Curricula

Objectives

The goal of the course

The course aims to allow participants to enhance their leadership skills and to master specific competencies in intercultural management and business negotiations in a global environment. The course will also give participants the mindset, the approach, the methodologies, and the tools to manage people.

Students are trained to cope with multicultural challenges and partnerships, and the internationalization of firms - and to develop their personal leadership skills. The course includes students from many parts of the world - contributing to its true international and entrepreneurial spirit.

The failure to recognize cultural differences in leadership are the most common cause of failure for cross-national enterprises. This course helps you to understand how international managers of different cultures express different values and priorities when they make and implement decisions. These values influence work relationships , whether between superior and subordinate, peers, international partners, managers in HQ and subsidiaries.

In addition to understand the influence of national and corporate culture, international managers need to weigh other factors, like social and business environment and the personalities of the people concerned.

Managers in multinational corporations may have the difficult task of integrating the varied values of their diverse workforce in establishing a vision and setting goals for the whole organisation. The insight thus gained in this course could provide managers with added competitive advantage in the culturally diverse global market.

This course provides its participants with the understanding that international management and leadership involves not just conducting international business transactions abroad but also working with people who may not share our basic values and assumptions.

Course competences:

Leading people across boundaries by analysing cultures and making comparisons
Leadership and Communication in Multicultural environment
Global Mindset
Mapping Global Leadership Competencies
Cross-cultural Negotiations



The learning objectives of the course

You are able to critically review, analyze and understand information available from academic and professional business sources in intercultural management and leadership field.

You can apply disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge to take in action practical intercultural management situations based on the findings.

You know how to communicate responsibly, effectively and professionally in English in oral and written formats and participate in inter- and multicultural settings and demonstrate teamwork skills.

Content

For each content unit there will be processes and analytical tools provided for implementation of learned model and concepts

Time and location

Class room teaching on Tuesdays
Learning space Moodle.

Introduction to the course: Presentation of the course, objectives, individual and teamwork scenario, and assessment methods.
Presentation of the participants in the classroom and some small activities of knowing better each other

Learning materials and recommended literature

Lectures
International Management, Culture, Strategy and Behavior, Fred Luthans and Jonathan P. Doh, McGrawHill 2014 (9th Edition) [Hardcover, Softcover, International, or eBook] ISBN-13: 9780077862442

Cross-Cultural Management: Foundations and Future, Dean Tjosvold, Professor Kwok Leung and Dr. Fiona Moore, Taylor&Francis Group, 2003.

Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind, Geert Hofstede, Gert Jan Hofstede, Michael Minkov, McGrawHill, 2010.

Teaching methods

Face-to-face teaching, group and individual assignments, case studies and workshops, independent study

Exam dates and retake possibilities

in the second week of May

International connections

The issues discussed in multicultural viewpoint as they materialize in multinational companies. Guest lectures from international partner universities possible.

Alternative completion methods

Recognition of Prior Learning and Experience
Accreditation
Recognition of informal learning
Studification

More information in the degree regulations and the study guide.

Student workload

Lectures 24
Virtual study 12 h
Assignments 41 h
Independent study 58 h
Total 135 h

Further information for students

Exchange students 20

Items of assessment: Team work and individual assignments

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Adequate 1:
You are familiar with the ways to analyze and evaluate academic and business information relevant to to intercultural management and leadership.
You know how to analyze business challenges and trends in intercultural management and propose viable action in a guided situation.
You can transmit your ideas and findings in English and participate in multicultural teamwork to a limited extent.

Satisfactory 2

You show basic ability to analyze and evaluate academic and business information relevant for intercultural management and leadership. You can to a limited extent analyze business challenges and trends and propose solutions related to international management and leadership.
You are able to get your main message through when presenting your ideas and findings and have basic teamwork skills in multicultural teamwork.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good 3
You can analyze and evaluate business data and consider possible approaches and outcomes for intercultural management and leadership.
You are able to analyze business challenges and trends and propose solutions for intercultural management.
You are able to present your and your team’s ideas and findings in English and participate in multicultural teamwork.


Very Good 4
You have the ability to analyze and evaluate intercultural management information from various sources.
You can analyze complicated business challenges and various trends and propose practical solutions for intercultural management.
You are able to present your and your team’s ideas and findings in English on a level clearly above average of your peers and participate productively in multicultural teamwork.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5
You have ability to analyze, evaluate and combine academic and business information from various sources on intercultural management and leadership.
You can analyze complicated business challenges and trends and propose practical and innovative solutions for or intercultural management.
You are able to present your and your team’s ideas in a convincing manner in English and participate in and manage multicultural teams.

Prerequisites

First year course of Management (JAMK Degree students) or equivalent course in basics of management completed.

Further information

Visiting Lecturer
Mr Risto Korkia-Aho