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Course Syllabus

Master 2020/2021

Cross-cultural Psychology of Organizational Behavior

Type: Compulsory course (Applied Social Psychology)
Area of studies: Psychology
Delivered by: School of Psychology
Where: Faculty of Social Sciences
When: 2 year, 1, 2 module
Mode of studies: offline
Instructors: Dmitrii Dubrov, Alexander Tatarko
Master’s programme: Applied Social Psychology
Language: English
ECTS credits: 4
Contact hours: 48

Course Syllabus

Full Syllabus

Abstract

~ The course is based on the basic knowledge of social and cross-cultural psychology. There are no requirements of specific background knowledge. The study of this discipline is based on the following disciplines: philosophy for humanitarian faculties, basic psychological courses (general psychology, social psychology, psychology of management, psychological testing, experimental psychology, mathematical methods in psychology). Also, it is necessary to know well the ethnic and cross-cultural psychology for the mastering this discipline successfully. To study this discipline, the students must possess the following knowledge and competencies: have the bachelor qualification in the field of psychology or qualification at the level of four specialties in the field of psychology. In terms of the content, the students should have a basic knowledge of high school program in philosophy, the main psychological courses (general psychology, developmental psychology, psychology of work and engineering psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, management psychology, history of psychology, experimental psychology, and mathematical methods in psychology); be experienced in performing psychological research: conducting studies on psychological issues; experience in the writing of essays (including the essays on psychological issues); experience in the process of study design and final qualifying work on psychological issues. In Russia, similar courses are usually arranged in accordance with the western educational practice, due to this subject being taught in Russia only for the short period of time. My course focuses on the applied field. During the training we will do a number of practical tasks, tests, and discuss case-studies jointly with the students. Also, the students will be given the elements of cross-cultural training. ~ Learning Objectives: 1. Give an overview of the subject of cross-cultural management. 2. Introduce the students to the traditions of management in different cultures. 3. Introduce the students to the main cultural factors affecting the management in a cross-cultural perspective. 4. Develop the skills of problem-solving in the field of human recourses management in international organizations ~Learning Outcomes: –Give the student the knowledge of theoretical foundations of cross-cultural management; – Give the students the knowledge about interactions between corporate and national cultures; – Give the students the knowledge about the methods of staff selection in an international company; – Teach the students to perform a competent psychological analysis of a conflict situation and conflict interaction in multicultural teams; – Give the students the knowledge about the features of the control group processes in multicultural teams; – Teach the students to use the diagnostic tools used in cross-cultural management.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • 1. Give an overview of the subject of cross-cultural management. 2. Introduce the students to the traditions of management in different cultures. 3. Introduce the students to the main cultural factors affecting the management in a cross-cultural perspective. 4. Develop the skills of problem-solving in the field of human recourses management in international organizations
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Give the student the knowledge of theoretical foundations of cross-cultural management
  • Give the student the knowledge about F. Trompenaars’ and Charles Hampden-Turner’s approach.
  • Understanding types of organizational cultures according to F. Trompenaars and Charles Hempdenu-Turner
  • Students should be able to select and adapt an international managers
  • Students should be able to select and adapt employees of international companies
  • Students should be able to develop cross-cultural training and Cultural Assimilator
  • Students should know the peculiarities of doing business in different countries
  • To know the peculiarities of working in multicultural teams
  • Students should know features of motivation, job satisfaction and styles of conflict resolutions in collectivistic and individualistic cultures.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Introduction to Cross-cultural psychology of organizational behavior.
    The subject and brief history of cross-cultural management. Brief history of cross-cultural management. The concept of ‘culture’ in relation to cross-cultural management. Methods of research in cross-cultural management. The main difficulties in managing multicultural teams. Features of management in different cultures.
  • Seven dimensions of cultural diversity in business and organizations.
    Different approaches to measuring cultures in cross-cultural management. F. Trompenaars’ and Charles Hampden-Turner’s approach. Universalism versus particularism. Individualism versus communitarianism. Specific versus diffuse. Neutral versus emotional. Achievement versus ascription. Sequential time versus synchronous time.
  • National Cultures and Organizational Cultures
    The influence of national culture on corporate culture. Types of organizational cultures according to F. Trompenaars and Charles Hempdenu-Turner. Collision problem in respect of organizational and corporate cultures. Types of organizational cultures according to F. Trompenaars and Charles Hempden-Turner. Overcoming conflict between corporate and national cultures.
