Management of organizational change

• Describe the forces that are transforming organizational change, goals and practices including the SDGs
• Compare and contrast the models for leading organizational change (e.g., Lewin, Kotter).
• Argue for the choice of theory and methods used in analyzes
• Understand the impact of change management on people, organizational results and the organizational design
• Understand critical success factors for implementing technological change in environments and the critical role managers play in the change process including how to mitigate employee resistance
• Identify stakeholders and their roles in implementation processes
• Apply practical tools and theoretical concepts and models covered in the course to analyse a current organizational change in practice
• Apply theoretical concepts and models covered in the course to plan an organizational change intervention in a simulated or practical context
• Relate the analyzed change case to the ESG’s and SDG’s
• Perform a qualitative analysis of a change process and suggest solutions to improve them based on a scientific argument

The course focuses on leading organizational change and transition processes. It introduces core theories and models for organizational change processes, from understanding the change to implementing the change and sustaining it. Throughout the course, you work with different cases of organizational change where you use theories and models to analyze and make recommendations with concern for both people and performance. In addition, concrete examples are presented through guest lectures from a number of institutions.

Lectures, peer review of individual assignments, case analysis and project work in teams of 6-7 students.