ECONOMICS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
POL4010 | Corporate Culture in a Globalized World | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid |
Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. YILMAZ ESMER |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course is designed to understand the measurement, examples and aspects of corporate culture. First, we will discuss dimensions, definitions and the significance of culture to illustrate a general framework. After setting out the stage for a general framework, we proceed to a detailed examination of the aspects of successful corporate culture and the corporate culture in Turkey. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Explain the definition and significance of culture; II. Illustrate examples of corporate culture from other countries; III. Discuss the aspects of successful corporate culture; IV. Grasp the corporate culture in Turkey; V. Possess the ability to measure corporate culture. |
Definitions and significance of culture, dimensions of culture, evolution from corporate to national culture, definition and measurement of corporate culture, examples of corporate culture from other countries, aspects of successful corporate culture, corporate culture in Turkey. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | An overview of culture: Definitions and significance of culture; culture as an independent variable (I) | |
2) | An overview of culture: Definitions and significance of culture; culture as an independent variable (II) | |
3) | Dimensions of culture; culture of a polity: Inglehart-Welzel World Cultural Map | |
4) | From corporate to national culture: The IBM project and Hofstede's theory based on IBM data | |
5) | How to define and measure corporate culture (I) | |
6) | How to define and measure corporate culture (II) | |
7) | REVIEW BEFORE MIDTERM | |
8) | Two success stories: Lufthansa and BMW | |
9) | How to build a successful corporate culture | |
10) | Corporate culture and performance: how and to what extent does corporate culture affect performance? | |
11) | Can culture change? | |
12) | Corporate culture in Turkey (I) | |
13) | Corporate culture in Turkey (II) | |
14) | Review |
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. |
References: | Articles in Course Package |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 104 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 |
Total Workload | 150 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | 2 |
2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | 2 |
3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | 2 |
4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | 2 |
5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | 1 |
6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | 2 |
7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | 1 |
8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | 2 |
9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | 2 |
10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | 1 |
11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. | 2 |