Summer Programme – Cross-Cultural Management

Level

• Undergraduate and Postgraduate
• Successful completion of at least two years of undergraduate level studies.

Assessment methods

• Students will complete and be graded on an individual presentation, a group presentation, and a final exam.

Credits

• Students who successfully complete the programme will be awarded 6 ECTS/3 US credits.

Faculty

• The classes will be proposed by members of the Management and Organisation department at Rennes SB.

Next programme: 6 to 16 June 2023

MODULE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES:

After completing the module, you will be able to:

1. Analyse cross-cultural management situations using cultural dimension models.
2. Assess cross-cultural communication and team dynamics and give your recommendations. 3. Underline people management issues in international business alliance situations and give relevant guidelines.

TOPICS COVERED:

• Session 1: Culture in international business and cultural intelligence
• Session 2: Conceptual frameworks for identifying and analyzing cultural differences
• Session 3: Cross-cultural communication
• Session 4: Decision-making across cultures
• Session 5: Cross-cultural (virtual) teams
• Session 6: Cross-cultural negotiations
• Session 7: Managing people and cultural integration in IJVs, mergers, and acquisitions
• Session 8: Part 1 – ‘Doing business in …’ presentations
• Session 9: Individual assessment & Part 2 – ‘Doing business in … ‘ presentations

Nomination deadline (for exchange students):

• 18 April 2023

Application deadline:

• 28 April 2023

Fee-paying students:

• €1250 (without accommodation)
• €1065 early bird if application sent before 28 February 2023

Exchange students: tuition fees will be waived if an agreement has been signed between Rennes School of Business and the home institution.