Applied Intercultural Communication: Poland 2600-GlobMBAAICP
Lecture 1. & 2. (8 hours) Concepts of culture, communication and negotiations.
1.Goals of the intercultural communication training program’s
2.Cross-cultural encounters for global executive
3. Components of cross-cultural competence
4. Model of Polish culture
5. Communication and negotiations as culturally specific interpersonal dynamics in cotext of Poland and other formerly socialists countries.
Simulation
Readings:
Trompenaars, F.,Ch.Hampden-Turner (1998), Riding the Waves of Culture. Nicholas Brealey Publishing: London (pp. 37-
Hall, E.T., Hall M.R. (1990), Understanding cultural differences. Intercultural Press, Inc.; Yarmouth, Maine.
Lecture 3. Culture dimensions – theoretical concepts and practical applications
1. Societal culture and organizational culture in Poland
2. Culture and societal effectiveness.
3. The impact of societal culture on organizational business culture in the process of communication and negotiation. Polish organizations in transition.
Simulation
Readings: House, R.J.,Hanges, P.J.,Javidan, M.,Dorfman,P.W.,Gupta,V.(eds.),
(2004), Culture,Leadership, and Organizations. Sage: Thousand Oaks-
London-New Delphi.(pp.29-48, 74-90).
Lecture 4. Culture dimensions and its consequences : Performance Orientation,
Future Orientation.
1. The relationship between performance orientation as a societal dimension and
business practices.
2. Correlates of future orientation.
Case analysis
Readings: House, R.J.,Hanges, P.J.,Javidan, M.,Dorfman,P.W.,Gupta,V.(eds.),
(2004), Culture,Leadership, and Organizations. Sage: Thousand Oaks-
London-New Delphi.(pp. 235-342).
Lecture 5. Culture dimensions and its consequences: Gender Egalitarianism,
Assertiveness.
1. Gender Egalitarianism as a dimension of organizational culture.
2. Gender and communication process.
3. Assertiveness as a background dimension of organizational culture.
4. Assertiveness as a predictor of culturally endorsed communication style.
Case analysis
Readings: House, R.J.,Hanges, P.J.,Javidan, M.,Dorfman,P.W.,Gupta,V.(eds.),
(2004), Culture,Leadership, and Organizations. Sage: Thousand Oaks-
London-New Delphi.(pp.342-436).
Lecture 6. Culture dimensions and its consequences: Individual -Collectivism;
Power Distance.
1. Implications of Individualism-Collectivism dimension for organization.
2. Conflicting aspects of individualistic –collectivistic dichotomy.
3. Roots of power distance.
4. Power distance and culturally endorsed comunication strategies.
5. Intercultural conflicts.
Case analysis
Readings: House, R.J.,Hanges, P.J.,Javidan, M.,Dorfman,P.W.,Gupta,V.(eds.),
(2004), Culture,Leadership, and Organizations. Sage: Thousand Oaks-
London-New Delphi.(pp. 467-523).
Triandis, H.(2000), Culture and Conflict. International Journal of
Psychology.35,145-152
Lecture 7. (4 hours) Acculturation strategies among individuals and organizations.
1. Basic acculturation strategies foreigners use in Poland.
2. Culture shock of Polish executives cooperating with foreigners in Poland.
3. Re-entry culture shock.
Readings: Marx, E.(1999), Breaking through culture shock. Nicholas Brealey
Publishing: London.(pp.79-104) .
Hess, M.B., Linderman, P.,(2002),The expert expatriate. Nicholas
Brealey Publishing: London.pp.57-80, 149-181, 229-250.
Simulation
Lecture 8. ( 2 hours) Negotiating across cultural boundaries.
1. Non-verbal communication and its role in the negotiation process.
2. Stereotypes in negotiation process.
Type of course
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
The final grade will be determined by a combination of report’s grade (70%) and its public presentation (30%). Grading of the report will be based on criteria such as clarity of structure, analytical depth, use of literature and other sources, originality and own contribution.
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