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| Language |
English |
| Exam ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Elective |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Course period |
Autumn
Changes in course schedule may occur.
Tuesday 9.50-12.25, week 36-41,43-46 |
| Time Table |
Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
| Max. participants |
60 |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc og MSc in Business, Language and Culture,
MSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Eric Guthey - Department of Intercultural Communication and
Management (ICM)
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| Secretary Birgitte
Hertz, bhe.stu@cbs.dk |
| Main academic
disciplines |
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Last updated on
15-03-2013
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| Learning objectives |
At the end of this course, students
should be able to:
- Analyse the cases assigned, and individual elements of those
cases, from multiple perspectives, and explain the assumptions
behind these multiple perspectives
- Use the case materials assigned in the course to provide
concrete examples of effective (and ineffective) approaches to
leadership in a variety of organizational, international, and
regional contexts.
- Use the case materials assigned in the course to support
multiple definitions of the concept of leadership, and to present
practical examples of the multiple ways, in which the notion of
leadership, as well as particular leadership styles and approaches,
compare across organisational, industrial, regional, and cultural
contexts
- Present effective summary introductions and analyses of the
cases assigned in the course, and explain the components of
effective case presentations, as well as the importance
thereof.
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| Course prerequisites |
| Bachelor degree. The course is
offered as an elective in concentration in Diversity and Change
Management in the Masters Program in Business, Languages and
Culture (BLC), but is also open to students in other graduate
programs at the CBS, including international students. |
| Examination |
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Leadership and
Management in Action:
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| Examination form |
Oral Exam |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
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80% of the final grade: individual oral
examination on all material covered in the course - based on a
three-page written synopsis to be handed in one week before the
exam. The subject of the synopsis is chosen by the student. It is
not graded, but it serves as a starting point for the examination.
20% of the final grade: active class participation and discussion
on a pass/fall basis. |
| Duration |
20 min. per student, including examiners'
discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the
grade |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
December/January |
| Aids allowed to bring to the exam |
Closed Book |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary
exam
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| Course content and
structure |
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This course will help students develop their basic leadership
and management skills through the in-depth discussion and analysis
of an array of case studies chosen to exemplify the complex nature
of the strategic, organisational and interpersonal challenges
that confront organizations and the people who work in them on a
day-to-day basis.
The course will also address the methodological issues raised by
the use of case method for learning about the interrelated dynamics
of leadership and management, and provide participants with the
opportunity to develop effective skills in case discussion,
analysis, and presentation.
Themes covered in the course will include: the nature of
leadership in different organizational, business, and cultural
contexts; the roles of leaders, followers, and team members; good
and bad leadership; the relationship between leadership and ethics;
cultural influences on the practice of leadership;the practice of
leadership development, coaching, and performance
evaluation; the organizational significance of ego, ambition,
and interpersonal competition; the management of corporate culture;
and the manner in which leaders respond to challenge and
crisis.
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| Teaching methods |
| Class time will consist almost
entirely of case-based discussions, with very few formal lectures,
and with students actively involved in analysing and presenting
cases. Students will be strongly encouraged to form study groups,
which meet outside of class to prepare and discuss cases in
advance. |
| Expected literature |
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Course materials will consist exclusively of business cases
published by such institutions as the Harvard Business School, The
Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western
Ontario, the Darden School of Business at the University of
Virginia, the International Institute for Management Development
(IMD), and the Insead Business School.
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