Cross-Cultural Issues for Marketing

Objectives

This is an introductory course to global marketing that examines the role of culture when managers decide to market beyond the domestic market. The course adds the cultural variable to consumer behavior, strategy, and marketing communications.

By focusing on the cultural variable in global marketing as well as in developing individual students? cultural awareness and sensitivity, we can attain the goal of understanding the cultural variable impact on marketing managers decision making process across cultures. 

 

General characterization

Code

2438

Credits

3.5

Responsible teacher

Carmen Lages

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

English

Prerequisites

n/a 


Bibliography

Usunier, J. C., Lee, J. A., & Lee, J. (2012). Marketing across cultures. Pearson Education.

Hampden-Turner, C., Trompenaars, F., & Hampden-Turner, C. (2020). Riding the waves of culture: Understanding diversity in global business. Hachette UK.

Keegan, W. J., & Green, M. C. (2015). Global Marketing, Global Edition . Pearson Education UK.  


Teaching method

The learning methods most suitable for this course are:

• the method learning-by-examples (demonstration)
• learning-by-doing (practice by doing)
• learning-by-teaching [teach other(s)]
• learning-by-debating (after video visualization or text reading)
• learning by playing (game and role playing)

Evaluation method

50% - Class Contribution and Exercises

25% Group Work (in-class case study discussion & resolution)

25% Individual Work (such as flash essay, individual contribution for two in-class case study discussions, exercises)

50% - Final exam

Individual case study resolution + question about course content 


Subject matter

  • The cultural variable in global marketing

  • Approaching international markets

  • Developing global products

  • Developing global communication
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