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  • 1.  International OB Course

    Posted 02-07-2010 20:00

    I've been asked to teach an undergraduate Organizational Behavior class in Italy this summer (to American students) that is supposed to have an international flavor, one with an emphasis on Italian business culture.  I teach  UG OB, and of course discuss numerous cultural aspects, but not one that has its primary emphasis on the difference between US and European business culture. Has any one taught such a course (doesn't have to be Italian) and, if so, can you share your syllabus or any recommendations on books/readings/exercises?

    Thanks in advance for your help; I will summarize and share the responses.

    Jane

     

    Jane E. Barnes, PhD.

    Assistant Professor

    Meredith College School of Business

    (919) 760-8614

    Barnesj@meredith.edu

     



  • 2.  International OB Course

    Posted 02-07-2010 21:51
    Luthans OB textbook has a great deal of excellent international OB perspectives.
    Also, his text on international management is also a great resource. It used to be authored with the late Dick Hodgetts--he may still be a co-author because of his initial participation in the original versions of the text.

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    Michael J. Provitera  ¦  Doctor of Business Administration
    Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior,
    School of Adult and Continuing Education, Barry University
    Academic Coordinator for Undergraduate and Graduate ADM/Business Courses in Miami Dade County and Online/Flex
    Curriculum Oversight for Undergraduate ADM
    18958 S. Dixie Hwy., Miami, Florida 33157
    Phone (305) 969-5833 ¦ Fax (305) 969-5971
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    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] on behalf of Jane Barnes [barnesj@MEREDITH.EDU]
    Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 8:00 PM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: [OB-LIST] International OB Course

    I've been asked to teach an undergraduate Organizational Behavior class in Italy this summer (to American students) that is supposed to have an international flavor, one with an emphasis on Italian business culture.  I teach  UG OB, and of course discuss numerous cultural aspects, but not one that has its primary emphasis on the difference between US and European business culture. Has any one taught such a course (doesn't have to be Italian) and, if so, can you share your syllabus or any recommendations on books/readings/exercises?

    Thanks in advance for your help; I will summarize and share the responses.

    Jane

     

    Jane E. Barnes, PhD.

    Assistant Professor

    Meredith College School of Business

    (919) 760-8614

    Barnesj@meredith.edu

     



  • 3.  International OB Course

    Posted 02-07-2010 22:56
    Jane,

    Nancy Adler has a text titled International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior.  I have used it for several years and find it very readable for undergraduates and good coverage of most major topics. It includes good coverage of Hofstede, but does not include the GLOBE study.

    Ronda Callister
    Utah State University

    On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Jane Barnes <barnesj@meredith.edu> wrote:

    I've been asked to teach an undergraduate Organizational Behavior class in Italy this summer (to American students) that is supposed to have an international flavor, one with an emphasis on Italian business culture.  I teach  UG OB, and of course discuss numerous cultural aspects, but not one that has its primary emphasis on the difference between US and European business culture. Has any one taught such a course (doesn't have to be Italian) and, if so, can you share your syllabus or any recommendations on books/readings/exercises?

    Thanks in advance for your help; I will summarize and share the responses.

    Jane

     

    Jane E. Barnes, PhD.

    Assistant Professor

    Meredith College School of Business

    (919) 760-8614

    Barnesj@meredith.edu

     




  • 4.  International OB Course

    Posted 02-08-2010 06:13

    Hi Jane and colleagues,

     

    I second the Luthans & Doh book, which I used for my CCM course with both UG students and pre-experienced Masters (MSc). Bear in mind, though, that it is an International Management text, which has good sections on CCM (very close to Intl. OB) but also other, more strategy-related chapters. I also support the recommendation of Adler's book, which I used. It specifically deals with Intl. OB and has a recent addition.

     

    Another, less known (at least in N. America) book is 'Understanding cross-cultural management' by M-J Browaeys and R. Price (Prentice Hall), which I am using this year for the first time. It differs from the two texts above in that it is written by two European scholars and has more emphasis on comparing management and work practices in Europe to US/Canada and Asia as well as within Europe. Like Luthans & Doh's book, it has several mini-cases and exercises that would be useful with UGs. It covers well all major cultural frameworks except Schwartz's.

     

    Lastly, David Thomas' 2nd edition of his CCM book is also an option; it is more concise than the three texts above, has more managerial focus in some parts but does not include cases or exercises. I have been using it with Masters level courses.

     

    Warm wishes,

     

    Jacob

     

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    UCD School of Business,
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    Belfield, Dublin 4,
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    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Provitera, Michael J
    Sent: 08 February 2010 02:51
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Re: [OB-LIST] International OB Course

     

    Luthans OB textbook has a great deal of excellent international OB perspectives.

    Also, his text on international management is also a great resource. It used to be authored with the late Dick Hodgetts--he may still be a co-author because of his initial participation in the original versions of the text.

     

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    Michael J. Provitera  ¦  Doctor of Business Administration

    Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior,

    School of Adult and Continuing Education, Barry University

    Academic Coordinator for Undergraduate and Graduate ADM/Business Courses in Miami Dade County and Online/Flex

    Curriculum Oversight for Undergraduate ADM

    18958 S. Dixie Hwy., Miami, Florida 33157

    Phone (305) 969-5833 ¦ Fax (305) 969-5971

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    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] on behalf of Jane Barnes [barnesj@MEREDITH.EDU]
    Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 8:00 PM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: [OB-LIST] International OB Course

    I've been asked to teach an undergraduate Organizational Behavior class in Italy this summer (to American students) that is supposed to have an international flavor, one with an emphasis on Italian business culture.  I teach  UG OB, and of course discuss numerous cultural aspects, but not one that has its primary emphasis on the difference between US and European business culture. Has any one taught such a course (doesn't have to be Italian) and, if so, can you share your syllabus or any recommendations on books/readings/exercises?

    Thanks in advance for your help; I will summarize and share the responses.

    Jane

     

    Jane E. Barnes, PhD.

    Assistant Professor

    Meredith College School of Business

    (919) 760-8614

    Barnesj@meredith.edu