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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 Joshua A

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Sep 6, 2021

It's been a great learning experience attending this course..........

By Kate S

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Aug 29, 2019

Highly informative, engaging and occasionally genuinely entertaining.

By MARIA P D C O O

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Sep 21, 2023

tHANKS FOR THE OPORTUNITY. i PROMISE YOU THAT I WILL BACK FOR MORE .

By Diana G M

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Aug 31, 2022

One of the most interesting course that I've ever done! Thank you!!

By Juan C z

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Sep 9, 2017

This is an important course to understand the international behavior

By mahesh m

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Aug 10, 2022

It is one of the best course it gave me a alot .Thank you very much

By Carlo M

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May 8, 2020

Really stimulating course. I hope it will help in my future career.

By Haydar A

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Apr 15, 2020

Very supportive course and we can apply it for sure on reality live

By Joanne S

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Apr 1, 2024

very useful and informative. it helps improve my leadership skill.

By Joyce N

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Feb 26, 2023

very insightful but how do I get the certificate after completion?

By najam M

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Jan 16, 2022

It was an excellent experience for me to study in this plat form.

By CHIARA

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Apr 18, 2021

Really interesting and well presented course. I really enjoyed it!

By Carlos E B S

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Mar 4, 2018

Another cutting edge course by Università Bocconi.

Thanks everyone!

By RAVI C L

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Sep 29, 2025

best course and explaination , i like the way that teaching style

By Siti K A S

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Nov 7, 2024

Good course for those who want to build their career as a leader.

By Vijay B

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Aug 18, 2024

Thank you prof Franz for your wonderful teachings with Scenarios.

By Iqbal M

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Mar 2, 2024

Its a very good professional development course. I just loved it.

By twinkle a

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Jun 20, 2020

the course is very informative and the faculty here is very good.

By Buraimo I O

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Jun 9, 2020

This site really helped me in developing my leadership skills. 👍

By AYOBAMI A

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May 15, 2020

I had an Amazing time, exprience and took a lot of learnings away

By Moses A

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Jul 14, 2023

Eye opener on international leadership and intercultural context

By M. T G C

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Nov 15, 2022

This was a great course I thoroughly enjoyed and learned so much

By Dalia B

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Mar 25, 2022

I really enjoyed this course and the professor's teaching style.

By Roshan L D

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Jul 28, 2021

A big pocket of knowledge and it gonna stay with me for long way

By R P

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May 23, 2021

A Wonderful Course

Objectives and Learning outcomes are obvious.