Learning outcomes

After completing the course, student is able to approach organisations from different theoretical viewpoints. Student is able to analyse organisational structures, and argue the suitability of structure with the strategy, tasks, and environmental challenges of a given organisation. Student understands the relevant issues and managerial challenges in organizational change dynamics. Student masters theories and models for improving organisational structures and management.

Contents

Organisation theory; Organisational structures; Organisational change; Organisational planning; Organisations as complex systems; Systems theory and complexity theory, and organisational change; Models of organisational development and change; Organisational networks as value networks; Management of change in complex organisational context.

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Evaluation

Belongs to following study modules

2015–2016

Teaching

Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.

HALHAA15 Organisational Change Dynamics and Management