Business Administration: Organisational culture and control

In this course, you will build the knowledge needed to analyse how organisations create culture and use various forms of control to guide performance. You will explore how organisations can be understood and managed from multiple perspectives, with particular emphasis on values, norms, structures and governance – insights that are key whether you pursue a specialist role or a formal managerial position.

Course literature

The course literature listed may be updated up to eight weeks before the course begins.

In the first half of the course, you will engage with core theories of organisational culture and control through interactive, seminar-based learning. Discussions, group tasks and case examples will help you connect theoretical concepts to real-world organisational challenges. Collaborative work with classmates will strengthen your communication and analytical skills.

In the second half of the course, you will deepen your understanding by exploring and comparing academic research on organisational culture and control. Through guided workshops, you will learn how to search for relevant literature, evaluate the quality of different sources and identify key themes and debates in the field. This work will support you in developing your own literature review, strengthening your analytical skills and your confidence in academic writing – valuable tools for future studies and professional careers.

This course is ideal for students who want to understand how organisations function from the inside. It provides a strong foundation for careers such as project coordinator, HR specialist, team leader, management consultant, or roles in communication, operations, and other fields where a solid grasp of culture, behaviour, and organisational dynamics is essential.

Prerequisites

Business Administration 1-60 credits, including a basic course in business administration 1-30 credits (FEKA10) or the equivalent, and a course in business administration intermediate level 31-60 credits (FEKG11, FEKG21, FEKG51, FEKG61 and FEKG91) or the equivalent

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to: The general average (GPA) of your higher secondary school leaving certificate: 20 %, The Swedish national university aptitude test: 10 %, number of previous ECTS at application deadline (up to 165): 70 %.

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

• The European Union (EU)
• The European Economic Area (EEA) and
• Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 16,250
First payment: SEK 16,250

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.