Program Overview

Course: Organisational Culture & Behavioural Risk

Overview

In this course, you will learn all about compliance and integrity risks. Human behaviour can drive organisations and teams to great achievements, integrity and prosperity, but human behaviour can also lead to issues and problems. An important underlying cause of many problems, fines, scandals and inertia to change is rooted in human behaviour and the culture in many organisations. This implies that to be effective and integer organisations need to understand human behaviour. In the remit of risk, compliance and audit it means that compliance officers nowadays should be much more on top of the potential risks of human behaviour and organisational culture for the organisations' performance and integrity. These risks need to be identified, assessed and managed across the organisation.

Course Description

In this course you will learn to look at the organisation through a lens. We will focus on what’s visible and easier to detect but we will also deep dive into the informal drivers of behaviour. Factors that are less visible and tangible yet very influential on the behaviours of employees and leaders.

This course on human behaviour in organisations aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the intricacies of human dynamics within the workplace, ultimately contributing to effective leadership, organisational success, and employee well-being.

Benefits

• a comprehensive understanding of the concepts, strategies, and skills necessary for successfully navigating, addressing and changing human behaviour in the workplace.
• the knowledge and skills to understand how human behaviour can be a root cause for issues in organisations and identify and include these issues in risk management decisions
• be able to challenge culture change initiatives within their organisations and contribute to effective behavioral and cultural change

Practical Information

• Start date: September 2025
• Weekly self-study time investment (on average): 5 hours per week.
• Classes (at the VU in Amsterdam): October 13, 14, 15, 16, November 17, 18, 19 (2025)
• Costs: €5775,-
• Form: blended, online preparation material with interactive on-site sessions.
• Application deadline: before 1 August.

Related Modules

• Executive Master of Compliance & Integrity Management
• Course: Enterprise Risk & Compliance Management
• Course: Regulatory Impact & Organisational Response
• Course: Data, Evidence & Compliance
• FEC-Risk Expert

Accreditation and Title

All available information that is also relevant and applicable to following an individual module (regarding accreditation, title, draft schedule etc.) can be found via Compliance and Integrity Management.