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Business and Entrepreneurship in Europe, with a Focus on Cross-Cultural Management

Intensive course combining business and entrepreneurship in Europe with cross-cultural management.

Course code: BUS 326

Credits: 3

Sessions: A1 and B1

Academic area: Business and management

What students study

Questions this course explores.

The final syllabus confirms assignments and assessment details.

  • 01

    Explain how European culture, institutions, and markets shape organizational decisions.

  • 02

    Compare management and teamwork questions across different city contexts.

  • 03

    Combine evidence from both daily academic blocks in one course.

Preliminary syllabus

Course outline.

A typical syllabus combines business and entrepreneurship in Europe with cross-cultural management in one intensive course and one transcript entry.

The final syllabus will confirm faculty, schedule, readings, assignments, and grading.

The shared Introduction to the European Union component accounts for 20% of this course’s grade. It is included in the course’s existing credits.

  1. 01

    Opportunity and local context

    Examine how place shapes the problems, customers, and possibilities organizations pursue.

  2. 02

    Ecosystems and institutions

    Examine how markets, public policy, access to capital, and professional networks shape entrepreneurial decisions.

  3. 03

    Cross-cultural communication

    Study how context, meaning, and feedback affect professional interaction.

  4. 04

    Teams, leadership, and trust

    Compare approaches to authority, coordination, relationships, and management.

  5. 05

    Entrepreneurial environments

    Use organization visits and city evidence to compare operating conditions across Europe.

  6. 06

    Context-aware organizational response

    Bring entrepreneurship and management analysis together in a route-wide project.

Typical coursework

  • Organization-visit case notes
  • Cross-cultural management journal
  • Comparative ecosystem memo
  • Integrated final analysis or presentation

Learning across Europe

Gather examples across the route.

Class questions, faculty-led discussion, and written work help students compare what they observe.

Study entrepreneurship and markets alongside communication, teamwork, and cultural expectations.

Use organizational settings and faculty-led debriefs to compare decisions across the route.

Session and credit fit

How this course fits A1 and B1.

A1 and B1 use one integrated 3-credit course: BUS 326. The daily academic blocks form one transcript entry.

Current programs

Summit Prague + Europe, Summer 2027

Summer 2027 · A1 and B1

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Summit Barcelona + Europe, Summer 2027

Summer 2027 · A1

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Summit Prague + Europe, Summer 2028

Summer 2028 · A1 and B1

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