INTB 3205 — Understanding and Managing Cultural Differences
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ICusually offered: fall, springBostonTraditional
Emphasizes the importance of cultural differences in international business. Describes the value of developing cultural agility in a global career, and discusses startups in diverse cultural contexts. Focuses on learning from international experiences and highlights the science behind what makes people successful in different countries and with people from different cultures. Discusses how to use this science to facilitate cultural agility development. Presents frameworks to understand cultural values; explains cultural curiosity and tolerance of ambiguity; emphasizes cultural responses such as adaptation, minimization, and integration; and studies living and working in a host country. Offers students an opportunity to develop self-management and relationship-management competencies in diverse cultural environments.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 42 | 40 | 105% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 73 | 80 | 91% | 3.5 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 81 | 80 | 101% | 0.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 49% · T 25% · W 36% · Th 11% · F 0%
Common patterns: M (26% of sections), T (25% of sections), S (13% of sections), W (13% of sections), MW (13% of sections), MWR (11% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Paula Caligiuri (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Helenka Nolan (62% of students) · reviews
- Sheila Puffer (21% of students) · reviews
- Jennifer Lacroix (18% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (INTB course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All INTB courses · Plan it at numap.app