Change Management (E)
level of course unit
first cycle
Learning outcomes of course unit
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be
able to:
· Study how environmental events affect
organizations and drive the need for continuous
change
· Analyze change at the individual, group, and
systemic levels
· Contrast planned and unplanned change
· Evaluate and apply integrative models for
assessing, diagnosing, and implementing the need
for change
· Identify the role of leaders and managers, change
agents, and change recipients in various stages of
organizational change
· Comprehend the complexity of change within
organizational cultures and systems
prerequisites and co-requisites
basic knowledge in strategic management
course contents
· The nature of change
· Eight steps to successful change
· Change management and organizational structure
· Change strategies
· Change resistance
· Effective communication
· Effective leadership
recommended or required reading
- Kotter (1996): Leading Change, Harvard Business
School Press
- Linstead et al. (2009): Management and
Organization: A Critical Text, Palgrave
- Palmer et al. (2009): Managing Organizational
Change: A Multiple Perspectives Approach,
McGraw-Hill
- Bridges (2009): Managing Transitions: Making the
Most of Change, Da Capo Press
assessment methods and criteria
presentations, final exam
language of instruction
English
number of ECTS credits allocated
3
eLearning quota in percent
0
course-hours-per-week (chw)
2
planned learning activities and teaching methods
presentations, open class discussions, team work,
individual team coachings, readings
semester/trimester when the course unit is delivered
1
name of lecturer(s)
Prof.(FH) Dr. Christian Vohradsky
year of study
1
recommended optional program components
none
course unit code
IP_BUS109
type of course unit
integrated lecture
mode of delivery
Compulsory
work placement(s)
not applicable
