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STUDY GUIDEBUSINESS CULTURES, 7.5 CREDITS
Spring 2011
ObjectivesWelcome to Business cultures: locally and globally.
This course covers the basic theories of culturaldifferences and
their impact on the world of business locally and globally. You
will study the variousaspects of organizational culture/ corporate
culture as well as develop abilities to apply theory toactual
situations.
About the classIt is difficult to learn various aspects in
business cultures by merely studying the course literature.Your
input and personal experience is essential in order to fully
understand potential of group andindividual related issues. To be
able to share your personal experiences and cultural knowledge
withothers also helps you grow in your own awareness.
ExaminationThe grading is based on your written assignment, your
participation in class and in group discussions.You are expected to
refer to the course literature in your final written assignment;
you may not copythe texts from the course literature or the
articles. Your exam consists of an individual paper that willbe
handed out during our last meeting in May.
GradesYou will be graded according to the scale of:
Pass with distinction (VG) Pass (G) Fail (U)
You are expected to refer to the course literature in your final
paper. Naturally, you may not copy thetexts from the course
literature or the articles. It is important that you show that you
have read andunderstood the course material and that you have
gained some awareness from our classdiscussions.
Literature:Schmidt, Conaway, Easton. & Wardrope. (2007).
Communicating Globally: Interculturalcommunication and
International Business. Thousand Oaks, CA; Sage Publications.
Compendium: Business Cultures, 7.5 hp.
Recommended reading:Gesteland, Richard. (2005).Cross-Cultural
Business Behavior. (4
thEd). Copenhagen: Copenhagen
Business School Liber
Contact information:Teacher Course secretaryAnnika Malmsten
Marie [email protected] [email protected]: 12B551
Room: 12B556Tel: 054- 700 13 91 Tel: 054-700 22 61
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
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Course Outline
Week 14 Wednesday, 6
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April Time: 13:15-16:00 Room: 1B306
Content: # 1 What is organisational culture?
Readings for this week:Communicating globally; Chapter 1: The
concept of international business and a global marketplace
Chapter 2: The concept of intercultural communication and the
cosmopolitan leader
Week 15 Study week (no classes)
Readings for this week:Communicating globally; Chapter 3: The
concept of cultural synergy and the global organization
Chapter 4: Cultural contact and Interfacing with others
Week 16 Monday, 18th
April Time: 13:15-16:00 Room: 1B364
Content: # 2 Various Value Dimensions in Business Culture
Readings for this week:Communicating globally: Chapter 5: The
nature of language and nonverbal communication
Compendium:Nancy Adler: How Cultural Differences Affect
OrganizationsStella Ting-Toomey: Classical Value OrientationsFons
Tromepnaars & Peter Woolliams: Recognizing Cultural
Differences
Linda Beamer & Iris Varner:The Role of the Interpreter
Week 17 Tuesday, 26th
April Time: 13:15-15:00 Room: 1B309
Content: # 3 Case study: IKEA in Saudi Arabia
Guest lecturer: Kotaiba Abdul Aal
Readings for this week:Communicating globally; Chapter 13: Doing
business in Africa and the Middle East
Wednesday, 27th April Time: 13:15-16:00 Room: 1B309
Content: # 4 Leadership
Readings for this week:Communicating globally; Chapter 7:
Cosmopolitan leadership, teams and the global workforce
Chapter 8: Disturbing the equilibrium and creating planned
change
Compendium:Linda Beamer & Iris Varner: Decision
MakingCharlene Solomon & Michael Schell: Unique Challenges
Women Face
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Week 18 Thursday, 5th
May Time: 13:15-15:00 Room: 11C369
Content: # 5 Conflict management
Guest lecturer: Tomas Jansson
Readings for this week:Communicating globally; Chapter 6:
Intercultural communication and conflict management
Compendium:Robbins, Stephen. Chapter 13 Conflict and
Negotiations, pages 218-231
Week 19 Wednesday, 11th
May Time: 13:15-16:00 Room: 12B150
Content: # 6 Multicultural teams
Readings for this week:Compendium:Schneider, Susan &
Barsoux, Jean-Louis: The multicultural teamGraeme Burton &
Richard Dimbleby: What affects perception?
Week 20 Wednesday, 18th
May Time: 13:15-16:00 Room: 1B306
Content # 7 Commercials through a cultural perspective
Guest lecturer: Andreas Jacobsson
Readings for this week:Compendium:Ingrid Pillar: Advertising as
a site of language contactJohn Sinclair & Rowan Wilken:
Strategic regionalization in marketing campaigns: Beyond
thestandardization/glocalization debate
Week 21 Wednesday, 25th
May Time: 13:15-16:00 Room: 1B309
Content: # 8 Developing cultural competence
Readings for this week:
Compendium:Myron Lustig & Jolene Koester: Competence and
Intercultural Communication
Your take home exam will be handed out
Week 22 Deadline for your take home exam:
Thursday, 2nd
June Time: 22:00
Send your paper to: [email protected]
