Professional skills and expertise
In this module, students will enhance their self-management and leadership competencies, refine their people management and teamwork skills, improve their decision-making abilities, and learn to effectively communicate and collaborate within global teams.
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:

• discuss the role and responsibilities of a manager in an international business context
• evaluatedifferent leadership styles and behaviors to determine their effectiveness in various contexts
• explain how managers can effectively manage themselves
• develop strategies for motivating and developing other people, positively influencing their performance, and dealing with conflict situations
• discuss how managers can build and lead high-performance global teams
• apply decision-making tools for preparing and making rational decisions
• propose improvements for business processes in organizations
• implementresults-oriented management techniques to achieve both financial and non-financial organizational goals together with a team

• reflect on personal leadership styles and behaviors to identify areas for self-improvement and development
• foster an environment of trust and psychological safety within teams to encourage open communication and innovation
• implement strategies for enhancing team cohesion and productivity (also in intercultural and virtual settings)
• integrate learnings from study trips and guest lectures into personal leadership practice

• describe the role of data analytics and artificial intelligence for supporting managerial decision-making processes
• explain which digital tools can be used for effective teamwork in global (virtual) teams
• analyze the impact of digital transformation on leadership practices in multinational organizations

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This module covers the following topics:

1. Personal effectiveness in a management and leadership role (leading and managing yourself)
   • The managerial role and responsibility
   • Developing a leadership mindset
   • Managing and developing yourself
   • Leadership styles and behaviors
     
2. Interpersonal effectiveness (leading and developing others)
   • Fundamentals of effective leadership
   • Motivating others
   • Performance management and developing the performance potential of others

1. Organizational effectiveness (leading and managing organizations)
   • Effective decision making (including the use of digital technologies for supporting decision making)
   • Priorities and time management
   • Results-oriented management (including non-financial results)
   • Improving business processes
   • Managing risks in organizations (e.g. cyber-security risks)
     
2. Leading global teams
   • Effective teamwork
   • Leading agile and virtual teams (including the use of digital technologies in global virtual teams)
   • Specifics of leadership in multinational organizations
     
3. International management practice
   • Study trip (excursion) and/or guest lectures to discuss current management- and leadership-related issues with practicing managers of internationally active companies
     

Browaeys, M.-J. & Price, R. (2019). Understanding Cross-cultural Management.4th ed. Harlow: Pearson.
Dumas, M., Rosa, L. M., Mendling, J., & Reijers, A. H. (2018). Fundamentals of Business Process Management. Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer.
Northouse, P. (2021). Leadership: Theory and Practice, 9th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Pittino, D. (2022). The Concise Leadership Textbook: Essential Knowledge and Skills for Developing Yourself as a Leader. econcise: Moosburg.
Steers, R. M. & Osland, J. S. (2023). Management Across Cultures: Challenges, Strategies, and Skills. 5th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Sternad, D. (2020). Effective Management: Developing Yourself, Others and Organizations. London: Macmillan International Higher Education/Red Globe Press. [Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Sternad, D., & Kobin, E. (2023). Develop Your Leadership Superpowers: 50 Key Skills You Need to Succeed as A Leader. econcise: Moosburg.

• Lecture and discussion (in-class or online)
• Case studies
• Role play
• Self-study (asynchronous learning)
• Group work
• Discussions with practicing managers

Integrated module exam (immanent examination character):

• Final written exam
• Learning diary
• Class participation