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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 Dr. A A

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Jun 7, 2020

Such a fantastic course, more informative and practical. Sure every leader in the world should go throw it at least once.

By Allison G

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Jan 10, 2020

Great course with practical examples that allow students to easily see the course concepts through their own career lens!

By ananya c

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Aug 19, 2023

This course has been super informative and insightful. I would like to thank professor Franz! You are an awesome tutor.

By Siddhant K

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May 24, 2023

this course was amazing and knowledge giving .i like to thank coursera for this wonderfull opportunity.thank you again.

By Andrea T

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Apr 1, 2018

Very interesting topics, excellent and effective learning method. Suggested for those who want to work internationally.

By Marcelo G L

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Sep 23, 2017

Another excelent course from Bocconi, very useful for a day-to-day and covers important aspects of leadership behavior.

By Nicola C

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Feb 20, 2017

Congratulations! Perfect course: topics, material, videos, explanations, clearness, optional readings and organization!

By Mariam M A A

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Dec 2, 2022

Excellent course that allows the learner to explore different aspect of leadership, especially leadership development.

By Stefano

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Jun 6, 2020

Fantastic - very intellectually stimulating in this lockdown of Coronavirus. Well done - highly recommend this coruse.

By Shreya M

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Oct 19, 2019

Amazing course with a lot of brainstorming ideas and knowledge which will definitely help in the professional career

By Veronica A

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Jun 23, 2022

A great thank you for your dedication and commitment and bringing this course through. It was very enlightening!!!!

By Laimona S

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Jun 10, 2020

Very interesting and useful course, great practical and research cases, thank you so much, Prof. Franz Wohlgezogen!

By Clemdon B (

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Jan 11, 2017

Excellent course with a great and well learned lecturer. Very practical and theoretical balance. I've learnt a lot!

By Estefania B

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Apr 19, 2019

Best leadership course ever!! I think all leaders should take it, even if you are preparing for future leadership.

By Lennon B

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Jun 13, 2022

Excellent course, well designed with clear assessments. Great job by the lecturer in his videos and organization.

By Amit E

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Feb 26, 2018

The instructor communicated the main message in a concise and effective manner. I learned a lot from this course.

By mohammad

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Jul 18, 2023

Highly Effective course which broadly address issues of conflict, motivation, leadership, culture and behaviors'

By Arturo B

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Feb 27, 2017

Grandioso curso, he tomado ya dos cursos de la universidad y me han sido de gran ayuda. Totalmente recomendados.

By Kenneth H

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Apr 23, 2024

Wonderful class wonderful teacher. Everyone should know about this course, Thank you so much, Mr. Kenneth Hicks

By Gladys M

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Mar 13, 2023

I really the course. The Instructor was very engaging and the course work materials were very well articulated.

By Francois E A

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Apr 18, 2020

Great course, content-wise but also in terms of delivery (lots of variation making it entertaining). Thank you!

By Pareshkumar L P

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Dec 27, 2022

Excellent course. As Indo-Canadian, I learnt a lot about European and International view-point for leadership.

By Raphaele d B

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Sep 12, 2022

Very rich content taught with great a sense of humor. Great reading resources accompanied the class as well.

By Kelly T

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Sep 23, 2016

As someone who is planning a career in an international setting, this was extremely informative and practical.

By Khin M M M

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May 19, 2023

Thank you so much our teacher/ instructor and all members in this course as well as Coursera team.

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