Core Course
MB515 – Managing Strategic Change
Course Unit Code: MB515
Type Of Unit: Core
Level of Course Unit: Second cycle
Year of Study: First/second year
Semester: On demand
Number of ECTS Credits: 6
Class Contact Hours: 28
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites
None
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to examine circumstances where extensive strategic changes are necessary and identify, through actual business cases, the challenges of managing strategic changes.
Learning Outcomes
- Analyze the dynamics of change in a volatile business environment.
- Deduce the appropriate actions to effectively manage change.
- Apply various approaches to the management of change in different situations.
Course Content
Course Features
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures; in-class discussions and debates; in-class exercises; team work; peer
evaluations; video case studies; article reviews; student presentations
Assessment methods and criteria
40% Class participation (including group work and presentations)
60% Final exam
Language of Instruction
English
Work Placement(s)
Not applicable
Readings
Textbooks:
Carnall, C. (1995). Managing Change in Organizations (2nd ed.). London: Prentice Hall.
Carpender, M.A. & Sanders, W.G. (2010) Strategic Management (2nd ed.). New Jersey, NJ: P. Prentice-Hall.
Grant, R.M. (2010). Contemporary Strategy Analysis (7th ed.). Blackwell Publishing.
Hill, C. & Jones, G. (2012). Strategic Management Theory: An Integrated Approach (10th ed.). South-Western Cengage Learning.
Hitt, M.A., Ireland, D.R. & Hoskisson R.E. (2009). Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization (8th ed.). Mason, OH: Thompson South- western.
Hitt, M.A., Ireland, D.R. & Hoskisson, R.E. (2013). Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization (10th ed.). South-Western Cengage Learning
Jick, T. D. & M. A. Peiperl (2003). Managing Change: Cases and Concepts (2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill.
Johnson G., Whittington, R. & Scholes, K. (2011). Exploring Strategy: Text and Cases (9th ed.). Prentice Hall.
Thompson, A.A., Peteraf, M.A., Gamble, J.E. & Strickland III, A. J. (2012). Crafting and Executing Strategy: Concepts and Readings (18th ed.). McGraw- Hill Irwin.
Further Reading:
Colenso, M., (2000). Kaizen Strategies for Successful Organizational Change. Financial Times-Prentice Hall.
Harvard Business (2003). Essential Guide to Managing Change and Transition. Harvard Business School Press.
Holman & Devane,T. (1999). The Change Handbook. San Francisco: Barrett- Koehler Publishers.
Kotter J.P. (1996). Leading Change. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.
Kotter, J.P. & Cohen, D.S. (2002). The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change their Organizations. Harvard Business School Press.
Markides C. (2000). All the Right Moves: A Guide to Crafting Breakthrough Strategy. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.
Markides, C. (2008). Game-Changing Strategies. Jossey-Bass.
Nilakant, V., Ramnarayan, S. (2006). Change Management: Altering Mindsets in a Global Context. Sage Publications
Senge, P. (1991). The Fifth Discipline. New York, NY: Doubleday.
Spector, B. (2007). Implementing Organizational Change: Theory and Practice. New Jersey: Prentice Hall
Spector, B. (2007). Implementing Organizational Change: Theory and Practice. Prentice Hall.
Wind, J. & Main, J. (1998). Driving Change. The Free Press.
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