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.
ME2045 Leading Organizational Change 6.0 credits
This course has been discontinued.
Last planned examination: Spring 2000
Decision to discontinue this course:
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Course offerings are missing for current or upcoming semesters.
Headings with content from the Course syllabus ME2045 (Spring 2012–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended 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
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
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
Recommended prerequisites
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Equipment
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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 and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Examination
- PRO2 - Project, 4.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
- SEMF - Seminar, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Other requirements for final grade
Participation in seminars and projects.
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
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Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Main field of study
This course does not belong to any Main field of study.
Education cycle
Second cycle
Add-on studies
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Contact
Bo Karlson, (bo.karlson@indek.kth.se)
Supplementary information
Replaces 4D1098