Course Description: Business 106 is a culture and international business class that provides a cultural orientation to the different business cultures around the world. It also introduces you to global economies. My goal is excite you about the different ways business is done globally and to ground you in the current economic realities of different countries. Once you know about the basic dimensions of culture you can apply those dimensions to whatever country you do business with. Once you learn about the impact of the “world economy” you will be able to follow it yourself and adjust and change your behavior as needed. Even if you never travel outside of the United States you are part of the global economy. You buy goods made all over the world and whatever business you are in is affected by what goes on in other countries. We will also try and have some fun learning about the world. 

Textbook Information (both are required):  

Cultural Intelligence: A Guide to Working With People in Other Countries, Brooks Peterson, Intercultural Press, 2004.

Kiss Bow or Shake Hands: The Bestselling Guide to Doing Business in More Than 60 Countries, second edition, Morrison and Conaway, Adams Media, 2006.

Course Objectives: 

1. To understand what culture is and why it is important in business
2. To understand what it means to be culturally intelligent
3. To be able to apply cultural intelligence in your daily life and work
4. To know your individual cultural style
5. To increase your cultural intelligence
6. To give you a basic understanding of some of the most important countries in the world economy
7. To help you understand and analyze the global financial markets

Student Learning Objectives:   

At the end of the class, the student will be able to interact with people from other cultures in a way that is business appropriate.