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Leading Cultural Diversity

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- Course task submission after deadline will affect overall course grade negatively. - Citation is needed to support your argument or discussion or statement. - Course task submission after deadline will affect overall course grade negatively. - Citation is needed to support your argument or discussion or statement.

This course offers fundamental understanding of cultural issues in today's global business, social and communicational environment. The course also provides the participants with the skill to navigate successfully in intercultural environments. - Culture in general, elements of culture, national cultural typologies, organizational culture. - Influence of culture on leading, communicating and negotiating beyond national boundary. - Teams made up of people from diverse cultural background. - Work culture.

Total: 27x5= 135 hours Reading of suggested course materials: 30h Individual activities: 30h Peer task reading & commenting : 10h Project & presentation: 30h Following presentations, presentation participation diary writing & course feedback: 25h

This course offers fundamental understanding of cultural issues in today's global business, social and communicational environment. The course also provides the participants with the skill to navigate successfully in intercultural environments. After successfully completing the course, the participants will be able to: - understand culture from critical point of view emphasizing national and organizational culture. - identify factors which are root causes for cultural differences. - bridge cultural differences for smooth coexistence. - empower own self for leading, communicating and negotiating people with diverse cultural background. - recognize dynamics of multicultural team / group at work.

- Organization Culture and Leadership, Edgar H. Schein, 5th edition / Newer version - Cultures and Organizations: Software of the mind, Geert Hofstede et. al, 3rd edition -The Cultural Map, Erin Meyer, International edition 2015 - When Cultures Collide, Richard D. Lewis, 4th edition 2018 - Suggested materials to electronic course platform moodle

This is an online course. Study methods are followed: Reading, individual task, project and presentation

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