Digital Reading Room 2.0 -- LCCL-569: Cross-Cultural Leadership for Global Advantage

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As Canadian workplaces become ever more diverse and the forces of globalization draw more and more leaders, managers, and working professionals into business in other countries, the need for intercultural competence grows. LCCL 569: Cross-Cultural Leadership for Global Advantage is designed to enhance the intercultural competence of leaders, managers, and working professionals by providing opportunities to 1) build a working knowledge of how culture affects what goes on in the workplace, 2) explore the current state of one’s intercultural competence, and 3) apply one’s working knowledge to course discussions, exercises, and assignments.

Required Readings

Lesson 1

Reading 1: Davidson, M. N. (2012). The end of diversity: How leaders make differences really matter. Leader to Leader, 64, 51–56.

Reading 2: Groysberg, B., & Connolly, K. (2013). Great leaders who make the mix work. Harvard Business Review, 91(9), 68–76.

Viewing 1: Hofstede, G. J. (2011). Geert Hofstede on culture [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdh40kgyYOY

Viewing 2: McMinn, S. (2020, May 11). Criticism of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/1_j6quv13Rk

Lesson 2

Reading 3: Javidan, M., & Dastmalchian, A. (2009). Managerial implications of the GLOBE project: A Study of 62 societies. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 47(1), 41–58. doi:10.1177/1038411108099289

Reading 4: Ashkanasy, N. M., Trevor-Roberts, E., & Earnshaw, L. (2002). The Anglo cluster: Legacy of the British empire. Journal of World Business, 37(1), 28–39. doi:10.1016/S1090-9516(01)00072-4

Reading 5: Soderberge, A-M., & Holden, N. (2002). Rethinking cross cultural management in a globalizing business world. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 2(1), 103–121.

Viewing 3: Trompenaars, F. (2013). Riding the waves of culture. [Video]. TedX Talks. YouTube. https://youtu.be/hmyfjKjcbm0

Optional Resources

Viewing 4: Trompenaars, F. (2009, December 14). Culture for business: Seven dimensions of culture [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/veA0bLa8xAg

Viewing 5: Hofstede, G. (2014). 10 minutes with Geert Hofstede on individualisme versus collectivisme [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQj1VPNPHlI

Viewing 6: Hofstede, G. (2014). 10 minutes with Geert Hofstede on power distance [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqAJclwfyCw

Viewing 7: Hofstede, G. (2015). 10 minutes with Geert Hofstede on uncertainty avoidance [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZF6LyGne7Q

Viewing 8: Hofstede, G. (2015). 10 minutes with Geert Hofstede on masculinity versus femininity [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyr-XKQG2CM

Viewing 9: Hofstede, G. (2015). 10 minutes with Geert Hofstede on long versus short term orientation [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ygYIGsIQ4

Viewing 10: Hofstede, G. (2015). 10 minutes with Geert Hofstede on indulgence versus restraint [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0YgGdzmFtA

Reading Options for Assignment 2

For Assignment 2, learners will choose one additional reading from the following list. Reading 4 and the reading you choose from the list below are resources for Assignment 2.

Reading 6: Gupta, V., Surie, G., Javidan, M., & Chhokar, J. (2002). Southern Asia cluster: Where the old meets the new? Journal of World Business, 37(1), 16–27. doi:10.1016/S1090-9516(01)00071-2

Reading 7: Kabasakal, H., & Bodur, M. (2002). Arabic cluster: A bridge between East and West. Journal of World Business, 37(1), 40–54. doi:10.1016/S1090-9516(01)00073-6

Reading 8: Szabo, E., Brodbeck, F. C., Den Hartog, D. N., Reber, G., Weibler, J., & Wunderer, R. (2002). The Germanic Europe cluster: Where employees have a voice. Journal of World Business, 37(1), 55–68. doi:10.1016/S1090-9516(01)00074-8

Reading 9: Bakacsi, G., Sandor, T., Andras, K., & Viktor, I. (2002). Eastern European cluster: Tradition and transition. Journal of World Business, 37(1), 69–80. doi:10.1016/S1090-9516(01)00075-X

Reading 10: Jesuino, J. C. (2002). Latin Europe cluster: From South to North. Journal of World Business, 37(1), 81–89. doi:10.1016/S1090-9516(01)00076-1

Lesson 3

No assigned readings beyond the Lesson Notes and IES report.

Lesson 4

No assigned readings.