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Seminar in Cross Cultural Competences and Management [ LLSMS2065 ]


5.0 crédits ECTS  30.0 h   2q 

Teacher(s) Patsalidès André ; Malhotra Sunita ;
Language English
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Aims Help students in International Management to communicate and negotiate effectively within a multicultural environment. The objectives are: - to acquire theoretical concepts of contemporary approaches to the pragmatics of communication and its cross-cultural dimensions within a management context. - to provide frame for analyzing cultural interactions and for understanding the ways cultures manage time, space, context, values and actions. - to analyze the differents elements in a negotiation process. - to address specific cultures (such as the Western, Arabic, Chinese,...).
Content Methodology This seminar will use interactive learning approach. The multiculutral composition of the student body will be used as a laboratory in order to enhance personal awareness and to provide an effective evaluation of interaction models used. The seminar will be given in a concentrated manner in 2x2 hour sessions which will include: -discussion of required readings; -group exercises and role playing -evaluation Three outside experts will be invited to the seminar.
Other information Prerequisites (ideally in terms of competiencies) introductory course in European economics. Evaluation : The evaluation is based on class participation and exercise's feedback reports (50%) and term paper (50%) Documents: A reader of 200 pages will be handed out at the first class meeting. the reader will include basic texts, such as, Watzlawick, Pragmatics of human communictaion; E.T. Hall, On Soace and Time in cultures; Nierenberg's Fundamentals of negotiation; Bovee & Thill, Business Communication Today; Sardar, Cultural Sudies; Thomas, Cultural Intelligence-Global Skills; Mead, Cross-Cultural Management Communication: Hofstede, Values and Culture Handouts will be provided for each session. Internationalisation 1 international content (does the course tackle international issues related to the course content ?) Skills 1 presentation skills 1 team work Techniques and tools for teaching and learning 1 Internet work
Cycle et année
d'étude
> Master [120] in Anthropology
> Master [120] in Management
> Master of arts in Business engineering
Faculty or entity
in charge
> CLSM


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