DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

IQRA UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD

COURSE DESCRIPTION FORM
INSTITUTION: Iqra University, Islamabad Campus (A campus of Iqra University, Karachi)
Course Code MGT434
Course Title CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT
Credit Hours 3
Prerequisites by Course(s) and
Topics
Instructor Name IQBAL YASIN, Assistant Professor

Email iqbal.yasin@iqraisb.edu.pk (Office EXT: 256)

Course Description
Course Objectives
Assessment Instruments with
Weights (homework, quizzes,
midterms, final, programming
assignments, lab work, etc.)
Course Coordinator
This course focuses on the study of international management practices and
managing diversity in the context of understanding multicultural and
international affairs. The objectives of the course are to understand the impact
of culture on international management, to identify the areas in which cultural
differences present a challenge in communication with persons of different
cultures, and to explore our cultural backgrounds and distinctive management
assumptions and practices. The course is designed to be a stepping-stone for
students to become cross-culturally effective managers. It will help students
become more self aware of our cultural conditioning, individual biases and
assumptions and the way they impact our interactions with people who are
different from us.
The course will urge the students to make visits to leading multinational
companies and international organizations in which different aspects of the
topic will emerge through presentations and conversations with company
executives. In this way, the students will be able to see the practical relevance
of the concepts covered in class.
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Understand the relevance and impact of culture on international
business
2. Establish a cognitive framework to analyze and appreciate the
impact of culture on managerial behavior
3. Improve their level of cultural intelligence
4. Understand their own culture and how it impacts their behavior
5. Interpret behavior, attitudes and communication styles of people
from different cultures correctly
6. Use a repertoire of behavioral skills appropriate to different inter-
cultural situations
7. Understand negotiation styles and strategies commonly found in an
international business context
8. Deal with ambiguity in an ever-changing and unpredictable context
that result from the globalization of business activity
9. Exhibit a higher degree of effectiveness when working in culturally
diverse groups
 Presentation 10%
 Quizzes 10%
 Class Participation 15%
 Midterm 30%
 Final Exams 35%
Kashf Naz / Shah Alam

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URL (if any) All the courses details can be found on Iqra LMS. http://lms.iuic.net.pk
Current Catalog Description
Textbook “INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT, by FRED LUTHANS,
JONATHAN P. DOH. 7th or 8th Edition
Reference Material  Latest books to be consulted.
 "Dawn" Newspaper(English Daily/Business Page)
 "The News" Newspaper(English Daily/Business Page)
 Relevant/Pertinent International Business Management books.
 Must listen/watch the TV channels "Domestic/International" programs
towards Business Management and Latest Business news.

Must visit useful sites for understanding the basics of "International Business
Management” by further understanding the concepts of “Culture, Strategy,
and Behaviour etc". Also related articles towards "Planning, Organizing,
Staffing and controlling".
Course Goals • Understand the importance of cross-cultural management, and of the major
theoretical and empirical studies which examine the impact of different
national cultures on work and employment

• Understand a range of international management practices and how

organizational and national culture impacts upon them: work, motivation,
performance appraisal, leadership, cross-cultural communication and
decision-making, negotiation and trust, conflict and dispute resolution and
corporate social responsibility

• Knowledge of comparative management and employment models and their

implications for management and employment in different national contexts
and the international context in which MNCs operate

• Apply their understanding of cultural and institutional differences to

evaluate the challenges and opportunities of doing business in different
countries.

• Display an understanding of cultural difference in interactions with different

nationalities
Topics to be covered in the Course, 1 Week 1 & 2 (Assignment I) Group Discussion.
with Number of Lectures on Each
Topic (assume 15-week instruction · Globalization and Worldwide Developments
and 3 hour lectures)
· The political, legal, and Technological Environment & Ethics

and social responsibility

2 DO
3 Week 3 & 4 (Assignment II) Group Discussion

· The meanings and dimensions of culture & managing across

cultures

· cross cultural communication and negotiation

4 DO
5 Week 5 and Week 6

· Strategy formulation and implementation

2
 · Entry strategies and organizational structures
6 DO
7 Week 7 & 8

· Managing political risk, government relations, and alliances

· Management decision and control

8 DO

9 · Week 9 & 10 .

· Motivation across cultures

· Class Activity > Conducting a SWOT analysis.

10 DO
11 · Week 11.

· Leadership Across cultures

12 · Week 12 & Week 13

· Human resource selection and development across cultures

· Class Activity-- Discussion & presentations on chosen topic.

13 DO
14 · Week 14 & 15

· Labour relations and industrial democracy

15 DO
16 Projects and Presentations
Laboratory Projects/Experiments Nil
Done in the Course
Class Time Spent on (in credit hours) Theory Problem Solution Social and Ethical Issues
Important Analysis Design
Equally Equally Equally Equally distributed
distributed distributed distributed
Oral and Written Communications Yes

Iqbal Yasin
06-09-19