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Organisational Ethics and Culture

Explore how business ethics can become a competitive advantage and the interlink of culture and strategy.

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  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
Overview
Requirements

Discover how organisational culture affects strategy

This course aims to enable you to develop your knowledge of business ethics and how it can be turned into a sustainable competitive advantage.

You will also have the chance to explore how corporate culture shapes the strategic direction of an organisation and why some organisations fail to maintain their market leader position.

What topics will you cover?

  • Frames of reference: the ethical spectrum
  • The case for corporate social responsibility (CSR) and contemporary frameworks
  • The link between CSR and competitive advantage
  • Cultural frames of reference: the impact of national, field-level and organisational cultures on strategic decision making
  • The culture web and the role of core values in shaping culture
  • Strategic drift, strategic lock-in path dependency

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...

  • Define and explore concepts of business ethics and critically discuss the case for corporate social responsibility (CSR)
  • Apply theoretical frameworks and concepts to assess an organisation’s ethical stance, such as the UN Global Compact principles, Carroll’s CSR pyramid, and Triple Bottom Line
  • Link CSR to competitive advantage and assess an organisations potential to add value through strategic management
  • Analyse the impact of national, field-level and organisational cultures on strategic decision making
  • Assess the key features of an organisation’s culture and the role of a company’s core values in building organisation culture
  • Evaluate an organisation’s ability to divert from a strategic drift and strategic lock-in using path dependence theory

Who is the course for?

Aspiring managers wanting to work in business and management careers in multinational organisations, management consultancies, government organisations or management education and training.

Please note that the staff described in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below may be subject to change.

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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