CLM IKM3 - Interkulturel organisationsadfærd, forretningsadfærd og ledelse

Undervisningen inddrager komparativ sociologisk litteratur der relateres til ledelses- og organisationsforhold i kulturelt forskellige områder af verden. Der inddrages cases og teoretisk litteratur om interkulturel ledelse og virksomhedssamarbejde.

Undervisningen foregår som fællesforelæsninger og holdundervisning. Der arbejdes med cases.

Emner som tænkes behandlet:The Sociological and Comparative Perspective: Postmodern organizations and management, Modern organizations and organizational theory in a postmodern context, Modern organizations in traditional contexts, Management in Africa and Latin America Organizational structure and intercultural managementIntercultural management and organizational culture Communication – within and between organizationsCultural aspects of Mergers and AcquisitionsMethodology and writing of synopsisWrap-up of the Course

Faget styrker evnen til interkulturel problemidentifikation

Undervisningens formål er at sætte de studerende i stand til at analysere kulturforskelles betydning for ledelses- og organisationsadfærd, internt i organisationer og mellem organisationer ud fra interkulturelle og kommunikative synsvinkler. De studerende skal opnå indsigt i samspillet mellem kulturforskelle på samfundsniveau og organisationsniveau og deres betydning for kommunikation og ledelsesadfærd, herunder deres rolle for virksomhedssamarbejde og –sammen­slutninger. Det er endvidere målsætningen, at de studerende sættes i stand til at redegøre for de teoretiske perspektiver, som ligger til grund for de metoder, teorier og analyser som anvendes i kurset

I synopsen skal den studerende kunne:

Ved den mundtlige prøve skal den studerende kunne:

Mundtlig eksamen på baggrund af en synopsis

Der udgives et kompendium og lægges tekster på SiteScape

Inglehart, R. (1997): Value Systems: The Subjective Aspect of Politics and Economics. In Modernization and Postmodernization. Cultural, Economic and Political Change in 43 Societies. Princeton: Princeton University Press

Campbell, A.: The Body Shop – The Most Honest Cosmetics Company In the World. InDe Wit, B. and R. Meyer (1998): Strategy: Process, Content, Context. An International Perspective. New York: West Publishing Company

Inglehart, R. (1997), Modernization and Postmodernization. Cultural, Economic and Political Change in 43 Societies. Ch. 2. Individual Level Change and Societal Level Change. Princeton: Princeton University Press

Inglehart, Ronald and Baker W.E. (2000), "Modernization, Cultural Change and the Persistance of Traditional Values," American Sociological Review, 65 (February)

Ritzer, George (2000), The Mcdonaldization of society (New Century ed.). Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Pine Forge Press.

Osland S, Silvio de Franco and Asbjørn Osland: Organizational implications of Latin American culture: Lessons for the Expatriate Manager. Journal of Management Inquiry; Thousand Oaks, June 1999.

Kuada, J. (1994): Factors Underlying Managerial behaviour in Africa. In Managerial

Behaviour in Ghana and Kenya - A Cultural Perspective

Nina Jacob (2003): Organizational structure and intercultural Management. Kogan Page ed.

Helen Deresky (2000), Chap 9. Organization Structure and Coordination Systems in International Management – managing Across Borders and cultures, 3. ed. Prentice hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, pp. 286-317

Susan C. Schneider & Jean-Louis Barsoux (2003), Interacting spheres of culture. , 2.ed. Pearson Education Limited, Essex,

Debra Meyerson & Joanne Martin (1987): Cultural change: An integration of three different views. Journal of Management Studies 24:6 November 1987

Jean-Claude Usunier (2000): Chap 16, Intercultural Marketing Negotiations 1: People trust and tasks, in Marketing Across Cultures, Prentice Hall, London

Gertsen, M., Søderberg, A.-M. & Torp, J.E.: Different Approaches to the Understanding of Culture in Mergers and Acquisitions. In: Gertsen, M., Søderberg, A.-M. & Torp, J.E. (Eds.): Cultural Dimensions of International Acquisitions. Walther de Gruyter, Berlin & New York 1998, pp. 17-38.

Dooley, K.J. & Zimmerman, B.J. (2003): Merger as Marriage. Communication issues in post-merger integration. Health Care Management Review 28 (1). In: Risberg, A. (Ed.): Merger and Acquisitions. A Reader. London & New York: Routledge 2006

Optional:

Bee Chen Goh (1996): The Psychology of Chinese Negotiation. In Negotiating with the Chinese, Dartmouth, Wiltshire.

Henriette Balslev & Anne-Sofie Rehfeld (2003): Case: Negotiations in China