MGX9720 - Managing organisational change

Leader(s): Dr Melanie Bryant (Semester 1); Mrs Nell Kimberley (Semester 2)

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2009 (Evening)
Caulfield Second semester 2009 (On-campus block of classes)
Caulfield Summer semester A 2009 (Off-campus block of classes)
Gippsland First semester 2009 (Off-campus)
Australia (Other) First semester 2009 (Off-campus block of classes)

Synopsis

Examines change management from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Theory relating to employee responses to change and promoting readiness for change. Organisation Development -- characteristics of OD, process models, role of the practitioner, interventions; Organisational transformation -- nature and characteristics, models, strategic change leadership and capability.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

• recognise the challenges and issues arising out of organisational change initiatives
• recall various change models and frameworks, their foundations and relative strengths and weaknesses
• apply change models and concepts to real-life organisational change
• identify the skills and abilities required to be an effective change agent
• apply basic research skills to a real-life change scenario
• develop reflective and evaluative skills as a change agent.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Contact hours

3 hour class per week, block mode

Prerequisites

MGX9600 or MGG9370