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Work and Inter-Cultural Encounters 7,5 Credits

Work and inter-cultural encounters is a course aiming to provide a basic understanding of, as well as a foundational skill in, inter-cultural communication and interaction. The course focuses on the need for cultural competence of both employers and their employees in a globalised economy where human capital and resources regularly travel and work in shifting cultural environments characterised by cultural distance.

Course Contents

  • Definitions of culture, subculture and organisational culture
  • Human resource management’s dependency of cultural knowledge
  • Global cultural patterns and the social values by which they differ
  • Acculturation models and acculturative stress
  • Ethnocentrism and the significance of cultural identity
  • The cultural influence of philosophical systems
  • Cultural intelligence
  • Working in and with inter-cultural teams

Prerequisites

General requirements and 90 Credits in Social Sciences or Business Administration or equivalent. English proficiency is required. Exemption is granted from the requirement in Swedish.

Level of Education: Undergraduate G2F
Course code/Ladok code: LWIN15
The course is conducted at: School of Education and Communication

Previous and ongoing course occasions

Type of course
Program
Study type
Campus
Semester
Autumn 2018: Sep 24 - Oct 28
Rate of Study
100%
Language
English
Location
Jönköping
Time
Day
Course coordinator
Roland Persson
Examiner
Roland Persson
Tuition fees do NOT apply for EU/EEA citizens or exchange students
11250kr
Syllabus
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Application code
HJ-L8162
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