ITM Master 3. Sem.
8103: International Management III
           

Fr 11.45-15.30 h S 04

4 SWS Course International Management and Culture

Workload: 60 h classroom work / 180 h self-study

ECTS points: 8

Examination: Presentations (50%), Assignment paper (12-15 pages p.P.) (50%)

Course organisation:

Lecture (before lunch):
Chapters Mead/Andrews (2009) International Management Culture

30 min. presentation by a student, discussion chaired by student (20% mark)
(Additional input / case studies Arlt)

Hardcopies of relevant chapters to be read by all participants before.
(Part of the book is on Google books)
 http://books.google.de/books?id=s7_CfAYH_7UC&printsec=
frontcover&dq=mead+andrews+international+management&hl=de&ei=2ZWtTPyjDsvU4waRh6ilBg&sa
=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

Seminar (after lunch):
One topical book about Intercultural Management presented and discussed by a student:

Synopsis paper (2-3 pages) handed out to participants one week before presentation

30 min. presentation, 60 min. structured discussion (included an active part for participants:
for instance every participant has to tell an experience related to the topic; prepared role play or debate etc.)
(Presentation+Synopsis 30% mark)

15 pages assignment paper to be handed in by January 31 (50% mark)

Books to choose from:
Nakata: Beyond Hofstede (2 parts)
Graburn: Multiculturalism in New Japan
Bauman: Culture and Liquid Modernity
Morgan: Cross-Cultural Ethics
Dressler: Asian HRM
Bloch/Whiteley: The Global You
Hall/Hall: Understanding Cultural Differences (Germany, France, USA)
Robinowitz/Carr: Modern-Day Vikings (Sweden)
Yamada: Different Games - Different Rules (Japan)

All information given in this lecture is available here (www.arlt-lectures.com) for download.

Please check the homepage of the website regularly for announcements about time changes etc.

Cross Cultural Management

Research streams:

- compare cultures

- examine interactions between persons from different cultures

- examime multi-culture groupings

What are the strengths and weaknesses of each approach?

LAURENT (1983)

Exercise 3.6 (hardcopy)

  Contact: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt FRGS
Bachelor and Master Program International Tourism Management
arlt@fh-westkueste.de, Office 2.018, Tel. 0481 8555-513
Consultation hours (during lecture period): Wednesday 13.00 - 14.00 h