BUS470 CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT
| Course Code: |
3530470 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
6.0 |
| Department: |
Business Administration |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
The interdependence of economies, political systems, and cultures has created a world of organizations that is no longer limited by national boundaries. Society and organizations alike have become microcosms of human diversity reflecting demographic, social, psychological and cultural differences. Increasingly managers interact with individuals and groups of different national origin and cultural backgrounds - whether in their own domestic corporations, as members of international organizations, or when working in foreign environments. This course is an introduction to the unique challenges faced by persons attempting to enter, interpret, understand, and above all function effectively in foreign environments with the goal of managing organizations and people having diverse notions of time, space, linguistic structures and work-related values and practices. There is a thematic focus on the “Big Emerging Market” countries, i.e. Argentina,Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, and Turkey.
