This course introduces guidelines for professional practice in international contexts. Topics addressed include understanding regulations to maximizing the functioning of teams in various locations, intercultural management with its challenges, and the potentials of cross-cultural fertilization. Case scenarios will investigate global corporate responsibility in supply chain management as well as the auditing of work conditions and productivity. Students will not only explore methods to understand local demands helping companies to make product and service specific decisions; cultural context will be researched to support efficient local structures and new local economies that contribute to new global perspectives.

This course introduces guidelines for professional practice in international contexts. Topics addressed include understanding regulations to maximizing the functioning of teams in various locations, intercultural management with its challenges, and the potentials of cross-cultural fertilization. Case scenarios will investigate global corporate responsibility in supply chain management as well as the auditing of work conditions and productivity. Students will not only explore methods to understand local demands helping companies to make product and service specific decisions; cultural context will be researched to support efficient local structures and new local economies that contribute to new global perspectives.