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[ 514LACHSLCU21 ] IK (*)Special Topics in Leadership and Change

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3 ECTS B1 - Bachelor 1. Jahr Betriebswirtschaftslehre Claudio Biscaro 2 SSt Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
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Quellcurriculum Bachelorstudium International Business Administration 2025W
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(*)Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcome 1: Students acquire the competencies to critically analyze crisis events based on classic and contemporary organization theory, identify central challenges for organizations resulting from crises, and develop appropriate solutions in response to such events

Learning Outcome 2: Students strengthen their presentation and communication skills and acquire the ability to design and deliver learning formats in a didactically valuable way.

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(*)Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcome 3: Students can discuss, reflect on, and purposefully apply different leadership and change management practices in the context of organizations dealing with crises.

Learning Outcome 4: Students improve their skills in academic writing and designing learning formats.

(*)The course comprises several topical sessions, each dealing with a particular aspect of leadership and change in the context of uncertainty and critical situations. While concrete contents will be subject to change, central topics will include aspects such as:

  • Leadership and sensemaking during crisis
  • Organizational decision-making in crisis
  • Institutional and organizational trust during crises
  • Organizing for high(er) reliability
  • Time, temporality, and organizing in times of crisis

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcome 5: Students know the basic organization and management theories related to leadership and change and based on them can explain the advantages and disadvantages of specific concepts in the context of uncertainty and critical situations.

Learning Outcome 6: Students understand the central practices leaders in and across organizations apply to recognize, evaluate, and develop solutions in response to crises including aspects such as collective sensemaking, decision-making, trust building, and high-reliability organizing.

Beurteilungskriterien (*)A total of 100 points can be obtained in this course:

  • Design and delivery on of a lecture focusing on a preassigned course topic including a guided discussion following the presentation (group task): 40%
  • Peer feedback and active discussion in class (individual task): 10%
  • Short essay on a self-chosen topic informed by course topics discussed (individual or group task): 50%

Minimum requirement: ≥50% for each of the evaluation criteria

Feedback: Constructive feedback, both, within class and on post-class assignments.

LO1 and LO3: Essay, peer feedback
LO2 and LO4: Design and delivery of lecture, peer feedback
LO5 and LO6: Essay, design and delivery of lecture

Lehrmethoden (*)To achieve the teaching and learning objectives, different approaches are used in an interactive flipped classroom format:

  • Self-directed learning with the help of predefined literature and materials
  • Theory-based, interactive learning in small groups including reflection and feedback in plenary sessions
  • Application of know-how in the design of different learning formats, which include a mix of theoretical input, practical exercises, and phases of critical reflection/discussion by using different media to present complex content in an understandable fashion
Abhaltungssprache Englisch
Literatur (*)Changing core readings for each topic are provided at the start of each semester.
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Teilungsziffer 40
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