IMMG 32052

>< Title : Cross Cultural Management
>< Type/Status : Elective Course
>< Teaching and learning objectives:
The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of how cultures influence behaviour and processes in organizations, and how the underlying heterogeneity of a cross-cultural management situation can be synergistically handled
On successful completion of this course, students will appreciate the increasing instances of cross-cultural situations due to rapid globalization and acquire skills in managing heterogeneity of cultures for sustained productivity.
>< Course Content:

Man and culture, culture and work place values, harmonizing values and organizational growth, cultural dimensions in management, changing environment of management, the changing organizational culture and the cross cultural leadership techniques.

>< Methodology:
The course will be delivered in a combination of lectures and case discussions.
>< Scheme of Evaluation:
The performance will be assessed in a combination of interactive classroom sessions, case analysis, group works, projects and final written examination.
>< Recommended Reading:
1. Michele A. Paludi, “Human Development in Multicultural Contexts“, 7th Edition, 2000, Prentice Hall.
2. Helen Deresky,”International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures”, 4th Edition, 2002, Prentice Hall.
3. Alex Inkeles, Masamichi Sasak,”Comparing Nations and Cultures: Readings in a Cross-Disciplinary Perspective”, 1995, Prentice Hall.

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