Lehre

Prof. Dr. C. Neu

Befähigung zur Einordnung von Entwicklungsprozessen in den soziokulturellen Kontext.

Prozesse von Wissenskonstruktion und Traditionsbildung durchschauen.

• Beetz, S., K. Brauer und C. Neu (Hrsg.) 2005: Handwörterbuch zur ländlichen Gesellschaft in Deutschland, Wiesbaden
• Ambrosoli, M. 1997: The Wild and the Sown, Cambridge
• Mitterauer, M. 2003: Warum Europa? Mittelalterliche Grundlagen eines Sonderwegs
• Mitterauer, M., Sieder, R. (Hg.) 1982: Historische Familienforschung, Frankfurt a. M.
• Kauffeld, S. 2014: Arbeits-, Organisations- und Personalpsychologie für Bachelor. Heidelberg: Springer
• Marcus, B. 2011: Einführung in die Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

Intercultural management
Culture and cultural patterns; Processes of cross-cultural adaptation; Intercultural communication and dialogue; Leadership and personality in intercultural contexts; Management of change ; Working with conflict and resistance

Changing societies
Patterns of change in western history; The Agricultural Revolution; Intertwining reforms of the nineteenth century: social and agrarian; History of the Organic Movement; Food supply and changing nutrition habits in history
Students should become acquainted with the history of agricultural systems and nutritional habits, in order to adequately evaluate and influence the role of organic agriculture in the process of accelerated change, characteristic of contemporary western societies. A systematic survey of agents and patterns of change in history is to be combined with a detailed view on the development of European agriculture and food supply, beginning with the history of the early Agricultural Revolution in England
Objectives:
Students are able to successfully perform in contexts where intercultural communication, co-operation and management are in demand. Based on their knowledge about the history of agricultural systems and nutritional habits they are able to adequately evaluate and influence the role of organic agriculture in the process of accelerated change, characteristic of contemporary western societies.

• Augsburger I.D.W. 1992: Conflict Mediation Across Cultures. Louisville
• Bennett, M. J. (ed.) 1998: Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication. London
• Hodgetts R. M. & Luthans F. 2000: International Management. Culture, Strategy and Behavior. Boston
• Huntington S. 1996: The Clash of Civilizations. New York
• Harris P. R. & Moran R. T. 1991: Managing Cultural Differences. Houston
• Hall E. T. 1976: Beyond Culture. New York
• Overton M. 1996: Agricultural Revolution in England. The Transformation of the Agrarian Economy 1500 – 1850. Cambridge
• Conford P. 2001: The Origins of the Organic Movement. Edinburgh
• Thirsk J. 1978: Economic Policy and Projects. The Development of a Consumer Society in Early Modern England, Oxford