604.600 (15W) Cultural Skills in SEE and CEE I

Wintersemester 2015/16

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First course session
27.10.2015 10:00 - 11:30 S.0.05 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
Course title german Cultural Skills in SEE and CEE I
Type Lecture - Course (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 3.0
Registrations 34 (35 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction Englisch
Course begins on 27.10.2015

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Course Information

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Vortrag, Diskussionen

Course content

​Einführung in das Wissensfeld "cross-cultural management" mit seinen Axiomen, Begriffen, Hypothesen und vergleichenden empirischen Studien. Anwendung dieser Perspektive auf Mittel-,Ost- und Südosteuropa.

Topics

  • Kulturtheorien
  • Gesellschaften Ost und Südosteuropas (O-SOE) Methoden des Kulturvergleichs
  • Wirtschaftskutur O-SOE
  • Wirtschaft O-SOE im globalen Kontext
  • Fallstudien
  • verhandeln im interkulturellen Kontext
  • Kultur als Barriere der Produktassimilation
  • interkulturelle Trainingsansätze

Teaching objective

Förderung sozialer und kultureller Kompetenz im Hinblick auf Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft in Mittel-, Ost- und Südosteuropa.

Literature

Minkov, M. (2011), Cultural Differences in a Globalizing World (Emerald); Kovacs, J./V. Zentai (eds.) (2012), Capitalism from Outside (CEU Press); ​Langer, J./N. Alfirevic/J. Pavicic (2005), Organizational Change in Transition Societies (Ashgate); ​Langer, J./J. Pavicic/N. Alfirevic (2009), Knowledge Region: Alps-Adriatic Challenges, Vol I (P. Lang); ​Langer, J./N. Alfirevic/G. Vlasic (2010), Knowledge Region: Alps-Adriatic Challenges, Vol II (P. Lang); ​Langer, J.(2007), Euroregions - The Alps-Adriatic Context (P. Lang); Fink, G./S. Meierewert (2001), Interkulturelles Management - Österreichische Perspektive (Springer); Adler, Nancy J. (2008): International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior; Hofstede, Geert (2001), Culture's Consequencies, Thousand Oaks; Brislin, Richard/Tomoko Yoshida (1994), Intercultural Communication Training, London; Hall, Edward T./Mildred R. Hall (1990); Understanding Cultural Differences, Yamouth; Cushner, Kenneth (1996), Intercultural Interactions, Thousand Oaks (Sage); Eyal,G./J. Szelenyi/E. Townsley (1998), Making Capitalism Without Capitalists; Sontag, Ch./S. Scholl-Machl/A. Thomas (2007), Beruflich in Ungarn (Vandenhoeck&Ruprecht) Hermeking, M. (2001), Kulturen und Technik, (Waxmann) House, Robert J. (ed.)(2004), Culture, Leadership, and Organization (SAGE) Schäfer-Elmayer, Thomas (2007), Der Business Elmayer, Salzburg (ecowin) (about business etiquette in Austria)

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

lecture, case studies and discussion

Conditions of admission

Students admitted to the Master's degree "International Management" may register for the course in week 40.​

Course content

​The lecture will look into the societies of Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CEE-SEE) from a cultural perspective. Economic and business culture will be the core subject.

Topics

  • objectives of cross-cultural mangement
  • societies and culture in SEE/CEE
  • business culture in SEE/CEE
  • economies of SEE/CEE in a global context
  • case studies
  • negotiating in SEE/CEE
  • cross-cultural training approaches for SEE/CEE

Literature

Minkov, M. (2011), Cultural Differences in a Globalizing World (Emerald); Kovacs, J./V. Zentai (eds.) (2012), Capitalism from Outside (CEU Press); Inglehart, R. (2005), Human Values and Beliefs; Langer, J./N. Alfirevic/J. Pavicic (2005), Organizational Change in Transition Societies; ​Langer, J./J. Pavicic/N. Alfirevic (2009), Knowledge Region: Alps-Adriatic Challenges, Vol I; ​Langer, J./N. Alfirevic/G. Vlasic (2010), Knowledge Region: Alps-Adriatic Challenges, Vol II; ​Langer, J.(2007), Euroregions - The Alps-Adriatic Context; Fink, G./S. Meierewert (2001), Interkulturelles Management - Österreichische Perspektive; Adler, Nancy J. (2008): International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior; Hofstede, Geert (2001), Culture's Consequencies, Thousand Oaks; Brislin, Richard/Tomoko Yoshida (1994), Intercultural Communication Training, London; Hall, Edward T./Mildred R. Hall (1990); Understanding Cultural Differences, Yamouth; Cushner, Kenneth (1996), Intercultural Interactions, Thousand Oaks (Sage); Eyal,G./J. Szelenyi/E. Townsley (1998), Making Capitalism Without Capitalists; Sontag, Ch./S. Scholl-Machl/A. Thomas (2007), Beruflich in Ungarn (Vandenhoeck&Ruprecht) House, Robert J. (ed.)(2004), Culture, Leadership, and Organization (SAGE)

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination topic(s)

Stoff der Vorlesung

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Schriftlich am Ende des Semesters

Examination topic(s)

content of course

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

written examination

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Master's degree programme International Management (SKZ: 908, Version: 11W.2)
    • Subject: Cultural Skills in SEE and CEE (Compulsory subject)
      • 1 Cultural Skills in SEE and CEE I ( 0.0h VC / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 604.600 Cultural Skills in SEE and CEE I (2.0h VC / 3.0 ECTS)

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