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Leading the Change Process

Unit Code: MBM532




Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

 
12 weeks or equivalent

36 hours or equivalent

Hawthorn, Online

 
Nil

 
Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

 
The graduate certificate programs form the first year of the Master of Business Management .

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Aims & Objectives:

This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of the impact of leadership on the change process and its effect on people management and organisational behaviour, design and culture.

The aims of this subject are to:
  • Understand the relationship between organisational culture, innovation and change readiness
  • Participate in organisational change analysis and change planning
  • Understand the process of change management from a leadership perspective
  • Understand the leader's role in preparing for, implementing, managing and evaluating change

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Teaching Methods:

Lectures, guest speakers, industry visits, case study analysis, online delivery.

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Assessment:

Individual assignment/report 30-50%

Case-based project 30-50%

Group-based online discussion 10-30%

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Generic Skills Outcomes:

Swinburne University of Technology works to produce higher education graduates who are capable in their chosen professions, can contribute in an entrepreneurial and innovative way within their workplace or community, can operate effectively and ethically in their business life, and are adaptable and able to manage change. It is expected that graduates will leave with a diverse wealth of experiences and will have developed individual knowledge, abilities and attitudes commensurate with professional standards appropriate to the business and wider community.


Within this context it is the intention that this program will enable students to develop the following skills:
  • Teamwork skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Business research skills appropriate to addressing managerial challenges and problem solving
  • Problem solving and decision making skills
  • Communication skills
  • Reporting and presentation skills
  • Strategic thinking skills
  • Ability to work independently
  • Ability to address unfamiliar problems
  • Ability to engage in critical enquiry and discussion
  • Ability to identify and address ethical matters in business

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Content:

  • Development of leaders for sustainable change and innovation
  • The leader's role in developing values, vision, strategy
  • The leader's role in developing organisational culture
  • Shaping business analysis for organisational development and change
  • Leadership as a function of organisational design
  • The leader's role in developing a culture of readiness for change
  • Building a readiness for change culture: shaping of human and social capital resources
  • Evaluating change initiatives

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Reading Materials:

Burnes, B. 2009, Managing Change, 5th ed., Pearson.


Buytendijk, F 2009, Performance Leadership, McGraw Hill, USA.

Champoux, JE 2006, Organizational Behaviour: Integrating Individuals, Groups and Organizations, 3rd ed., Thomson.

Durbin, A., Dalglish, C & Miller, P 2006, Leadership, 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, Milton, QLD.

Moodian, M 2009, Contemporary Leadership and Intercultural Competence: Exploring the cross-cultural dynamics within organisations, SAGE, USA.

Nahavandi, A 2009, The Art and Science of Leadership, 5th ed., Pearson Prentice Hall, USA.

Senior, B & Swailes, S 2010, Organisational Change, 4th ed., Pearson.

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