Intercultural Business Skills

25.8.2025 - 19.12.2025

5 cr

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Face-to-face

The course has the following themes: the impact of culture on international business, cultural dimensions and frameworks (G.Hofstede, F.Trompenaars, R, D, Lewis), intercultural management styles and negotiations (K.Fatechi, J.Choi), (case studies of intercultural business challenges and solutions), development of global mindset ( M.Javidan) and Emotional intelligence (EQ), cultural adaptation and integration strategies, ethical considerations in intercultural business. For each theme the analytical tool/s for implementation of the model and concepts will be offered.

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Fields

Business, administration and law

Scope

5 cr

Code

HL00CB10

The object of the course: You increase your understanding about cross-cultural concepts and the impacts of the intercultural business skills in the international business environment. Course competences: Internationalization and multiculturalism: Students Is familiar with the impacts of their cultural background on their activities and is able to develop operating methods that take multiculturalism into account in their work community. Resilience and Integrity: student is able to take responsibility for their own actions and their consequences and reflects on them in accordance with the ethical principles and values of their field. Operating in a workplace: student is able to work constructively in a work community and promotes their own and their work community’s well-being. The learning objectives of the course: You can understand, make a critical assessment and analyze information available from academic and professional business sources in intercultural business field. You can apply disciplinary and interdisciplinary competence to various intercultural business challenges and situations. You communicate responsibly, effectively and professionally in English in oral and written formats. In addition, you understand the meaning of integrity in multicultural settings and demonstrate professional teamwork skills.

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Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu