Summer Programme – Cross-Cultural Management

Next programme: 8 – 18 July 2025

MODULE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES:

After completing the module, you will be able to:

• Analyse cross-cultural management situations using cultural dimension models.
• Assess cross-cultural communication and team dynamics and give your recommendations.
• Underline people management issues in international business alliance situations and give relevant guidelines.

TOPICS COVERED:

• Session 1: Culture in international business and cultural intelligence
• Session 2: Conceptual frameworks for identifying and analyzing cultural differences
• Session 3: Cross-cultural communication
• Session 4: Decision-making across cultures
• Session 5: Cross-cultural (virtual) teams
• Session 6: Cross-cultural negotiations
• Session 7: Managing people and cultural integration in IJVs, mergers, and acquisitions
• Session 8: Part 1 – ‘Doing business in …’ presentations
• Session 9: Individual assessment & Part 2 – ‘Doing business in … ‘ presentations

Level

• Undergraduate and Postgraduate

Assessment methods

• Students will complete and be graded on an individual presentation, a group presentation, and a final exam.

Credits

• Students who successfully complete the programme will be awarded 6 ECTS/3 US credits.

Faculty

• The classes will be proposed by members of the Management and Organisation department at Rennes SB.

Prerequisites

• Successful completion of at least one year of undergraduate-level studies.
• Strong command of spoken and written English.

Included in the programme

• 27 contact hours
• 1 day trip excursion in one city in Brittany
• A tour of Rennes
• Welcome breakfast and farewell appetizers lunch

Nomination deadline (for exchange students):

• 15 April 2025

Application deadline:

•  30 April 2025

• Fee-paying students: €90 non-refundable application fee and €1510 programme fee (without accommodation).
• Exchange students: €90 non-refundable application fee. Then tuition fees will be waived if an agreement has been signed between Rennes School of Business and the home institution.