BMS 4th Sem

International Business & THM

Jain University
Subject: Cross cultural studies
Course Objectives:

This course is designed for undergraduate students with a focus on managing teams across
cultures. It is open to students of all majors looking for an understanding of the principles of
cross cultural management.

Module 1: Introduction to Teamwork

Teamwork and High-Performance Teams, Introduction to Teamwork, Factors Contributing to
High-Performance Teamwork, Common Factors of High Performance Teams, Theoretical
Framework, Characteristics, Features, or Attributes of Effectively Functioning Teams, Team
Definition, Purpose, and Goals, Talent, Skills, and Ethics, Incentives, Motivation, and
Efficacy, Leadership, Conflict and Communication, Power & Empowerment, Norms and
Standards

Module 2: Leadership Theories

Theoretical Concepts of Leadership, Trait Theory, Behavioural Theory, Theory X and Theory
Y, Other Theories on Leadership, Leadership Styles, Autocratic, Persuasive, Consultative,
Democratic, Delegative Leadership.

Module 3: Leadership and Management

Leadership in Business Organizations, Dynamics between Leadership and Management,
Leadership Qualities, Leadership Examples in Business World, Leadership Styles in India,
Creating a Sense of Mission, Engaging through transparency and accountability, Empowering
through communication, Critical Aspects of Leadership.

Module 4: Developing cultural intelligence

Developing cultural intelligence: Stages, process and supporting activities
National and global cultures explored
Decision-making models across cultures
Goals, motivation and ethics in decision-making
Cross-cultural communication failures
The cross-cultural communication process

Module 5: Leadership across cultures

Leadership across cultures: styles, expectations and management examples
Raising your cultural intelligence: knowledge, mindfulness and behavior.
Culturally intelligent leadership in a globalized business world
Working in multi-cultural teams: concepts, processes and performance
Culturally intelligent team management: skills and strategies
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Reference Books:
Cultural Intelligence: Living and Working Globally, by David Thomas and Kerr
Inkson, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2009

Table of contents
1. Living and Working in the Global Village?
2. Cultural Knowledge
3. Mindfulness and Cross-Cultural Skills
4. Making Decisions across Cultures
5. Communicating, Negotiating and Resolving Conflicts across Cultures
6. Motivating and Leading across Cultures
7. Working with Multicultural Groups and Teams
8. Developing Cultural Intelligence in a Global World
Conclusion: The Essentials of Cultural Intelligence

Robert H. Palestini, (2009) Leadership Theory To Practice: A Game Plan For Success
As A Leader: Rowman & Littlefield Education

Peter G Northouse Authentic Leadership Theory And Practice: Origins, Effects And
Leadership: Theory And Practice, 5/e, Sage South Asia
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Roger Gill (2006) Theory and Practice of Leadership, Sage Publications.
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Leading Cultural Change: The Theory and Practice of Successful organizational
transformation By James McCalman, David Potter
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Jain University