Course code Psih5011
Credit points 3
Organizational Culture
Total Hours in Course81
Number of hours for lectures22
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes10
Independent study hours49
Date of course confirmation19.06.2013
Responsible UnitInstitute of Mechanics and Design
Course developers
Baiba Briede
Dr. paed.
Inita Soika
Mg. paed.
Course abstract
The course develops the knowledge, skills and competences on the specificity of organization culture, its activities, and the factors influencing an individual's career development. The study course develops skills to identify and analyze models of organizational culture. The students acquire an understanding of contemporary theoretical approaches of organizational culture and its relation to the career development of employees. The course promotes skills of critical and creative thinking by analyzing components and levels of organizational culture from the perspective of career development.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
• Knowledge - - is able to understand the theoretical basic issues of organizational culture, impact of internal and external factors on the culture of organization in connection with the organization’s strategy and its employees' career development. Comprehension of the necessary knowledge level how to identify and assess an individual's needs and career development prospects in the organization.
• Skills - is able to identify and evaluate the influencing factors of organizational culture and cultural processes related to the organization; is able to apply conditions for a favourable psychological environment for the development of the organizations and employees' career.
• Competence - is able to independently use the results in analysing of theoretical studies of organization culture in connection with the career development of employees and the organization itself forecasting as well as forming a favourable psychological environment.
Compulsory reading
1. Cameron K.S., Quinn E.R.(2011). Diagnosing and changing organizational culture. Addison Wesley: Longman, 288 p., ISBN-13: 978-0470650264
2. Schein E. H. (1992) Organizational culture and leadership. (2nd. ed.). SanFancisco: Jossey-Bass
3. Tien H.-L. Cultural Perspectives on Life Design. Handbook of Life Design: From Practice to Theory and from Theory to Practice. (2015). Edited by Nota L., Rossier J. Hogrefe Publishing, pp. 249-268, ISBN 978-1-61676-447-0
4. Wilen T., Vien C. L. (2013). Employed for Life: 21st-Century Career Trends. Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc.; 1 edition, 167 pages, ISBN-13: 978-1433125430
Further reading
1. Barrett R. (2013). The Values-Driven Organization: Unleashing Human Potential for Performance and Profit. Routledge, 280 p., ISBN-13: 978-0415815031
2. Robbins P.S., Judge T. A. (2015). Organizational behavior. Pearson Education, ISBN-13: 978-0-13-283487-2, 711. p.
3. Reņģe V. (2007). Mūsdienu organizāciju psiholoģija – Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 134 lpp. ISBN13: 9789984379142
Periodicals and other sources
1. Baruch Y. (2006). Career development in organizations and beyond: Balancing traditional and contemporary viewpoints. Human Resource Management Review. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105348220600026X . Resurs skatīts 25.08.2016.
2. Hansen E. (2006). Career Guidance. A resource handbook for low- and middle-income countries. International Labour Organization ISBN: 92-2-118376-
3. Matching Personality and Organizational Culture: Effects of Recruitment Strategy and the Five-Factor Model on Subjective Person–Organization Fit. Management Communication Quarterly 26(4) pp. 585–622. http:/http://mcq.sagepub.com/content/ Resurss skatīts 22.01.2016.