COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LGM 3012 CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Logistics Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR NAZLI GÜLFEM GIDENER

Offered to

Logistics Management

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide a background on the knowledge and skills related to manage in a cross-cultural global context. This course aims to provide the field s theoretical findings and practical applications in intercultural management and enables the students to apply this knowledge in a multicultural and multinational business environment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand how people, groups, organizations, and societies become infused with culture
2   To understand the influence of culture on attitudes and behavior
3   To learn to recognize when cultural differences are affecting work relationships
4   To understand the typical reactions to cultural differences and learn strategies for responding productively and positively to cultural differences
5   To understand critical and creative thinking, problem solving, teamwork, and written and oral communication skills in an international context.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to International Management
2 International Management and Culture
3 Analyzing Cultures: Making Comparisons
4 Movement in the Culture
5 Analyzing Cultural Difference and Diversity
6 Organizational Culture
7 Cross-Cultural Manager
8 Mid-Term
9 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Leadership
10 Global Human Resource Management
11 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Communication, Coordination and Conflict Management
12 Motivating People: The Challenge of Cultural Diversity
13 Cross-Cultural Negotiation and Decision Making
14 Presentations
15 Presentations
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

International Management: Culture and Beyond, Richard Mead and Tim G Andrews, Fourth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester UK, 2009.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review, case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Oral and written competencies regarding the use of knowledge, abilities and skills in the field of Cross Cultural Management in terms of research, investigation and evaluation will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst.Prof.Dr. Nazlı Gülfem GIDENER
gulfem.gidener@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Reading 1 12 12
Web Search and Library Research 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 122

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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