Leadership in the Global Context

MGMT 601
Closed
University Canada West
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Michele Vincenti
Faculty
3
Timeline
  • July 18, 2021
    Experience start
  • June 8, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • September 27, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
4/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries
Categories
Leadership Organizational structure Communications
Skills
research and analysis business strategy business consulting
Learner goals and capabilities

Managing a cross-cultural organization is not a simple task. Different cultures use different assumptions when they have to make decisions. Companies must make sure that employees with different cultures work together at their best. Ignoring cross-cultural issues might cause severe damages to the organization. In this course, students will identify and examines current trends and issues of intercultural communication.

Learners
Graduate
Any level
10 learners
Project
10 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The final deliverable is a 20-25 pages report

Project timeline
  • July 18, 2021
    Experience start
  • June 8, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • September 27, 2021
    Experience end
Project Examples

Students will help your company or organization evaluate your current culture using Hofstede, Globe, or other reputable frameworks. Students will make recommendations on improving the culture because of the current situation and industry attributes.

Project examples include but are not limited to:

  • Building a dynamic, team-oriented session using experiential learning methods
  • Creating tools for understanding leadership and followership skills in your organization
  • Examining theories of leadership and their practicality in the medium chosen
  • Evaluating individual leadership styles and associated consequences given a particular context
  • Developing leadership skills training programs using experiential and virtual learning methods
  • Bridging multi-generational differences in the workplace
  • Revitalizing leadership development/ succession planning in your organization
  • Enhancing decision making during a crisis
  • Understanding diversities in the workplace
  • Develop leadership skills training programs using experiential and virtual learning methods
  • Develop surveys on a topic (like employee engagement) based on scientific research
  • Analyze or conduct a review of the scientific research in an area (e.g., work-life balance, flexible work arrangements)
  • Make recommendations on how to implement an employee program (e.g., incentive programs)
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Give students feedback at the end of the experience via the Riipen platform