PSYCH 350H - Organizational Culture

This course provides an overview of the methodological, epistemological, and problem-solving issues involved in the study of organizational culture. The course will examine the wide range of approaches to the study of organizational culture, the underlying assumptions of these competing approaches, and how these assumptions shape how culture is defined, developed, and changed. We will look at cultural artifacts such as language, metaphors, rites and ceremonies, stories and myths, symbols, dress, history, ways of doing things, buildings and heroes. Methodological approaches, including ethnographic and clinical perspectives, will be compared and contrasted. The course will also examine the role of leaders in shaping organizational culture, and special issues such as mergers and acquisitions, succession, and cultural deviance. This course may be repeated for credit.
Units: 2
Course Type: Seminar