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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
Unit aim
Aims to develop an understanding of concepts, theory and worldview of culture. This is achieved by focusing specifically on developing students' understanding of group, interpersonal, national, and international culture. This unit also examines the role of culture during organisational change.
Unit content
Topic 1: Managing organisational change for sustainability
Topic 2: Challenges and opportunities for organisational behaviour
Topic 3: The impact of culture in the workplace
Topic 4: Global talent management
Topic 5: The importance of cultural intelligence in the workplace
Topic 6: Using culture as a source of competitive advantage
Topic 7: Embeddedness and implications for implementing change
Topic 8: Benefits of an engaged workforce
Topic 9: Stimulating innovation in the workplace
Topic 10: The role of expats in implementing change in the workplace
Topic 11: Diversity management and implications for implementing change
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify and discuss the role of culture during the organisational change process | |||||||
| 2 | identify and discuss Hofstede's work on organisational groupings using Social Identify Theory and Organisational Behaviour Theory to provide insight into Hofstede's work | |||||||
| 3 | demonstrate an understanding about organisational learning theory and the propensity and importance of employees that exhibit innovative behaviour | |||||||
| 4 | identify methods and theory of diversity management and the implication this has on implementing change effectively | |||||||
| 5 | discuss international mobility, and globalisation convergence and divergence. | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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identify and discuss the role of culture during the organisational change process
- GA2:
- GA4:
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identify and discuss Hofstede's work on organisational groupings using Social Identify Theory and Organisational Behaviour Theory to provide insight into Hofstede's work
- GA4:
- GA7:
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demonstrate an understanding about organisational learning theory and the propensity and importance of employees that exhibit innovative behaviour
- GA4:
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identify methods and theory of diversity management and the implication this has on implementing change effectively
- GA2:
- GA4:
- GA7:
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discuss international mobility, and globalisation convergence and divergence.
- GA4:
- GA7:
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.