  • Global Manager and Adaptation of Managers in Multinational Companies
    The role of international (‘global’) manager in transnational companies. Types of decisions made by an international manager. International manager as a specialist in negotiations. Leadership qualities of an international manager as a leader. Integral cross-cultural model of international leadership
  • Multicultural assessment, expatriates selection & testing cultural intelligence
    Selecting and recruiting employees: western selection techniques, Taiwan and China selection techniques. Philosophy to choosing managers: UK, Japan, Germans, Swiss, Americans, French. Expatriate selection processes. Role of the expatriate's family. Gender bias in expatriate selection. Cultural intelligence (CQ). Structure of cultural intelligence: Motivational CQ, Cognitive CQ, Metacognitive CQ, Behavioral CQ.
  • Intercultural training& cultural assimilator
    Characteristics of the process of introducing new employees into an international company. Adaptation of new employees. Culture shock and acculturation stress in the adaptation of expatriates. Importance of mentors and mentoring. Conducting group training sessions in a multicultural team. Technique of developmental education in an international company. Training of intercultural interaction and ethnocultural competence as a tool for increasing staff cohesion and a remedy for conflict prevention. Using ‘cultural assimilator’ technique during intercultural interaction training.
  • Cross-cultural business behavior
    Doing business with English speaking cultures (United States of America, Canada, Britain, Australia): the business ethics, the use of time, value orientations, motivating factors, leadership and status, behavior at meetings and negotiations. Doing business with Western European Countries (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Greece): the business ethics, the use of time, value orientations, motivating factors, leadership and status, behavior at meetings and negotiations. Doing business with Central and Eastern European Countries (Poland, Hungary, The Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania): the business ethics, the use of time, value orientations, motivating factors, leadership and status, behavior at meetings and negotiations. Doing business with Asian Countries (India, China and Hong Kong, Korea, Japan): the business ethics, the use of time, value orientations, motivating factors, leadership and status, behavior at meetings and negotiations. Doing business with Latin American Countries (Argentina, Chili, Brazil): the business ethics, the use of time, value orientations, motivating factors, leadership and status, behavior at meetings and negotiations. Doing business with Middle Eastern Countries (Turkey, The Arab Countries, Israel): the business ethics, the use of time, value orientations, motivating factors, leadership and status, behavior at meetings and negotiations.
  • Multicultural working groups and teams
    The problem of the effectiveness of a multicultural group. Factors that affect the multi-cultural groups’ effectiveness. Cultural barriers in multicultural task forces. Principles of constructing the multicultural working groups. Group processes in multicultural teams. Stages of job implementation in multicultural teams. Factors influencing the choice of staff policy type in transnational and multinational companies. External recruitment and internal recruitment. Advantages and shortcomings of external recruitment. Advantages and disadvantages of internal recruitment. Open and closed staff policy of an international firm. The main categories of employees that are in demand in multinational companies. The concept of ‘expatriate’. Problems of expatriation and repatriation. The main approaches to the process of selection and screening of staff in multinational companies: ethnocentrism, polycentricism, geocentrism, regiocentrism. Ethnocultural features of external recruitment: the American approach, the British approach, the German approach, the Japanese model, the Korean model. Staff retention and turnover in an international company. The nature of labor relations in different countries. A common consideration of staff motivation problem. Tangible and intangible incentives. The influence of cultural syndromes (level of uncertainty avoidance, individualism, masculinity degree) on the process of motivation growth. Staffing requirements in an international firm. Motivation model based on the needs of different cultures. Procedural model of motivation in different cultures. Support for the motivation model in different cultures. Means to improve the motivation of employees in international companies. Assessment of the Work results in international business. Determination of the compensation amounts international business.
  • Motivation, Job Satisfaction and Conflict Resolution across Cultures
    Features of motivation and job satisfaction in collectivistic and individualistic cultures. Styles of conflict resolution and the specifics of their preferences depending on the culture.
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Test 1
  • non-blocking Homework 1
  • non-blocking Homework 2
  • non-blocking Homework 3
  • non-blocking Test 2
  • non-blocking Test 1
  • non-blocking Homework 1
  • non-blocking Homework 2
  • non-blocking Homework 3
  • non-blocking Test 2
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • Interim assessment (1 module)
    0.3 * Homework 1 + 0.7 * Test 1
  • Interim assessment (2 module)
    0.2 * Homework 1 + 0.2 * Homework 2 + 0.4 * Interim assessment (1 module) + 0.2 * Test 1
Bibliography

Bibliography

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