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After completing this course, students will be able
- to critically discuss different theories, concepts and approaches regarding organisating for change,
- to reflect on their own assumptions about change processes and their potential role in initiating change,
- to analyse organisational change processes in a practical context and to formulate recommendations how to deal with these processes.
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Change processes involve many different actors with different and sometimes conflicting aims: senior and middle managers, front-line workers, professional groups, consultants and advisors, clients, external stakeholders, social movements etc. Change initiatives can be triggered by technological developments, market forces, regulation or public debate around issues such as climate change or gender equality. As a result, change processes are often complex and dynamic.
This course addresses the social processes of actors pursuing change in and across organisations. It provides a deeper understanding of the messiness, the multi-directionality and the contested nature of change processes to enable students to anticipate how change might deviate from a planned trajectory and how to make sense of the different voices of diverse change recipients.
Entry requirements: The course is available for students who have been admitted to a Master specialisation in Business Administration, in particular Organisational Design & Development, and Gender Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in Management, as well as the Master in Information Sciences. Prior knowledge in social processes in organisations, such as from a course on Organisation Theory, is essential.
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| See Master's programme OD&D in general.
General knowledge of social processes in organisations at the Bachelor's level, such as a course on Organisation Theory, is a minimum requirement. |
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Individual written exam (50%) and group assignments (50%) about applying and critical discussing literature to cases. Partial grades remain valid for a year.
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