Entry requirements

General entry requirements for university studies.

Progression level in relation to degree requirements

The course is given as an independent course

Course contents

The purpose of the course is that students will develop a basic knowledge of organization and leadership in a global context that is based on both theoretical and empirical perspectives.

Organizations worldwide are no longer bound by national borders. Changing patterns concerning e.g. competition, development of new knowledge, cooperation between and within organizations is no longer limited by distance or national borders. This development, among others has led to a need to understand, "national" characteristics to effectively operate across national borders. Globalization does not only mean that organizations extend across national borders to conduct business, it also means that there are new opportunities within organizations regarding ways to organize and lead. This includes new forms and conditions of communication and a greater diversity in terms of expertise, training and knowledge. This course also addresses challenges related to intercultural leadership.

This is an introductory course on organization and management with a focus on the challenges and complexity of globalization. In order to provide a theortical foundation, the course will begin with an historical review of traditional leadership and organizational theories. The aim of the course is for students to study organization and leadership theory from a global perspective with a focus on sustainability, diversity, communication and culture.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course students will be able to:

1. Demonstate basic knowledge of different organizational and leadership perspectives.

2. Explain and discuss globalized leadership in relation to the courses central concepts.

3. Demonstrate an understanding of organizations and their environment and how they affect each other.

4. Apply theoretical based knowledge to analyze and develop solutions for problems linked to globalization, from an organizational and management perspective.

5. Critically relate to discourses on global leadership.

6. Contribute constructively to discussions, project and group work.

Learning activities

Lectures, individual assignments, case studies, project work including written reports and oral presentation / reporting, seminars and tutorials.

Assessment

• Individual examination, 8 credits (A-E, U) (Learning outcomes: 1, 2, 3)
• Individual and group-based project including written and oral presentation/ reporting 7 credits (UG) (Learning outcomes: 4, 5, 6)

For a passing grade on the course, the grade pass (E) or pass (G) is required. The course grade is determined by the grade on the individual written examination.

Course literature

• Deresky, H. (2016). International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures (9th edition). Pearson Education Limited, Harlow.

Reference literature

• Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G. & Williams, J. M. (2008). The craft of research. University of Chicago Press.
• Gooderham, P., Grøgaard, B. & Nordhaug, O. (2013). International Management: Theory and Practice, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.

Course evaluation

Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

Interim rules

If a course is no longer offered, or has undergone significant changes,the students must be offered two opportunities for re-examination based on the syllabus that applied at the time of registration, for a period of one year after the changes have been implemented.

Additional information

If a student has a Learning support decision, the examiner has the right to provide the student with an adapted test, or to allow the student to take the exam in a different format.

The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text