Org Behaviour, Leadership and Change (715N1)
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Organisational Behaviour, Leadership and Change
Module 715N1
Module details for 2024/25.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 7 (Masters)
Module Outline
Change and Leadership will provide students with the theoretical grounding to understand and appraise different modes of organisational change, their drivers, the responses of staff and other stakeholders, and the role of leaders in leading and responding to change. The relevance of theory will be explored in contexts including cultural change, restructuring, and mergers/acquisitions. The module examines the principles of managing change at a number of levels, building progressively from individual change, to team change, organisational change up to change at the meso-macro level in complex economic systems (e.g., change of sectoral or even national importance). The distinctive roles for leaders and approaches to leadership will explored in relation to these levels. Within the continuum, topics to be addressed will cover six main areas, reflecting positioning of the module between organisational behaviour and strategy:
Behavioural, cognitive, humanistic, and psychodynamic theories of individual change
Teams: their constitution, internal dynamics and role in organisational change
Historical approaches to organisational change (under ad-hoc management, scientific management, human relations, and contigent approaches)
More recent (and emerging) paradigms in organisational change
Planned vs. emergent change: complexity and inter-organisational influences
Leadership: roles choices and constraint: frameworks for managing change
The assessment is a coursework-based task, requiring each student to select a change scenario for a chosen organisation, and to describe how that change process should be undertaken, with specific reference to options for change and appraisal of their suitability, through reference to relevant theories of change. Strengths and weakness of relevant approaches will be identified. Specific attention to the role and style of leadership required for the change process or programme will be a key component of the report.
Module learning outcomes
Demonstrate a critical awareness of relevant approaches in Organisational Behaviour and how internal and external forces influence organisational change
Demonstrate an understanding of the roles of leadership and their inter-relationship with organisational structure, and culture when managing change
Explain personal, team, organisational and/or inter-organisational responses to change
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Essay | XVAC Week 1 | 70.00% |
| Group Presentation | T1 Week 8 | 30.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Workshop | 2 hours | 11111111111 |
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Mr Jim Simpson
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