| Detailed information |
| Pre-requisites |
KS Advances in Leadership, Human Resource Management, and Change
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| Original study plan |
Master's programme Management 2023W |
| Objectives |
This course aims to:
- Analyzing experiences with IT (digitalization) and change projects.
- Contemporary literature.
- Role of business and management fads.
- Theoretical concepts as foundation for change concepts.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:
- LO1: Reflect on digitization, digitalization and the importance of organizational change (digital transformation).
- LO2: Compare theoretical concepts (paradigms) about organizations, groups and individuals and learn to apply these concepts in the context of change.
- LO3: Analyze the paradigms and the ideological foundation of recent management fads.
- LO4: Evaluate different consulting approaches and the consulter assignment in digitalization and digital transformation projects.
- LO5: Create change concepts for digitalization and digital transformation projects.
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| Subject |
This course aims at providing a profound theoretical basis of Change Management, including the effects of digitalization on organizations.
Content:
- Digitization, digitalization and digital transformation
- different theoretical concepts (paradigms) about management and organizational change
- paradigms and the ideological foundation of recent management fads
- different roles of management in change projects
- consulting approaches
- change concepts
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Scoring system:
The assessment strategy follows an adaptive learning design including motivational strategies. A total of 100 points can be achieved in this course.
Range of assessment methods:
The range of assessment methods for the points distribution consists of:
- Evaluation of group work and presentations (40 points) (LO2, LO3)
- Individual assessment of course participation (20 points) (LO1 – LO5)
- Reflection paper after course (40 points) (LO1- LO5)
The code of ethics for all tasks:
- Appreciate and respect each other
- Work together
- learn from each other
- Discuss together
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| Methods |
The learning and teaching strategy aims to combine reflection of the individual experiences, case studies, literature studies and theoretical inputs.
The reflections and literature studies in groups between the three seminar dates are discussed on the basis of contemporary management theories.
- Interactive
- Group discussions
- Presentations
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| Language |
English |
| Study material |
Compulsory reading; Analyzing concerning paradigms and presentation:
Robertson, B. J. (2015). Holacracy - The Revolutionary Management System That Abolishes Hierarchy. Penguin
Supplementary Reading:
Hasenzagl, R. (2020): Management als Profession. Schäffer Poeschel (translated parts)
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Further information |
For quality assurance and improvement purposes, please participate in all JKU course evaluations and surveys!
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