SYLLABUS

1. Objectifs du cours

1. Develop cultural awareness and self-reflexivity
Help students recognize their own cultural conditioning and biases, and understand how these shape perceptions, judgments, and behavior in professional settings.
2. Understand key theoretical frameworks
Introduce major models for analyzing cultural differences.
3. Analyze the impact of culture on management practices
Examine how culture influences leadership styles, decision-making, negotiation, motivation, HR practices, and organizational structures across different countries and regions.
4. Build practical intercultural communication skills
Train students to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries, avoid misunderstandings, and adapt communication styles to different cultural contexts.

2. Description du cours

We will begin with a lecture, during which I will introduce you to the key theoretical frameworks in communication and intercultural management.
I have also prepared some videos and podcasts for you, based on real-life accounts, and you will be asked to watch or listen to them between sessions.
Then during the tutorials, I will use real-world business cases, role-plays, and possibly study-abroad or exchange experiences to translate theory into practical managerial competence.

3. Plan du cours

• Lectures : 6 hours
• What's culture ?
• What's cultural intelligence ?
• Hofstede
• Hall
• Trompenaars - Hampden-Turner
• Erin Meyer
• Tutorials : 20 hours
• Sessions Session content
• Session 1 Communication
• Session 2 Face + focus on evaluating - How to give feedbacks ?
• Session 3 Leadership and decision making
• Session 4 Time keeping, punctuality and scheduling
• Session 5 Principles-first or applications-first ? Conflict or how to express disagreement ?
• Session 6 How trust is built ? Negociations and contract
• Session 7 Rewards and motivation, getting status by achievement/ascription ?
• Session 8 Managing culture in international companies
• Session 9 Written assessment, individual
• Session 10 oral presentation, (6 groups max), synthesis

4. Compétences visées

• Develop cognitive, motivational, and behavioral competencies that allow students to adjust effectively when working in unfamiliar cultural environments.

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5. Modalités pédagogiques

Mode d'enseignement : Présentiel

Langue(s) utilisée(s) : English

Méthodes pédagogiques : Cours magistral, Travaux Dirigés, Débat / Discussion, Exposé présenté par les étudiants, Recherche documentaire, Simulation

6. Modalités d'évaluation

Examen écrit sur table, Présentation orale, Quiz en ligne ou tests formatifs réguliers
(1. Quiz on the lectures 2.Written assessment, individual 3.Oral presentations)

7. Bibliographie

• - Erin Meyer, The culture map, PublicAffairs, 2015
• - Trompenaars F., Hampden- Turner C., Riding the waves of culture. Understanding cultural diversity in business, McGraw -Hill, third edition, 2012