MBA 522: Cross-Cultural Management

Overview

Cross-cultural management is a topic that is receiving increasing attention as a result of growing diversity in the workplace. This course will focus on cultural issues related to effective management styles and introduce methods for preparing employees for overseas assignments.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe a culture in terms of a multi-dimensional model and discuss the management implications of a given culture's location in the model.
• Develop a plan for training employees prior to overseas postings.
• Anticipate and manage the cultural conflicts that will likely occur when people from any two cultures do business.

Required Texts
MBA 522 texts are available from the JIU/MBS bookstore