Syllabus - MGMT440

MGMT440 - Organizational Culture & Performance

Description:
This course focuses on the relationship between an organization's culture and its performance. The challenges and opportunities presented to both leaders and followers in adapting to and implementing organizational cultural change are addressed in this course. The impact culture has as a mediating factor between a leader's style and the effective performance of an organization is examined in this course.

Outcomes:

  • Conduct a cultural assessment of an organization
  • Analyze the forces that challenge organizational culture
  • Evaluate elements of culture as potential sources of competitive advantage
  • Analyze and assess the role of a leader in the creation, development, and evolution of organizational culture

Required Text(s):

Mayberry, M. (2023). Culture is the way: How leaders at every level build an organization for speed, impact, and excellence. Wiley: ISBN: 9781119913658