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 OFESSIONAL/Toolkit/bpstools.htm OFESSIONAL/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, 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 DUKE CIBER Workshop Series (FDIB)