Bachelor
2022/2023
Cross-Cultural Management
Type:
Elective course (Business Administration)
Area of studies:
Management
Where:
Graduate School of Business
When:
4 year, 3 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Ямщикова Наталья Александровна
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
4
Contact hours:
40
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The academic discipline is dedicated to the study of Cross-cultural management: the study of the theory and practice of cross-cultural management in the context of constant change, the BANI world, globalization, and the restrictions associated with COVID-19. The course is taught by business practitioners who will demonstrate on specific cases how decisions are made, changes are introduced, international teams are built, etc.
The course belongs to the disciplines for the choice of the variable part of the curriculum.
Students who have mastered the discipline acquire the following knowledge:
• Understanding the peculiarities of national management styles in companies in the context of globalization;
• Knowledge of the specifics of managing cross-cultural communications and ways to overcome barriers in a cross-cultural environment;
• methods of making strategic decisions in a cross-cultural environment.
After completing the course, students will be able to:
• take into account the cross-cultural aspect in the implementation of business cooperation with foreign business partners;
• understand the peculiarities of national management styles and the factors that determine them,
The course involves testing theoretical knowledge and practical skills through:
• individual and group case solutions
• disputes
• interactive tests and surveys
Before starting training, students should have knowledge and skills in the field of:
• Fundamentals of Management and International Economics
• foundations of organizational behavior
• modern leadership theories
• business communication
• design work
The main provisions of the discipline can be used in the study of the following disciplines:
• Leadership in Multinational Environment
• Project Management in Multinational Companies
Learning Objectives
- To form students' understanding of the features and diversity of business cultures and the impact of modern trends on them, knowledge of the specifics of communication, management models, strategies for overcoming problems and managing risks in cross-cultural companies / teams, etc.
- To form the necessary level of cross-cultural competence, which is in demand in the field of work and management in transnational and foreign companies, and is also necessary for creating and developing your own business related to cooperation with international partners
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Know the main modern theories of cross-cultural management
- Explains the influence of modern trends on change in business culture
- Gives examples of differences in business cultures and explains the choice of models of communication, management, management style, negotiations, characteristic of different business cultures.
- Explains the potential risks and their consequences, possible in the absence of attention or weak manifestation of cross-cultural management in business
- Gives and explains successful and unsuccessful examples / cases of transnational companies in the field of mergers and acquisitions, project implementation
- Formulates recommendations for the implementation/development of cross-cultural management tools in the company (skills for creating favorable conditions for effective management, taking into account the cultural characteristics of the participants in the processes, the main business environment and tasks)
Course Contents
- Introduction to Cross-Cultural Management
- Corporate culture. Traditional teachings, key approaches. "The New Normal"
- Cross cultural intelligence
- Cross-cultural flexibility and competence in the development of global business
- Risk management. Efficiency mark
