Utdrag fra kursbeskrivelse

Leading Across Borders: Culture, Mobility, and Virtuality

Introduksjon

In an increasingly globalized world, where organizations are seeking to attract international talent and where individuals are increasingly mobile, cultural awareness and cross-cultural leadership knowledge and skills are essential. Organizations also need to adjust their human resources management practices to better deal with cultural diversity.

This course is a theoretical, analytical, and experience-based foundation for understanding the challenges and opportunities involved in leading a culturally diverse workforce.

In this course, we use organizational and psychological research to explore culture, mobility, cross-cultural leadership, and international HR management. We examine how cultural differences shape workplace behavior, the challenges and opportunities of international mobility, and the links between culture, leadership, and social sustainability. We also discuss managing diversity in multinational corporations, leading global virtual teams, and the ethical dilemmas that arise from cultural diversity.

Kursets innhold

Topics covered:

  • the construct of culture
  • cultural differences, including comparative theories/research and indigenous theories/research
  • international mobility, including research on expatriation and migration
  • cross-cultural leadership and responsible human resource management, including research on cultural intelligence and leadership development, leadership across cultures, and responsible human resource management practices in multinational corporations
  • global virtual settings, including research on leadership effectiveness and its determinants in global virtual teams
  • ethical dilemmas associated with the management of cultural diversity in the workplace

Forbehold

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