International Management and Leadership (5 cr)
Code: HL00BD85-3004
General information
- Enrollment
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18.11.2024 - 07.02.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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10.02.2025 - 19.05.2025
Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- School of Business
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 20 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Business Management
- Teachers
- Risto Korkia-Aho
- Groups
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MTM25VKBachelor's Degree Programme in Tourism Management,vaihto-opiskelu/Exchange studies
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HTG22S1Bachelor's Degree Programme in Business Information Technology
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HTK22S1Tietojenkäsittely (AMK)
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MTM23S1Bachelor's Degree Programme in Tourism Management
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HBI25VKDDBachelor’s degree in International Business (Double Degree studies, Bachelor level)
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HBI25VKIGSHBachelor’s degree in Business Administration, IGS Group HRM, (Bachelor's)
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HBI25VKBachelor's Degree Programme in International Business, vaihto-opiskelu/Exchange studies
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HBI24VSDDBachelor’s degree in International Business (Double Degree studies, Bachelor level)
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HTK21S1Tietojenkäsittely (AMK)
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HTG21S1Bachelor's Degree Programme in Business Information Technology
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HBI22S1Degree Programme in International Business
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HTL22S1Liiketalouden tutkinto-ohjelma (AMK)
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MTM22S1Bachelor's Degree Programme in Tourism Management
- Course
- HL00BD85
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.
Evaluation scale
0-5
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.
Further information
Exchange students 20
Items of assessment: Team work and individual assignments
Student workload
Lectures 24
Virtual study 12 h
Assignments 41 h
Independent study 58 h
Total 135 h
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Exam schedules
in the second week of May
Teaching language
en
Teaching methods
Face-to-face teaching, group and individual assignments, case studies and workshops, independent study
Location and time
Class room teaching on Tuesdays
Learning space Moodle.
Introduction to the course: Presentation of the course, objectives, individual and teamwork scenario, and assessment methods.
Presentation of the participants in the classroom and some small activities of knowing better each other
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Qualifications
First year course of Management (JAMK Degree students) or equivalent course in basics of management completed.
Content
For each content unit there will be processes and analytical tools provided for implementation of learned model and concepts
Objective
The goal of the course
The course aims to allow participants to enhance their leadership skills and to master specific competencies in intercultural management and business negotiations in a global environment. The course will also give participants the mindset, the approach, the methodologies, and the tools to manage people.
Students are trained to cope with multicultural challenges and partnerships, and the internationalization of firms - and to develop their personal leadership skills. The course includes students from many parts of the world - contributing to its true international and entrepreneurial spirit.
The failure to recognize cultural differences in leadership are the most common cause of failure for cross-national enterprises. This course helps you to understand how international managers of different cultures express different values and priorities when they make and implement decisions. These values influence work relationships , whether between superior and subordinate, peers, international partners, managers in HQ and subsidiaries.
In addition to understand the influence of national and corporate culture, international managers need to weigh other factors, like social and business environment and the personalities of the people concerned.
Managers in multinational corporations may have the difficult task of integrating the varied values of their diverse workforce in establishing a vision and setting goals for the whole organisation. The insight thus gained in this course could provide managers with added competitive advantage in the culturally diverse global market.
This course provides its participants with the understanding that international management and leadership involves not just conducting international business transactions abroad but also working with people who may not share our basic values and assumptions.
Course competences:
Leading people across boundaries by analysing cultures and making comparisons
Leadership and Communication in Multicultural environment
Global Mindset
Mapping Global Leadership Competencies
Cross-cultural Negotiations
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 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.