IMS6365 - Cross-Cultural Management Analysis

IMS 6365 Cross-Cultural Management Analysis (3 semester credit hours) The course, using various cultural frameworks and theories, focuses on the comparative analysis of cross-country cultural values. The course familiarizes students with science-based anthropological cultural tools that are used to measure the cultural value changes of individuals and societies. Through empirical analysis, this course helps understand whether the cultural value changes across nations, organizations, and groups are diverging or converging. Students will be engaged in research projects, which require the application of theories and survey-based quantitative analysis. This course provides knowledge on how the cultural background of employees shapes the behavior of organizations, and how to conduct effective negotiation and build synergy in a multicultural business environment. (3-0) Y