Work and Inter-Cultural Encounters 7,5 hp
Undervisningen bedrivs på engelska.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.
Kursinnehåll
- 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
Förkunskapskrav
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.Utbildningsnivå: Grundnivå G2F
Kurskod/Ladokkod: LWIN15
Kursen ges vid: Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation
Tidigare och pågående kurstillfällen
Typ av Kurs
Programkurs
Studieform
Campus
Termin
Hösten
2018:
vecka 39
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vecka 43
Studietakt
100%
Undervisningsspråk
Engelska
Ort
Jönköping
Kurstid
Dag
Kursansvarig
Roland Persson
Examinator
Roland Persson
Gäller enbart studenter utanför EU/EES/Schweiz: Studieavgift
11250kr
Anmälningskod
HJ-L8162
Senast ändrad 2018-07-02 10:17:01