| lec # | TOPICS | subtopics | readings |
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| 1 | Introduction and Overview | Set the baseline. What understanding of leaders and leadership has each of us already acquired? How does that reflect our global experiences? Identify Teams Introductory Presentation of each Team's Region: Geography, History, Regional Differences, Politics, Economic Issues Brief Overview of the Theories and Themes in this Course |
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| 2 | Cultural Styles | Universalism vs. Particularism Individualism vs. Collectivism Neutral vs. Emotional Achievement vs. Ascription Cross-cultural Dialogue |
 Trompenaars, Fons, and Charles Hampden-Turner. Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Global Business. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998, pp. 1-10, 29-37, 49-53, 68-75, 80-82, 105-111, 121-122. ISBN: 0786311258. |
| 3 | Social Dimensions | Assertiveness Gender Differentiation Uncertainty Avoidance Power Distance Cross-cultural Dialogue |
Javidan, Mansour, and Robert J. House. "Cultural Acumen for the Global Manager: Lessons from Project GLOBE." Organizational Dynamics 29, no. 4 (Spring 2001): 289-304. House, Robert J., Paul J. Hanges, Mansour Javidan, Peter W. Dorfman, and Vipin Gupta. Culture, Leadership, and Organizations: The GLOBE Study of 62 Societies. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications, 2004, pp. 410-411, 365-366, 622-623, 539-540, 250-251, 573-574. ISBN: 0761924019. Schneider, Susan, and Jean-Louis Barsoux. Managing Across Cultures. 2nd ed. Essex, England: Pearson Education Limited, 2003, pp. 87-95. |
| 4 | Orientation to Time and Space | Focus on Past, Present or Future: Short or Long-term Horizon Monochronic or Polychronic Activities: Rigid or Fluid Schedules Space: Public, Private or Mixed Cross-cultural Dialogue |
Trompenaars, Fons, and Charles Hampden-Turner. Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Global Business. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998, pp. 123-128, 132-144. ISBN: 0786311258. Gesteland, Richard R. Cross-Cultural Business Behavior: Marketing, Negotiating and Managing across Cultures. 2nd ed. Copenhagen: Copenhagen Business School Press, 1999, pp. 55-62. ISBN: 8763000253. |
| 5 | Leadership Effectiveness | Leadership Traits Leadership Styles Presentation of Student Papers Critique of Course |
Kouzes, James, and Barry Posner. The Leadership Challenge. 3rd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002, pp. 13-22, 24-25. ISBN: 0787956783. Goleman, Daniel. "Leadership that Gets Results." Harvard Business Review, March-April 2000, pp. 78-90. Derr, C. Brooklyn, Sylvie Roussillon, and Frank Bournois. Cross-Cultural Approaches to Leadership Development. Westport, Connecticut: Quorum Books, 2002, pp. 290-292. ISBN: 156720466X.Graham, John L. and N. Mark Lam. "The Chinese Negotiation." Harvard Business Review, October 2003, pp. 82-91. |