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Related Preparation |
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An overview of culture: Definitions and significance of culture; culture as an independent variable (I)
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An overview of culture: Definitions and significance of culture; culture as an independent variable (II)
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Dimensions of culture; culture of a polity: Inglehart-Welzel World Cultural Map |
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From corporate to national culture: The IBM project and Hofstede's theory based on IBM data |
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How to define and measure corporate culture (I) |
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6) |
How to define and measure corporate culture (II) |
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7) |
REVIEW BEFORE MIDTERM |
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8) |
Two success stories: Lufthansa and BMW |
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9) |
How to build a successful corporate culture |
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10) |
Corporate culture and performance: how and to what extent does corporate culture affect performance? |
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11) |
Can culture change? |
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12) |
Corporate culture in Turkey (I) |
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13) |
Corporate culture in Turkey (II) |
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14) |
Review
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Course Notes / Textbooks: |
Heskett, J. The Culture Cycle, New Jersey: FT Press, 2012.
Hofstede, G., Hofstede, G. J. And M. Minkov, Cultures and Organizations, New York: McGraw Hill, 2010.
Inglehart, R. and Welzel, C., Modernization, Cultural Change and Democracy, Cambridge: Cambridge U. Press, 2005.
Sackmann, S. A., Success Factor: Corporate Culture, Bertelsmann Stiftung, 2006.
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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Develop close interest in human mind and behavior, and attain critical thinking skills (in particular the ability to evaluate psychological theories using empirical evidence), as well as appreciating psychology as an evidence based science. |
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Gain a biopsychosocial understanding of human behavior, namely, the biological, psychological, social determinants of behavior. |
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3) |
Acquire theoretical and applied knowledge and learn about basic psychological concepts and perspectives |
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Familiarize with methodology and data evaluation techniques by being aware of scientific research methods (i.e. correlational, experimental, longitudinal, case study). |
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Employ ethical sensitivity while doing assessment, research or working with groups. |
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Familiarize with the essential perspectives of psychology (cognitive, developmental, clinical, social, behavioral, and biological). |
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Get the opportunity and skills to evaluate qualitative and quantitative data, write reports, and present them. |
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Attain preliminary knowledge for psychological measurement and evaluation. |
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To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (e.g. sociology, history, political science, communication studies, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc) that can contribute to psychology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in understanding and interpreting of psychological process. |
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