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Organisational Culture

Investigate the importance of organisational culture and how culture affects the change management process.

  • Duration

    2 weeks
  • Weekly study

    8 hours

What is culture and why does it matter to leaders?

In this course, you’ll learn about organisational culture and its importance in managing a modern enterprise.

You’ll be introduced to different types of organisational cultures and how enterprises can leverage their organisational culture to achieve or sustain a competitive advantage.

You will also look at seminal work on organisational culture and reflect on the validity of this work in the current business environment.

What topics will you cover?

  • Levels of organisational culture
  • Artefacts, values and assumptions
  • Functions of organisational culture
  • Understanding organisational culture
  • Types of cultures
  • Important elements in managing culture

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Explain the concept of organisational culture, its importance and its impact on a modern enterprise
  • Compare weak and strong cultures and their implications for people management
  • Discuss the impact of globalisation on culture and the impact of national culture on organisational culture
  • Identify the importance of trust for organisational culture

Who is the course for?

This course is designed for ambitious and experienced professionals seeking to develop an understanding of how a modern enterprise succeeds through leadership, culture, decision-making and change management.

Who will you learn with?

Dr Kasim Randeree is Curriculum Lead and Associate Professor in Leadership and was formerly Director of MBA Programmes and Principal Lecturer in Business Management at Coventry University.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992
  • Location

    Coventry

Learning on FutureLearn

Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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