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Course No. MGT957 Course Title: MANAGING CROSS CULTURAL DIVERSITY L: 3 T: 0 P: 0 Cr: 3
TextBook
1. Luthans Doh,Hogetts, International management- Cultural strategy and behaviour, Tata mcgraw hill, 2008.
Other Readings
Sr. No. Jouranls atricles as compulsary readings (specific articles, Complete reference)
4 Black Women's Leadership Experience:Examining The Intersectionality of Racer and Gender, Advance In Developing Human Resources Vol.11 no.5 oct 2009
7 Leadership Lessons From INDIA; Harvard Business Review Vol.5 no.3 march2010
8 Harnessing Your Staffs Informal Networks:Harvard Business Review Vol.5 no.3 march2010
9 Leadership In The Age Of Transparency: Harvard Business Review Vol.5 No.4 april 2010
10 Employee Motivation:A Powerful New Model, Harvard Buisness Review,vol.5 no.1 july august 2008
11 Case study: Avon in global market: managing developing a global workforce,Book 1 page no 417
13 Case study-Waiting in new delhi, International business, 3rd edition. page no 211
17 Case study- GM returns to south Africa 10 years after end of apartheid. Book 1, page no. 76
18 Case study-West indies yacht club resort: when culture collide. Book 1, page no. 465
22 Case study- Dell’s dilemma in brazil :negotiating at the state level. Book 1, page no. 195
25 Workplace stress and well being across cultures, Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal vol.17 no.1 2010 Proquest
26 Innovation Management and Thought Leadership – A Cultural Requirement in a Global Competitive Environment, The Journal of American Academy of
Business, Cambridge * Vol. 16 * No1 Sep 2010,proquest
27 The influence of national culture on dissolution communication strategies in western v/s asian business relationships,Supply Chain Management; 2004,proquest
28 Cross-Cultural Presentations-How To Make Them More Effective,Sales and Marketing Management; Sep 1989; 141, 11, proquest
Relevant Websites
Sr. No. Web adress (only if relevant to the courses) Salient Features
Part 1
Week 1 Lecture 1 Dimension of Culture: nature of culture Book :1,chapter 4 page 92-101
Lecture 2 Importance of culture diversity, Values in culture Book :1,chapter 4 page incredible india video
101-107 showing various cultures
Book :6, in one single country, eg
of sub cultures and
diveristy
Lecture 3 Models of culture : Hofstede's culture dimension Book :1,Chapter 4 Page hofstede's research on
101-106 IBM Study
Week 2 Lecture 4 Models of culture :attitude dimension of culture Book :1,Chapter 4 Page HomeWork 1 Allocation
107-109
Lecture 5 Trompenaar's cultural dimension Book :1,Chapter 4 Page
109-116
Lecture 6 Integrating Culture and management:Project GLOBE Book :1,Chapter 4 Page Term Paper 1 Allocation
117-119
Book :28,
Week 3 Lecture 7 Managing Across borders: Strategy for managing across culture Book :1,Chapter 4 Page case study book1 page
124-129 124 WAKING UP
Book :5, HEINEKEN
Lecture 8 Cross culture differences and similarities with a focus upon impact of Book :1,Chapter Page HomeWork 1
culture difference in china 129-140 Submission
Book :25,
Lecture 9 Cross culture differences and similarities with a focus upon impact of Book :1,Chapter5 Page
culture difference in Europe, India and Arab countries 140-147
Week 4 Lecture 10 Understanding organization culture diversity : Nature of Book :1,Chapter6 Page
organizational culture 152-154
Part 2
Week 5 Lecture 13 Phases and types of multicultural development, problems and Book :1,Chapter 6 Page HomeWork 2 Allocation
advantages to multiculturalism 165-171
Lecture 14 Cross Culture Communication : Understanding communication Book :1,Chapter 7 Page
process 178-183
Book :31,
Lecture 15 Cross Culture Communication :Flows, Barriers Book :27,
->Reference :1,chapter7
Page184-197
Lecture 21 Revision
MID-TERM
Part 3
Week 8 Lecture 22 Motivation across culture : Content approach of motivation and Book :1,Chapter 12 Page video on motivatio
process theories 366-370
Book :12,
Lecture 23 Application of need hierarchy theory Book :1,Chapter 12 Page HomeWork 3 Allocation
370-374
Week 10 Lecture 28 Leadership in International context:difference and similarities between Book :1,Chapter 13 Page
US and japenese leadership styles 404-409
Book :4,
Lecture 29 Leadership in International context: Leadership in china,middle east Book :1,Chapter 13 Page
409-414
Book :9,
Part 4
Week 10 Lecture 30 Recent findings and insights about leadership:transformational, Book :1,Chapter 13 Page HomeWork 4 Allocation
transactional, charismastic,qualities for successful leader 415-419
Book :26,
Week 11 Lecture 31 Leadership behavior, effectiveness, teams, insights from the GLOBE Book :1,Chapter 13 Page
study 419-424
Lecture 32 Expatriation management: Sources Book :1,Chpater14 Page
430-437
Lecture 33 Selection criteria for international assignments and procedure Book :1,Chpater 14 Term Paper 1
Page438-445 Submission
Lecture 36 Labour relationship in diverse workforce,Approaches to labour Book :1,Chpater 15 Page Quiz 2
relations in countries like US, 476-478
Book :24,
Week 13 Lecture 37 Approaches to labour relations in countries like hina,Europe, and Arab Book :1,Chpater 15 Page
countries 478-484
Lecture 38 International Structure of Unions, Industrial democracy,strategic Book :1,Chpater 15
managment of international labor relations Page488-490
Spill Over
Week 14 Lecture 40 Ethics and social responsibility Book :1,Chapter 3 Page 54-72
Lecture 41 Political, legal and technological environment Book :1,Chapter 2Page 34-48
Lecture 42 Eonomic performnace and issues of major regions like North Aerica, Book :1,Chapter 1 Page 15-27
South America, Europe,Asia
Homework 3 4 15 45
Term Paper 1 25 25
Quiz 2 15 30
Total :- 100
* In ENG courses wherever the total exceeds 100, consider x best out of y components of CA, as explained in teacher's guide available on the UMS
List of suggested topics for term paper[at least 15] (Student to spend about 15 hrs on any one specified term paper)
Sr. No. Topic
1 The effect of cultural barriers in business operation.
2 Cultural problem with Disney in globalization.
3 Role of motivation in managing cross cultural diversity
4 Culture and Organization structure of an Indian company in comparison to an foreign company.
5 Motivational techniques followed across cultures.
6 HRM practices in comparison with different countries
7 Analyze the various Indian company‟s who are successful in managing cross cultural issues while going
globalized.
8 Student will have to find out the various cultural issues while making there presence abroad. Eg. Bajaj
motorbikes in sri lanka, mahindra cars in Nigeria, taj hotel in new Zealand, haveli in Canada etc.
9 Challenges faced by company‟s in communicating across culture.
10 Analyze cultural factors which influence leadership qualities.
11 Cultural problems faced by TaTa steel in aquiring and managing Corus.
12 Describe the cultural profile and do comparison with a country of your choice. Minimum 3 comparisons.
13 Analyze the types of operational conflicts that could occur in an international context because of different
attitudes towards time, change, material factors, and individualism. based upon various countries allocated
14 Study of cultral conflicts in australia with indian students and its impact on both countries relation. and
analysis on business loss due to such conflicts.Reasons and suggestion for the same.
15 Analysis on why indian people are more familiar with cultures of countries like dubai,canada,america etc. for
doing work in foreign countries. study of factors which are favourable and unfavourable to them.