Managing in Global Workplaces

About the course

Topics

Globalisation Internationalisation HR Management

Course content

This course explores the challenges of global workplaces from managers' and employees' point of view. It brings up questions regarding what happens to the workplaces when organizations span geographical, linguistic, and cultural borders. The course focuses on management, human resource management, mobility, culture, identity and language aspects of the globalization. Whereas the main perspective will be managerial, employees' perspectives will also be introduced.

Readings and lectures will present various theoretical perspectives on globalization and the workplace and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these when applied to today’s organizations.

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What you learn

Describe different management approaches and perspectives on managing global workplaces.
Relate these approaches and perspectives to common issues of managing global workplaces
Analyze and discuss the impact of global workplaces on organizations, management and employees
Apply the relevance of various theories of sciences perspectives and analytical methods for studying the managing of global workplaces.

Course prerequisites

Relevant bachelor's degree – in business and management or equivalent.

Facts

Level

Master

Type

Mandatory course – also offered as elective

ECTS

7.5

Course code

CCDCO1005U

Teaching periods

Autumn – 1st quarter

Academic year

2024/2025

Status

Available places

Teaching language

English

Teaching Format

On campus

Exams

Written assignment
Individual exam, autumn

Assessment

7 point grading scale