ST TUD DY G GUID DE - Skema Business School

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Managing & Leading Across Cultures: Achieving Cultural Competence
Face à face / Contact Hours
English
15h
Proficiency in English
Semester 2
Anke MIDDELMANN
Anke MIDDELMANN
Anke MIDDELMANN
Travail individuel et/ou de groupe / Personal &/or
Team Work
68
Evaluation / Evaluation
This course aims to provide students with the practical skills to work effectively in various multicultural environments. It focuses on
providing an understanding of the different mindsets, attitudes, and resulting behaviours, forms of organisation and interpersonal skills
conditioned by cultural elements that may be encountered in a variety of international organisations and businesses. The course will look at
the cultural underpinnings of organisational structures and the way in which people function within these. It will also equip students with the
necessary intercultural competence to function effectively and sensitively within such environments.
Knowledge and Understanding (subject specific)
By the end of this course, the student is expected to :
- Have an understanding of the impact of cultural influences in the workplace
- Be able to critically view different ways of organising and conducting work
- Have a clear understanding of the differences between managing and leading
- Understand the role of leadership in an international context
- Develop an understanding of their own cultural conditioning to enable more effective cross-cultural understanding & interaction
Cognitive/Intellectual skills (generic)
The student is expected to :
- Be able to apply concepts of intercultural theory to hands-on workplace situations
- Be able to critically analyse case studies from a variety of angles
- Apply critical thinking skills and intellectual adaptability to develop solutions to interpersonal cross-cultural challenges
Key transferable skills (generic)
The student is expected to :
- Develop a flexible and adaptable approach to cross-cultural situations
- Develop intercultural “mindfulness” and respect
- Develop an objective and flexible attitude in analysing and resolving cultural workplace challenges
- Think “outside the box” in developing arguments and solutions