ITM Master 3. Sem.
8103: International Management III
           

Fr 11.45-15.30 h S 04

4 SWS Course International Management and Culture

Workload: 60 h classroom work / 180 h self-study

ECTS points: 8

Examination: Presentations (50%), Assignment paper (12-15 pages p.P.) (50%)

Course organisation:

Lecture (before lunch):
Chapters Mead/Andrews (2009) International Management Culture

Part of the book is on Google books
 http://books.google.de/books?id=s7_CfAYH_7UC&printsec=
frontcover&dq=mead+andrews+international+management&hl=de&ei=2ZWtTPyjDsvU4waRh6ilBg&sa
=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

Seminar (after lunch):
One topical book about Intercultural Management presented and discussed by a student:

Synopsis paper (2-3 pages) handed out to participants one week before presentation

30 min. presentation, 60 min. structured discussion (included an active part for participants:
for instance every participant has to tell an experience related to the topic; prepared role play or debate etc.)
(Presentation+Synopsis 30% mark)

15 pages assignment paper to be handed in by January 31

Books to choose from:
Nakata: Beyond Hofstede (2 parts)
Graburn: Multiculturalism in New Japan
Bauman: Culture and Liquid Modernity
Morgan: Cross-Cultural Ethics
Dressler: Asian HRM
Bloch/Whiteley: The Global You
Hall/Hall: Understanding Cultural Differences (Germany, France, USA)
Robinowitz/Carr: Modern-Day Vikings (Sweden)
Yamada: Different Games - Different Rules (Japan)

All information given in this lecture is available here (www.arlt-lectures.com) for download.

Please check the homepage of the website regularly for announcements about time changes etc.

Cross Cultural Management

Exercise 3.6 (hardcopy)

Movement in the Culture

Cultures are not fixed, they develop over time. With globalisation the speed of change has increased.

Example:

Tourism comes to Greek islands (1960/70s):

- real estate on the shore becomes more valuable

- jobs are becoming available for women (restaurants, hotels)

- tourists coming to the islands present new role models for gender and generations relations

WHAT CHANGES IN THE LOCAL CULTURE ARE LIKELY TO HAPPEN?

Example:

Germany was divided in two and a half country for 40 years and has been reunited for more than 20 years.

WHICH DIFFERENCES CAN STILL BE FOUND BETWEEN EAST AND WEST,

WHICH DIFFERENCES HAVE DISAPPEARED?

Organisational Culture

Subcultures

Positive vs. Negative

Strong vs. Weak

Culture and Communication - You cannot not communicate

communication.mmap

  Contact: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt FRGS
Bachelor and Master Program International Tourism Management
arlt@fh-westkueste.de, Office 2.018, Tel. 0481 8555-513
Consultation hours (during lecture period): Wednesday 13.00 - 14.00 h