Intercultural Management

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Intercultural Management

Instructors: Kerstin Alfes

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks at 10 hours a week

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There are 6 modules in this course

This MOOC explores different aspects of intercultural management, including teams, leadership, Human Resource Management, marketing and negotiations. When you complete this MOOC, you will have a richer understanding of the concept of culture, and how culture influences the way that individuals behave.

You will also get a deeper knowledge about how culture shapes management practices in international organizations. We will introduce you to a number of experts in the field of intercultural management who will discuss the challenges and the benefits of dealing with employees on a global level. Moreover, we will share with you insights from our own research to illustrate recent developments in the field of intercultural management. During the MOOC we will provide you with a variety of concepts and tools that empower you to successfully interact with people from other cultures to achieve your desired personal and business-related goals. Please have a look at the teaser available at : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVze_O6vjKI

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5 videos14 readings1 assignment

5 videosTotal 49 minutes

Introduction - Opening7 minutes
Globalization and Culture8 minutes
The Concept of Culture10 minutes
Cultural Dimensions16 minutes
Intercultural Management Skills7 minutes

14 readingsTotal 140 minutes

International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior10 minutes
Contemporary Developments in World Culture10 minutes
The Globalization Reader10 minutes
International Human Resource Management10 minutes
The Triangular Trade and the Atlantic Economy of the Eighteenth Century10 minutes
Beyond culture10 minutes
Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind10 minutes
Culture, Leadership and Organizations, The GLOBE Study of 62 Societies10 minutes
A quarter century of culture’s consequences: a review of empirical research incorporating Hofstede’s cultural values framework10 minutes
The globalization of markets10 minutes
Ted Talk - The hidden force in global economics: sending money home10 minutes
Universals in the Content and Structure of Values: Theoretical Advances and Empirical Tests in 20 Countries10 minutes
Cultural intelligence. A theory-based, short form measure10 minutes
Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

End of Module 1 Quiz30 minutes

What's included

5 videos14 readings1 assignment

5 videosTotal 42 minutes

Introduction3 minutes
Intercultural Encounters and Self-Awareness6 minutes
Managing Diversity11 minutes
Managing Intercultural Teams12 minutes
Leadership in an Intercultural Organization9 minutes

14 readingsTotal 140 minutes

The Impact of Leadership and Change Management Strategy on Organizational Culture10 minutes
Autobiography of Intercultural Encounters10 minutes
Identification and Assessment of Intercultural Competence as a Student Outcome of Internationalization10 minutes
Developing Global Managers: Integrating Theory, Behavior, Data and Performance10 minutes
Global Leadership Practices: A Cross-Cultural Management Perspective10 minutes
Cross-cultural Management Research: Assumptions, Evidence and Suggested Directions10 minutes
Leadership That Gets Results10 minutes
Beyond Culture10 minutes
Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind10 minutes
Psychological Types10 minutes
Type and Culture: Using the MBTI Instrument in International Applications10 minutes
What Leaders Really Do10 minutes
Isabel Briggs Myers and Type Development10 minutes
Why do People follow Leaders? A Study of a U.S. and a Japanese Change Program10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

End of Module 2 Quiz30 minutes

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5 videos10 readings1 assignment

5 videosTotal 57 minutes

Introduction7 minutes
Intercultural Mobility15 minutes
Intercultural Recruitment and Selection10 minutes
Cultural Dimensions of Talent Management12 minutes
Intercultural Rewards13 minutes

10 readingsTotal 100 minutes

European Reward Governance Survey10 minutes
Evolving and enduring Challenges in Global Mobility10 minutes
Changing Patterns of Global Staffing in the Multinational Enterprise: Challenges to the Conventional Expatriate Assignment and Emerging Alternatives10 minutes
Ethnic and Gender Subgroup Differences in Assessment Center Ratings: A Meta-analysis10 minutes
International Human Resource Management10 minutes
Strategic Issues and Local Constraints in Transnational Compensation Strategies: An Analysis of Cultural, Institutional and Political Influences10 minutes
Expatriate Careers and the Psychological Contract - an empirical Study on the Impact of International Human Resource Management10 minutes
Comparative total rewards practices and policies10 minutes
Global Talent Management10 minutes
Global talent management: How leading multinational build and sustain their talent pipeline10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

End of Module 3 quiz30 minutes

What's included

5 videos5 readings1 assignment

5 videosTotal 49 minutes

Introduction10 minutes
International Product Decisions9 minutes
International Promotion Decisions9 minutes
International Place Decisions9 minutes
International Pricing Decisions11 minutes

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

Internationales Marketing10 minutes
International Marketing Strategy: Analysis, Development and Implementation10 minutes
Estrategias de Marketing Internacional10 minutes
Global Marketing Management10 minutes
Marketing international, Marchés, Cultures et Organisations10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

End of Module 4 Quiz30 minutes

What's included

5 videos6 readings1 assignment

5 videosTotal 46 minutes

Introduction9 minutes
Goals and Negotiation Approaches11 minutes
Foreign Language Use: Proficiency and Anxiety9 minutes
Style of Language: High-Context vs. Low-Context8 minutes
The Role of Teams in Intercultural Business Negotiations10 minutes

6 readingsTotal 60 minutes

Cultural accommodation and language priming: Competitive versus Cooperative Behavior in a Prisoner’s Dilemma Game10 minutes
he Multifaceted role of Language in International Business: Unpacking the Forms, Functions and Features of a Critical Challenge to MNC Theory and Performance10 minutes
International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures, Text and Cases10 minutes
Negotiation10 minutes
Language Matters: Status Loss and Achieved Status Distinctions in Global Organizations10 minutes
The ambiguous Role of cultural Moderators in Intercultural Business Negotiations10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

En of Module 5 quiz30 minutes

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1 video1 assignment

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Kerstin Alfes

ESCP Business School

1 Course23,561 learners

Robert Wilken

ESCP Business School

1 Course23,561 learners

Chiara Succi

ESCP Business School

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I preferred to read what they had to say because of their accents. But it is a good course.

Reviewed on Feb 1, 2020

With this course I got a broader perspective and insight into how important is Intercultural Management . The examples given were really good and we could relate to.

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