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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 16, 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.

GN

Jun 10, 2025

It is quite an interactive course that incorporates both literature on international leadership and practical examples and experiences on real life situations. Well done to the course organizer!

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By Florian Z

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Apr 24, 2020

Well done! A lot of interesting and valuable insights for new and experienced leaders.

By Thanat S

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Apr 6, 2019

This course give you great idea about leadership, start with yourself through others.

By Jouda M

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Jun 22, 2023

This is a well structured course plus very good materials and references, Thank you.

By Fernanda R

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Jul 4, 2023

The topics are very well selected and the course structure and resources are great.

By Artur M

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Sep 19, 2020

Great course and the greatest instructor. Thank you for such well-prepared lessons!

By Andrea C

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Jun 24, 2020

Thank you for all the insightful content shared in this course.

I wish you the best!

By Kishore K T

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Apr 26, 2020

Course is relevant for leaders who are working trans-regions and/or trans-cultures.

By DENNIS J W

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Aug 28, 2023

I felt like I was actually handling one on one leadership activities in real life.

By Zina A

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Oct 26, 2022

Great way of presenting the class content and keeping students engaeged!

Thank you!

By MARIANA T C

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Nov 18, 2020

Excelente curso, muy dinámico, es prácticamente estar ahí recibiendo las lecciones

By Ira K

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Jan 25, 2016

Best course ever! Loved the videos, super easy to follow and I have learned A lot!

By Nyambura M

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Feb 22, 2022

Very insightful and informative course.Thank you very much.I enjoyed this course!

By 王梦怡

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Jan 24, 2016

very cool lecture,learned quite a lot of OB and practices in business environment

By Fahim F

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Jun 29, 2023

A great course to learn the fundamentals of international leadership management.

By Aulia D

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May 23, 2020

Very enjoy in this course. Everything that explain is have good insight for me..

By Bhaumik B

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Sep 22, 2019

Highly recommended for professional growing into leadership and management role

By Siyad A E

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Oct 19, 2018

Interesting Course! I like the Course contents, video lectures and Assignments!

By Richard K

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Aug 26, 2021

Very well presented and I learned a lot from it. Would recommend the course.

By Gerry

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May 22, 2020

Great material well delivered, very relevant to issues that I face as a leader

By MARIA E L L

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Jun 25, 2020

I learned a lot from this course. All scenarios mentioned here are realistic.

By Nusfa L

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Mar 29, 2020

It made me so interested. A good learning period with Coursera. All the best!

By Marta K

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Nov 15, 2019

An excellent course - clear, legible, encouraging to learn. Recommendable :-)

By Oleksii H

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May 20, 2021

Very useful and interesting materials.

The coach is too fast in his english )

By ALI A A D

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Nov 17, 2020

very interesting and useful course , that i will start to apply immediately