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Course Syllabus

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Change Management
IP_WS
Optional
Third year, Bachelor

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mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance


learning) 8
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Winter semester
3 ECTS
Dr. Christian Vohradsky
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
face-to-face
basic knowledge in strategic management
furnished on student request

The nature of change


Eight steps to successful change
Change management and organizational structure
Change strategies
Change resistance
Effective communication
Effective leadership
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
presentations, open class discussions, team work,
individual team coachings, readings
presentations, final exam
English

work placement(s) 10

none

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9

10

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