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ME2045 Leading Organizational Change 6.0 credits

Organisationsförändring

Please note

This course is dormant.

The aim of this course is to give an introduction to theories and methods of organizational change and change management, as well as, train the ability to quickly analyse a change situation and suggest change strategies.

  • Educational level

    Second cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    C

  • Subject area

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

At present this course is not scheduled to be offered.

Learning outcomes

After the course you should be able to:

- Describe different types of changes processes which aim to develop organizational capabilities, economic value or that are based on change concepts such as TQM, BPR, etc

- Describe existing change concepts such as TQM, BPR and BSC

- Describe the role of the change leader

- Describe the role of internal/external consultants in change processes

- Describe how IT affects organizational change

- Develop an ability to quickly grasp a change situation, analyze it, develop your own change strategies and present your results in a persuasive way

Course main content

The course will consist of a mix of lecture and guest speakers. Class attendance and participation is expected. One major report, an analysis of a change process, is compulsory.

Eligibility

Industrial management basic course.Exemption for those students in program CMATD, who have read the course MH1021 in autumn 2009 or 2010,

and another 30 ECTS within the field of Industrial Management

Literature

Beer M., and Nohira N., Breaking the Code of Change. Harvard Business School Press. Boston. Mass. (1998).

Buchanan, D. A., and Badham, R. J., Power, Politics and Organizational Change. SAGE Publications. London, UK. (1999).

Articles

Examination

  • PRO2 - Project, 4.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • SEMF - Seminar, 2.0 credits, grade scale: P, F

Requirements for final grade

Participation in seminars and projects.

Offered by

ITM/Industrial Economics and Management

Contact

Marianne Ekman, marianne.ekman@indek.kth.se, +46 8 790 76 73

Examiner

Marianne Ekman

Supplementary information

Replaces 4D1098

Version

Course plan valid from: Spring 12.
Examination information valid from: Spring 09.