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Objective

The object of the course
You will learn how to do international workforce planning, recruitment, development and training as well as performance evaluation and management. You will also learn to consider legal and ethical aspects in intercultural teams.

Course competences
Ethics
Internationality and multiculturalism
Operating in a workplace

The learning objectives of the course

You are able to critically review, analyze and understand information available from academic and professional business sources in intercultural management and leadership field.
You can apply disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge to analyze business challenges and trends to propose or take in action practical intercultural management situations based on the findings.
You know how to communicate responsibly, effectively and professionally in English in oral and written formats and participate in inter- and multicultural settings and demonstrate teamwork skills.
You understand issues of ESR and find their meaningful applications in the business practices and decision-making in intercultural management and leadership.

Content

International Workforce Planning and Recruitment, Performance Evaluation and Management, Development and Training, Legal and ethical aspects in Intercultural Teams, Project Management in international and multicultural context.
For each content unit there will be processes and analytical tools provided for implementation of learned model and concepts

Location and time

Class room teaching.
Learning space Moodle.

Materials

Lectures
International Management, Culture, Strategy and Behavior, Fred Luthans and Jonathan P. Doh, McGrawHill 2014 (9th Edition) [Hardcover, Softcover, International, or eBook] ISBN-13: 9780077862442

Cross-Cultural Management: Foundations and Future, Dean Tjosvold, Professor Kwok Leung and Dr. Fiona Moore, Taylor&Francis Group, 2003.

Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind, Geert Hofstede, Gert Jan Hofstede, Michael Minkov, McGrawHill, 2010.

Teaching methods

Face-to-face learning and distance learning.

Exam schedules

Exam week 19, re-exam week 20.

International connections

The issues discussed in multicultural viewpoint as they materialize in multinational companies. Guest lectures from international partner universities possible.

Completion alternatives

Recognition of Prior Learning and Experience
Accreditation
Recognition of informal learning
Studification

More information in the degree regulations and the study guide.

Student workload

Lectures 24
Virtual study 12 h
Assignments 41 h
Independent study 58 h
Total 135 h

Further information

Exchange students 10

Items of assessment: CASE WORK 60% EXAM 40%

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Adequate 1:
You are familiar with the ways to analyze and evaluate academic and business information relevant to to intercultural management and leadership.
You know how to analyze business challenges and trends in intercultural management and propose viable action in a guided situation.
You can transmit your ideas and findings in English and participate in multicultural teamwork to a limited extent. You are able to identify some basic ESR-related issues and discuss superficially their meaningful applications in intercultural settings.

Satisfactory 2

You show basic ability to analyze and evaluate academic and business information relevant for intercultural management and leadership. You can to a limited extent analyze business challenges and trends and propose solutions related to international management and leadership.
You are able to get your main message through when presenting your ideas and findings and have basic teamwork skills in multicultural teamwork. You are able to identify and assess some ESR-related issues for intercultural management and the action related to them and discuss some of their meaningful applications in intercultural settings.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3
You can analyze and evaluate business data and consider possible approaches and outcomes for intercultural management and leadership.
You are able to analyze business challenges and trends and propose solutions for intercultural management.
You are able to present your and your team’s ideas and findings in English and participate in multicultural teamwork.
You are able to identify and assess the ESR-related issues and to discuss their meaningful applications in intercultural settings.

Very Good 4
You have the ability to analyze and evaluate intercultural management information from various sources.
You can analyze complicated business challenges and various trends and propose practical solutions for intercultural management.
You are able to present your and your team’s ideas and findings in English on a level clearly above average of your peers and participate productively in multicultural teamwork.
You are able to identify the relevant ESR-related issues and discuss their meaningful applications in intercultural settings.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5
You have ability to analyze, evaluate and combine academic and business information from various sources on intercultural management and leadership.
You can analyze complicated business challenges and trends and propose practical and innovative solutions for or intercultural management.
You are able to present your and your team’s ideas in a convincing manner in English and participate in and manage multicultural teams. You are able to identify and assess deeply and widely the ESR-related issues and discuss their meaningful applications in intercultural settings.

Qualifications

First year course of Management (JAMK Degree students) or equivalent course in basics of management completed.