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Course unit
INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT, THEORY AND PRACTICE
ECO2048815, A.A. 2019/20
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2019/20
ECTS: details
Type |
Scientific-Disciplinary Sector |
Credits allocated |
Educational activities in elective or integrative disciplines |
SECS-P/10 |
Business Organisation |
6.0 |
Course unit organization
Period |
Second semester |
Year |
1st Year |
Teaching method |
frontal |
Type of hours |
Credits |
Teaching hours |
Hours of Individual study |
Shifts |
Lecture |
6.0 |
42 |
108.0 |
No turn |
Examination board
Board |
From |
To |
Members of the board |
3 Commissione A.A. 2019/20 |
01/10/2019 |
30/11/2020 |
CAMPAGNOLO
DIEGO
(Presidente)
GIANECCHINI
MARTINA
(Membro Effettivo)
GUBITTA
PAOLO
(Membro Effettivo)
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Prerequisites:
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Course held during the International Summer Program in China. Classes and exam: end of June - beginning of July. Course dedicated to selected students only. |
Target skills and knowledge:
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Expected competences:
1. How to identify intercultural management issue
2. How to communicate and negotiate in a intercultural contex
3. How to design organizational strutures for international development
4. Knowing the HRM issues in an intercultural context |
Examination methods:
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Final written exam (multiple choice questions) and a project work |
Assessment criteria:
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Final written exam, project work and in-class participation |
Course unit contents:
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Globalization and the corresponding internationalization of firms mandate that entrepreneurs and managers learn how to analyse different countries and develop competences to conduct effective international relationships. In so doing, a thorough understanding of how national cultures affect organizations, behaviours and managerial processes is essential (inter-cultural or cross-cultural management).
This course is aimed at providing students with concepts and tools of the Intercultural Management practices with a specific focus on China.
The course will concentrate on the following topics:
• The meaning and dimensions of culture
• Managing Across Cultures
• Organizational Cultures and Diversity
• Cross-cultural Communication and Negotiation
• Strategies and Organizational Structures across cultures
• Managing decision and control processes across cultures
• HRM across cultures: selection, development, motivation and leadership
• China: institutional, cultural and social aspects |
Planned learning activities and teaching methods:
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Traditional lectures will be complemented by case studies discussions and company visits (both in Italy and in China) aimed at providing practical applications of the tools and concepts discussed in class |
Additional notes about suggested reading:
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An e-book edited by McGraw-Hill through the Create service:
Campagnolo D., 2013, Intercultural Management: Theory and Practice, McGraw-Hill
(chapters are mainly from Luthans F., Doh J.P., International Management: Culture, Strategy,
and Behavior, 8/e, McGraw-Hill
Croci M., 2011, I cinesi sono differenti, Francesco Brioschi Editore |
Textbooks (and optional supplementary readings) |
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Innovative teaching methods: Teaching and learning strategies
- Problem based learning
- Case study
- Working in group
- Use of online videos
Innovative teaching methods: Software or applications used
- Moodle (files, quizzes, workshops, ...)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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