2016/2017
KAN-CCDCO2002U Managing Organizational Change in Global
Organizations
| English Title |
| Managing Organizational Change in
Global Organizations |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Spring |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc og MSc in Business, Language and Culture,
MSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Jawwad Raja - Department of Operations Management
(OM)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Globalization and international business
- Organization
- Project and change management
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Last updated on
14-08-2016
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| Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students
should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor
mistakes or errors:
- Describe and apply the concepts and theories presented
throughout the course both theoretically and practically, such as
within a case.
- Analyze a change related issue by identifying key problem
areas, and select and apply appropriate management tools to suggest
plausible solutions.
- Apply relevant concepts and theories to analyze a particular
change issue within a global organization.
- Demonstrate the ability to critically discuss key concepts in
relation to a given change initiative.
- Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate qualitative research
techniques to examine a change issue.
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| Examination |
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Managing
Organizational Change in Global Organizations:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual oral exam based on written group
product |
| Number of people in the group |
max. 4 |
| Size of written product |
Max. 10 pages |
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Students writing alone are expected to hand in
max. 5 pages |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
There are four different scenaria
for the re-exam:
1) if a student is absent from the oral exam due to documented
illness but has been part of handing in the report s/he does not
have to submitt a new project report, but MUST hand in the same
project report AGAIN for the re-exam.
2) if an individual student fails the oral exam she/he does not
have to submitt a new project report, but MUST hand in the same
project report AGAIN for the re-exam.
3) if a whole group fails they must hand in a revised report for
the re-take.
4) If you haven't handed in anything for the ordinary exam. You
will hand in a project report for the
re-exam.
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| Course content and
structure |
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Managing change in global organizations is the core theme within
this course, which aims at providing a broad understanding of the
key challenges organizations have to grapple with when implementing
change. Areas to be explored during the course, but not limited to,
may include: leadership and change in, cultural change programs,
power and politics, mergers & acquisitions, and group
dynamics.
The aims of the course are:
- To provide students with a critical understanding of theory and
practice in relation to change management within global
organizations;
- To develop an appreciation of the major current themes and
debates in the field of change management;
- To give student an understanding of the main concepts and
models that underpin change management;
- To assess the cultural and political factors that shape change
initiatives in global organizations; and,
- To assess the issues associated with the design and
implementation of change initiatives, and their impact on
employees.
- To provide students with an understanding of qualitative
research methods to examine change in a global
context.
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| Teaching methods |
| The course will consist of lectures,
case discussion and workshops. Active preparation and participation
are expected from the students. |
| Student workload |
| Lectures |
30 hours |
| Exam |
34 hours |
| Preparation |
142 hours |
| Total |
206 hours |
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Last updated on
14-08-2016
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