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About the Course

Leaders in business and non-profit organizations increasingly work across national borders and in multi-cultural environments. You may work regularly with customers or suppliers abroad, or be part of a globally dispersed cross-functional team, or an expatriate manager on an international assignment. You may be a member of a global online community, or a development aid worker collaborating with an international network of partner organizations. In all of these contexts, your effectiveness as a leader depends on how well you understand and are able to manage individual and collective behaviors in an intercultural context. In this course – together with a team of Bocconi expert faculty and Bocconi alumni – we’ll explore the theory and practice of international and intercultural leadership and organizational behavior. Social science research has revealed systematic ways in which our behavior differs across cultural contexts – enabling us to more effectively work across borders. Insights from psychology, neuroscience, sociology and anthropology, from communication studies and from management scholarship allow us to understand what shapes individual and group decision making, what enhances or weakens team performance, and how we can build and use our social networks. And the shared practical experience of international leaders allows us to identify concrete steps to enhancing intercultural leadership competence, and to be cognizant of common leadership challenges. Learning about organizational behavior provides a great opportunity to develop your leadership skills and to reflect on your own behavioral tendencies. How do you usually make important decisions? What motivates you and how do you try motivating others? How successfully do you leverage and integrate diverse skills and views in a team? Do you prefer professional relationships with a close-knit group of trusted colleagues, or with a far-flung network of acquaintances from all walks of life? If you really want to learn how organizations behave and take decisions and at the same time develop leadership skills, then this is the course for you. We are looking forward to welcoming you and supporting you on this journey of learning and discovery. COURSE SYLLABUS Week 1 - Leadership Acumen. International perspective on leadership, common traps & challenges, and opportunities of intercultural leadership. Week 2 - Navigating Culture. Impact of cultural differences on organizations, decoding culture, culture classifications and stereotyping, developing intercultural intelligence. Week 3 - Communication. Communication and its impact on leadership identity and relationships, managing communication to improve decision making, steps for developing your intercultural communication skills. Week 4 - Motivation. Views on individual motivation, cultural differences in motivation, developing motivation and commitment in teams. Week 5 - Networking. Patterns of interpersonal relationships in/across organizations, strategically developing social networks and social capital, norms for networking across cultures. Week 6 - Conflict. Effective / defective conflict management approaches, dealing with ethical dilemmas. Thanks to the participation of our alumni and of the Bocconi Alumni Association, participants will have practical insights on international leadership. RECOMMENDED BACKGROUND All are welcome! Some prior exposure to basic issues of organizational behavior (communication, decision making, motivation, etc.) is useful, but not required....

Top reviews

JM

Jun 17, 2020

It was difficult at first to grasp the concepts that Bocconi University was trying to impart but the short lectures and transcripts made it a whole lot easier to revise and refer to.

RB

Apr 30, 2022

Very thorough content with strong academic foundations. The perspectives of alumnis and professional practitioners is greatly helpful. The course is well organized and dense. I learned a lot!

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By Radhamani B B

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Sep 11, 2022

excellent online platform to learn

By Razan s m n

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May 29, 2022

plz help me i need my certificate

By Pawan P U

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May 19, 2025

amazing very useful to the leaders

By MUNEEB u

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Aug 29, 2021

this was the best experience ever.

By Katerina A

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Nov 21, 2020

Excellent course and very helpful!

By Damilola O

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Apr 26, 2018

Insightful is the word. Thank you.

By Christiana A

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Nov 18, 2017

awesome.....i learnt soooo much...

By Alice P

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Jul 27, 2016

Best Course I've taken at Coursera

By Sylvia P

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Aug 1, 2023

Great insights. I learned a lot.

By Kacper K

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Jan 22, 2021

I recommend this business course.

By Carolina F C V

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Oct 1, 2020

I learned a lot from this course.

By Matteo B

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Apr 18, 2020

Corso molto bello e interessante.

By Hon K H

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Sep 21, 2017

Great Course, excellent teacher!!

By Álvaro M S

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May 9, 2017

genial curso y muy buen profesor!

By Benjamin E

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Apr 22, 2023

Relevant and great facilitation!

By Riphine M

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Jan 24, 2023

Very satisfied with the course!

By MUKESH S

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Dec 21, 2021

Excellent and very useful course

By Eka D

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Jun 18, 2021

I learned a lot about leadership

By Md S

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Apr 22, 2021

It is really a wonderful course.

By samrin f

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Sep 25, 2020

Very interesting and informative

By Luca G P

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Aug 17, 2017

great course!!highly recommended

By Jorge J A F

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Mar 12, 2025

Información basta e interesante

By Ashmi M J

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Sep 22, 2020

provided a clear idea of things

By Kaizine J K

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Jul 9, 2020

Very informative and apt course

By Jordan R

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Aug 17, 2019

Enjoyed it a lot. Would do more