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Course syllabus - Cross-Cultural Management

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

FOA179

Valid from

Autumn semester 2026

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G1F (First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Business Administration

Organisation

Department of Business and Mathematics

Ratified

2020-06-26

Revised

2025-11-03

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2025-05-06
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Books

    Browaeys, Marie-Joëlle; Price, Roger

    Understanding cross-cultural management

    ISBN: 9781292730042

    LIBRIS-ID: 2m0zrgw10cm4c71t

    Fifth edition, Harlow, Pearson, xiv, 464 sidor

    Mandatory

Objectives

This course will focus on cross-cultural management. We shall examine several central concepts including culture, business and management. You will also examine the major theories of the concept of culture and learn how to make analyses of different situations by carrying out a case study and a group project.
Another purpose is to develop personal skills concerning written presentations; critical and analytical thinking; information search, and; scrutinizing material.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students should be able to:

  1. Explain and understand concepts such as cultural diversity, business culture and cross-cultural management;
  2. Demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge and handle complexity when evaluating different alternatives concerning a company's culture in certain contexts by applying theories and models from the course literature;
  3. Describe issues, problems and possible solutions regarding ethics, gender and sustainability in the subject area of cross-cultural management;
  4. Constructively review and provide collegial responses to other students' assignments;
  5. Present oral and written arguments in an objective, linguistically correct and reliable manner;
  6. Demonstrate skills and abilities to independently plan, execute and report tasks, both individually as well as in groups.

Course content

The course deals with concepts, models and theories in the contemporary field of cross-cultural management and provides perspectives and tools for practical application as well as theoretical analysis. The course is based on flexible learning through individual and group assignments.

Specific requirements

22,5 credits in Business Administration and English 6 or English level 2 or equivalent.

Examination

Individual assignment (INL1), 3hp, grade A-F (covers learning outcomes 1, 3, 5, 6)
Group assignment (GRU1), 3hp, grade A-F (covers learning outcomes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
Individual online-exam (HEM1), 1,5hp, grade A-F (covers learning outcome 1)

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.

Grade

AF-skala

Interim Regulations and Other Regulations

The course overlaps 7,5 credits with the previous course FOA117