mapping session: 30%

Arviointiasteikko

0-5

Opiskelumuodot ja opetusmenetelmät

Contact teaching|study conversation|learning diary|project|presentation

Oppimateriaalit

Cultures and organizations : software of the mind : intercultural cooperation and its importance for survival, Hofstede, Geert, 2010 (suggested chapters)
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Lecture handouts

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Total time: 27x5 = 135 hours
Contact meeting: 30 hours
Project: 30 hours
Reading: 40 hours
Learning diary: 35 hours

Sisällön jaksotus

26.10.2017: Opening up the course & multicultural experience
2.11.2017: Culture from different points of view
16.11.2017: Roots of culture
20.11.2017: Family-, national-, organizational- and business culture
23.11.2017: Keys to deal with cultural challenges
27.11.2017: Influence of culture on management and organization
30.11.2017: Global negotiation skill
07.12.2017: Finalising the learning diary & submission
11.12.2017: Project presentation
14.12.2017: Mind mapping session & course feedback

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

Talk to the course teacher

Harjoittelu- ja työelämäyhteistyö

Possible & welcome

Kansainvälisyys

Open

Lisätietoja opiskelijoille

Contact lessons are very important from the learning point of view

Arviointikriteerit - hylätty (0) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Unable to attend to at teast 3 lessons & not done the learning diary as well as the project

Arviointikriteerit - tyydyttävä (1-2) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student has achieved the objectives of the course sufficiently. Student understands the premises and principals of the subject matter. Student recognizes, is able to determine and use the concepts and models.

Arviointikriteerit - hyvä (3-4) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student has achieved the objectives of the course well although the skills and competences are somewhat in need of further development. Student is able to determine and apply the concepts and models of the subject matter well and is able to apply them in simple tasks.

Arviointikriteerit - kiitettävä (5) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student has achieved the objectives of the course excellently. The student masters the concepts and models of the subject matter in an excellent manner. Student is able to conduct fluent and reasoned analysis and has good capabilities to apply the learning