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Organisational Culture and Change (C)

Find out why a successful practice in one organisation is not successful in every organisation.

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  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
Overview
Requirements
Educators

Develop an understanding of organisational culture and change

Develop your understanding of the definitions and types of organisational culture. You will identify the importance of change in organisations and explore the process, as well as external and internal drivers for that change.

You will also evaluate the importance of environmental management in modern construction organisations and consider the recent trends in the development of organisational behaviour management.

What topics will you cover?

  • Organisational culture
  • Types of culture
  • Importance of change in construction organisations
  • Drivers for organisational change
  • Contemporary developments on organisational behaviour
  • Health and safety
  • Sustainability
  • Lean construction
  • Gender and diversity
  • Technology

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.

Who is the course for?

This course is for students looking to understand the definitions and types of organisational culture, and identify the importance of change in organisations

Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.

Who will you learn with?

Sivagayinee Gangatheepan

Lecturer in Quantity Surveying
Sivagayinee Gangatheepan is an experienced lecturer in Quantity Surveying.

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

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  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
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