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MGG9720

Faculty of Business and Economics

18 September 2017 23 December 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelPostgraduate
FacultyFaculty of Business and Economics
Organisational UnitDepartment of Management
OfferedGippsland Second semester 2013 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)Professor Philip Taylor

Synopsis

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

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

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

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Philip Taylor

Co-requisites

Students must be enrolled in one of the following courses: 0105, 3164, 2099, 1822, 1679, 3848, 2778, 1741 or seek approval from the Chief Examiner before undertaking this unit

Prohibitions

MGX9720