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International Leadership: Managing Culture as Leaders
If you do not manage culture, it manages you
Identify and develop the skills you need for managing cultural change as a leader with this short online course from Coventry University.
Reflecting on case studies about international leadership, you will have the chance to learn more about how organisational culture influences leaders’ responsibilities and methods.
By studying the theories related to workplace culture – such as the Global Leadership and Organisational Behaviour Effectiveness (GLOBE) study and Hofstede’s five dimensions of culture – you can better understand the leadership skills you need for recognising and effectively managing culture in your organisation.
Discover how to use your workplace culture as a competitive advantage
On this course, you’ll learn how leadership and culture are so closely related that they themselves develop the workplace culture.
We look at the leader’s role in culture design and management within organisations, compare different leadership styles and understand the importance of organisational culture in strategic management.
By the end of this training, you’ll have a better understanding of how culture can be a competitive advantage in business.
Explore how to manage cultural changes within your organisation
In this short course, you will examine the viewpoints of leaders and look at how they manage and create cultural change in organisations through different leadership styles.
You will also have the opportunity to describe organisational culture and compare this between different countries, based on the GLOBE study and Hofstede’s five dimensions of culture.
Taught by lecturers with specialist research interests in the field, this online training will help you develop an effective tactical and practical approach to manage your workplace culture from a position of leadership.
Syllabus
Week 1
Cultural Differences in Leadership Styles
Welcome to the course
Welcome to the second short course in International Leadership.
The importance of culture
As an international business student, you will face cultural differences in your present or future jobs; knowing how culture impacts businesses will give you a competitive advantage.
How leadership creates culture
Explore how what a leader says and does impacts the culture of an organisation.
Case studies of leadership
Examine some real-life examples of different leadership styles and their impact on organisational culture.
Week 2
Understanding Cultural Differences
Hofstede's theory
Hofstede’s research about cross-cultural groups played an important role in developing a framework for assessing and differentiating cultures in different nations and organisations.
Hall's theory
Edward T. Hall identified three major dimensions through which cultural tendencies are displayed: context, space and time.
Leadership and culture
Explore how we can apply theories of culture to leadership scenarios and use our understanding of culture to enhance our decision-making.
When would you like to start?
Start straight away and join a global classroom of learners. If the course hasn’t started yet you’ll see the future date listed below.
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Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Compare different leadership styles
- Explore how the themes of leadership and culture are so closely related that they cause organisational culture
- Explain the leader's role in culture design and management
- Develop a tactical and practical approach to manage your workplace culture as a leader
- Describe organisational culture and explain how culture can be a competitive advantage
Who is the course for?
This course is aimed at those wanting to progress into a leadership role, or to build on their leadership skills as part of their continued professional development.
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Ways to learn
Choose the best way to learn for you!
Subscribe & save
$244.99 for a whole year
Automatically renews
Develop skills to further your career
- Access to this course
- Access to 1,000+ courses
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Digital certificate when you're eligible
Cancel for free anytime
Buy this course
$54/one-off payment
Fulfill your current learning need
- Access to this course
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Printed and digital certificate when you’re eligible
Limited access
Free
Sample the course materials
- Access expires 26 Feb 2025
Find out more about certificates, Unlimited or buying a course (Upgrades) Sale price available until 3 March 2025 at 23:59 (UTC). T&Cs apply. |
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- Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
- Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
- Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores
Join a global classroom
- Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
- Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
- Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others
Map your progress
- As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
- Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
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