Managing Change

Module code: LEM7004-C

Module Aims        

To equip students with the knowledge and tools to enable them to examine critically the ways in which change can be introduced, managed, evaluated and reviewed.

Outline Syllabus   

Organisations and their changing environments; why do organisations change?
The nature of change and organisational change; individuals, groups and open systems, frequency and magnitude of organisational change.
Organisational development; origins and phases to a planned approach.
Developments in change management; emerging challenges from planned to emergent change.
Organisational culture and its impact on change. Diagnosis, models and theories of change; planning, implementing and evaluating successful and unsuccessful change.
Frameworks for change; approaches and choices. 
Individuals and change; resistance, commitment and readiness, individual reactions to change, individual preferences, the role of the change agent, employee involvement and engagement.
Change and knowledge management.
Leading and managing change; the role of the leader and the manager in the change process.
Understanding the realities of change and its impact on people and organisations.

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