People & Culture (E)

Master

The participants:
• know key concepts and models of People & Culture and their role in organizations.
• understand the relationships between culture, strategy, leadership, and organizational performance.
• apply concepts of people experience, leadership, and cultural development to real organizations.
• analyze cultural dynamics, transformation processes, and organizational challenges.
• critically evaluate modern HR and People & Culture approaches (e.g., New Work, performance systems, HR tech).
• develop strategies for shaping culture, collaboration, and organizational transformation.

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• Introduction & Foundations (People & Culture as an evolution of HR; role in organizations; link to strategy, culture, and transformation)
• Digital Transformation & Work (New Work; VUCA/BANI; changing business models; role of HR as a driver of transformation)
• Organizational Culture & Values (culture models; purpose; values orientation; cultural governance and development)
• People Experience & Employee Lifecycle (employee experience; engagement; touchpoints along the employee lifecycle)
• Leadership & Collaboration (modern leadership approaches; trust; empowerment; agile and collaborative ways of working)
• Diversity & Inclusion (cultural differences; diversity, equity & inclusion; intercultural collaboration)
Learning & Skills (future skills; learning culture; competency development; learning analytics)
• Performance & Organization (new performance management systems; feedback; goal systems; alignment of strategy and people)
• Transformation & Change (change management; cultural transformation; People & Culture as a driver of organizational development)
• Technology & Future of Work (HR tech; AI; data-driven HR; impact on culture and leadership)

• Adande, A. (2026) (Hrsg.). Culture, leadership, and organizations: Embracing the complexity of leadership. Cambridge, MA: Academic Press.
• Fara, D. R. (2023) (Hrsg.). Future ready people & culture: HR als Treiber der Digitalisierung. Freiburg: Haufe-Lexware.
• Lewis, R. D. (2018). When cultures collide: Leading across cultures. Boston, MA: Nicholas Brealey.
• Liddle, D. (2026). People and culture: A practical guide for HR professionals and leaders. London, UK: Kogan Page.

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The course is based on an e-learning concept that incorporates a didactically aligned combination of online and in-person phases. During the online phases, an inductive learning approach is applied, fostering the independent acquisition of knowledge and the completion of tasks. The in-person phases follow a deductive approach, in which learning processes are guided and deepened, and content is systematically delivered through lectures as well as practical examples.

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