COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT CULTURE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ULAŞ ÇAKAR

Offered to

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
International Business and Trade
International Trade and Business (English)

Course Objective

This course, aims to provide students an understanding of differences in management culture and to familiarize them with cultural values interaction with managerial issues. This course provides students knowledge of different cultures and acquaints students with skills to comprehend cross-cultural differences and their implications, organizational and managerial practices.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gain an understanding of basic structures, perspectives and consequences of culture.
2   Recognize cross-cultural dimensions and issues of different countries.
3   Comprehend the relationship between culture and management.
4   Sensitize intra and inter-cultural management issues from different multi-disciplines.
5   Develop oral/written communication skills; articulate and defend his/her position.
6   Develop and enhance the essential interpersonal skills to be an effective team member.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Definitions of Culture
3 Anthropological Roots
4 Jungian Evaluation
5 Hero's Journey
6 Reductionist Culture Approach
7 Western Centered Cultural Evalutions
8 Mainstream Cultural Approaches-1
9 Mainstream Cultural Approaches-2
10 Comparative Management Culture-1
11 Comparative Management Culture-2
12 Comparative Evaluation of Turkish and Korean Management Cultures-1
13 Comparative Evaluation of Turkish and Korean Management Cultures-2
14 Conclusion and Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Yuval Noah Harari (2016) Sapiens. Vintage Books.
Carl Gustav Jung(1968) Man and His Symbols. Dell Publishing
Joseph Campbell(2008) The Hero With A Thousand Faces. New World Library.
Jared Diamond (2005) Guns, Germs and Steel. W. W. Norton & Company
Geert Hofstede, Gert Jan Hofstede & Micheal Minkov (2010) Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind. McGraw-Hill
Various articles and book chapters related to subjects will be announced weekly.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Active Participation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 FN Final
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will illustrate the basic structures, perspectives and consequences of culture.
2. Recognize cross-cultural dimensions and issues of different countries.
3. Comprehend the relationship between culture and management.
4. Sensitize intra and inter-cultural management issues from different multi-disciplines.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes.
2. Violations of Plagiarism of any kind will result in disciplinary steps being taken.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Professor Ulaş Çakar ulas.cakar@deu.edu.tr Room No: 116

Office Hours

Wednesday 15:00 Room No:116

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2,5 42
Tutorials 14 0,5 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 131

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.155
LO.25555
LO.3355
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65