This week’s topics
Organisational Culture, Structural Design, and Human Systems
- Cultural typologies and cultural transformation dynamics
- Structural paradigms from mechanistic to agile networks
- Leadership styles and systemic climate
- Aligning human capital architecture with organisational design
- #06 Always consider the structural and cultural Context
- #07 Dimensions of Leadership and Organization
- Lec-14 Organization Culture
What you will be able to do
- 4.1 Critically analyse the impact of an organisational strategy, structure and culture on the management of human resources.
- 5.1 Critically evaluate the relationships between business strategy and human resource management.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: critically analyse the impact of an organisational strategy, structure and culture on the management of human resources.
Study materials
Videos
- #06 Always consider the structural and cultural Context · YouTube · Armin Trost · 45 min · for registered students
- #07 Dimensions of Leadership and Organization · YouTube · Armin Trost · 48 min · for registered students
- Michael West: developing cultures of high quality care · YouTube · The King's Fund · 15 min · for registered students
Further resources
- MIT OpenCourseWare 15.320 Strategic Organizational Design (Spring 2011) · Reading · MIT OpenCourseWare, course · for registered students
- Organizational Behavior, ch. 15: Organizational Culture · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 640–697 · for registered students
- Transformational Leadership and Employee Retention · Reading · Reading, article · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
