The course aims at developing students’ cultural competence. In a globalised environment, firms have to produce and compete in very different countries, where culture can pose huge barriers to the effectiveness of inter-firms relationships, and also marketing practices. Firms need managers able to understand the challenges deriving from cultural differences, and able to manage cultural diversities.
At the end of the course, students will be able to understand the challenges connected to cultural distance, and cultural diversities, to understand the necessity to adapt to different markets, and the implications of cultural diversities with regards to management and marketing.
Students will develop the ability to apply models in a critical way, in order to implement effective negotiation techniques and communication, and to work in multicultural team. The will develop the ability to look for information indepentely, and to recognize valuable resources for their researches. At the end, they will be able to apply their knowledge to the analysis of specific situation, and to solve specific managerial and marketing challenges.
With regards to communication, thanks to project work, they will be able to build up a presentation and to synthetically present the results of their analysis both in Italian and English.