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Internationalizing Teaching

Internationalizing Teaching. Mason A. Carpenter University of Wisconsin-Madison. Four Primary Dimensions. Personal Experience Subject Matter Country Cross Border. Disclaimer (Strong Personal Bias). “International” is not a dichotomous variable (yes/no) – it is a process and a sojourn.

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Internationalizing Teaching

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  1. Internationalizing Teaching Mason A. Carpenter University of Wisconsin-Madison

  2. Four Primary Dimensions • Personal Experience • Subject Matter • Country • Cross Border

  3. Disclaimer (Strong Personal Bias) • “International” is not a dichotomous variable (yes/no) – it is a process and a sojourn

  4. Experiencing (International Management) • International management as cross-border and cross cultural negotiations • One-hour and multi-hour simulations with structured debrief • Simulation is the source of data for the debrief but must do both • Examples: BaFa BaFa, Ecotonos, Barnga • http://instruction.bus.wisc.edu/mcarpenter/PROFESSIONAL/Toolkit/bpstools.htm • International internships or field trips!

  5. Subject Matter (Mergers & Acquisitions) • Depth of topic by showing different settings • Answers question: What are the key differences and similarities of this function in other countries? • Cases set in other countries • Examples: Attached PP

  6. Country • Expose knowledge of own country • The Ivey Case 9A95G001, "Where have you been: An exercise to assess your exposure to the rest of the world's people" • Develop knowledge of other key countries – Culture Grams

  7. Cross Border • What happens when you combine experience, subject matter, and different countries? • Not simply comparative – integrative • Cases with alliances are great context for getting at this subject regardless of functional area – OB to Accounting!

  8. Your Personal Internationalization Roadmap • Experience • Read widely in magazines like the Economist & WSJ Regional Editions • Travel • Study or work abroad • Subject Matter • Know the “border” conditions on your “local” knowledge • How is the function approched differently in other countries? • Country • Read Culture-Grams about the countries that non-domestic case parties come from • Cross Border • Synthesize all of the above!

  9. Background Resources • Negotiating with the Romans: Parts 1 & 2, Sloan Management Review, 1994. • Teaching the cultural aspects of negotiation: A range of experiential techniques, Steven Weiss, Journal of Management Education, Feb 2003 • Riding the waves of culture, Trompenaars & Hampden-Turner, McGraw-Hill Trade; 2nd edition (December 1, 1997) • MEMPHIS Globalization Seminars http://www.people.memphis.edu/~wanctr/Pages/Globalization_Seminars.htm • DUKE CIBER Workshop Series (FDIB) http://ciber.fuqua.duke.edu/ciber/index.html

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