2024/2025 KAN-CCMVI2048U Organization: Team Dynamics in Multinational Corporations
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Organization: Team Dynamics in Multinational Corporations |
Course information |
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Language | English |
Course ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
Type | Elective |
Level | Full Degree Master |
Duration | Summer |
Start time of the course | Summer |
Timetable | Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk |
Min. participants | 30 |
Max. participants | 60 |
Study board |
Study Board for cand.merc. and GMA (CM)
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For academic questions related to the course, please contact course responsible Lisbeth Clausen (lcl.msc@cbs.dk) | |
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Last updated on 07/11/2024 |
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Learning objectives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the
following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or
errors:
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Course prerequisites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Completed Bachelor degree or equivalent. Basic knowledge about organisational behavior. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Course content, structure and pedagogical approach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge of
the dynamics of high performing global teams drawing on
organization, communication and competence theories. During the
course students will become familiar with organization,
organizational design and organization behavior theories and
methods to understand and analyze team collaboration in
multinational corporations. Each session will focus on the
application of a specific model for analysis in relation to a
corporate case. Throughout the course students will also be
challenged to apply and reflect on personal international
experience and knowledge about team work.
Note: Students will be assigned a team first day in class and
work with this team throughout the course.
1. Team dynamics and management challenges in Multinationals 2. CSR Communication and Ethics 3. Organizational culture, diversity and socialization 4. Leading motivating and managing human resources 5. Organizational design, structure and processes 6. Team communication - coherence and conflict 7. Stakeholder management and crises communication 8. Power, Decision Making and Politics in Organizations 9. Work-life balance and well-being 10. Change and organisational development - RECAP SESSION |
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Description of the teaching methods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The course is a combination of class room lectures and discussions of reading material (one/two articles per session) in relation to the assigned CASE companies. During class sessions students will contribute in interactive sessions on behalf of their multinational corporation. Students become corporate case experts. The corporate cases include: Bang and Olufsen, Ecco, Coloplast, Novo Nordisk, Microsoft, Sony and Huawei. Team work activities are assigned in each session. Field work in Copenhagen is part of the engagement. Case work in teams enhances students' learning and collaboration capabilities. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Feedback during the teaching period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Feedback activity and group deliveries take place
in each session. The research question will be designed on the
first day of class. The CBS Nordic Nine principles are incorporated
in course through transformative group learning activities. The
class sessions and themes concern leadership, diversity, power,
conflict, motivation, organisational design, innovation,
sustainability and responsible management in multinational
corporations. We critically investigate corporate values as well as
their diveristy and work-life balance enabling policies and
practices.
The Nordic Nines are: # 1 You have deep business knowledge placed in a broad context # 5 You understand ethical dilemmas and have the leadership values to overcome them # 6 You are critical when thinking and constructive when collaborating # 9You create value from global connections for local communities |
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Student workload | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Further Information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6-week course.
Preliminary Assignment: The course coordinator uploads Preliminary Assignment on Canvas at the end of May. It is expected that students participate as it will be included in the final exam, but the assignment is without independent assessment and grading.
This course is based on team work in each session. Deliveries in collaboration with your team are mandatory.
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Expected literature | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mandatory readings: Champoux, Joseph, E. (2017). Organizational Behavior:
Integrating Individuals, Groups and Organizations (5th Edition).
Routledge. A few chapters
A few changes to the readings may be uploaded on CANVAS at course start. |