To Study the Effect of Ccm in Business.

(Main Campus, Department of Business Administration)

BBA Program

Lecture Plan/Course Outlines

Course Title: Cross Cultural Management

Course Code: MGT434

Credit Hours: 3

Semester:

Pre-requisite: Principles of Management

Introduction

This course will provide students with an in-depth understanding of the differences across cultures, critical to working and interacting in today’s culturally diverse business environments. The course provides conceptual frameworks for systematically understanding such cultural differences, and identifies dimensions of convergence and divergence in norms, values and belief systems. Topics covered include comparative studies of culture and country profiles; the impact of culture on how business is conducted; the challenges of cross-cultural communication, negotiation and decision making; ethics and social responsibility in global management; managing diverse global human resources, particularities of cross cultural motivation, and leadership in a multicultural world.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

* Demonstrate an appreciation of your own and other cultures, and be able to critically reflect on norms, values and belief systems

* Analyse and evaluate the value dimensions on which cultures differ - based on theoretical frameworks, research, and country specific knowledge

* Recognise and demonstrate an understanding of the impact of culture on business behaviours and practices, including intercultural communication, leadership, motivation, conflict management, negotiation and decision-making, along with ethical considerations

* Link this understanding to current issues in the dynamic and rapidly changing international business environment

* Demonstrate an understanding of international human resource issues unique to global management including expatriate selection, cross cultural transitions, training and adjustment; repatriation and the management of...