Motivational Theories
BSc (Hons) Business Management
Module 2. Organisation Theory and Change Management STUDY GUIDE
Organisation Theory and Change Management is the second of four modules which form the BSc (Hons) Business Management top-up degree: • • • • Module 1. Managing into the future Module 2. Organisation Theory and Change Management Module 3. Strategic Management Module 4. Leadership: Theory and Practice
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STRUCTURE OF THE MODULE The Organisation Theory and Change Management module is divided into four Units: Unit 1: Early Organisational Theory: the Rise and Fall of the Rational Organisation Unit 2: New Paradigms and Perspectives in Organisational Theory Unit 3: Fundamentals of Change Management Unit 4: Developments in Change Management – a Framework for the Future Each Unit covers one of the four Knowledge and Understanding learning outcomes listed on the next page. It should take about three weeks of full time study to cover a Unit. Main Reading • Burnes, B., 2009. Managing Change, 5th Ed. (Harlow, FT/Prentice Hall). Referred to throughout as Burnes.
Module Aims We tend to think of the time in which we live as being one of unprecedented change particularly with regard to the business environment. When we examine the past, however, it seems to be composed of times of relative stability punctuated by periods of 'unprecedented change'. Furthermore, even in turbulent times organisations do not all face the same degree of challenge in their environments and some appear better able to cope than others. Despite the development of a plethora of different approaches, the management of change is still considered to be extremely difficult and highly prone to failure. The aim of this module is to provide you with an understanding of various models of change, to indicate their usefulness and drawbacks, and to enable you to draw your own conclusions as to which approaches are most suitable in different circumstances. To do
Module 2. Organisation Theory and Change Management STUDY GUIDE
Organisation Theory and Change Management is the second of four modules which form the BSc (Hons) Business Management top-up degree: • • • • Module 1. Managing into the future Module 2. Organisation Theory and Change Management Module 3. Strategic Management Module 4. Leadership: Theory and Practice
© 2012, Management Development Partnership
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STRUCTURE OF THE MODULE The Organisation Theory and Change Management module is divided into four Units: Unit 1: Early Organisational Theory: the Rise and Fall of the Rational Organisation Unit 2: New Paradigms and Perspectives in Organisational Theory Unit 3: Fundamentals of Change Management Unit 4: Developments in Change Management – a Framework for the Future Each Unit covers one of the four Knowledge and Understanding learning outcomes listed on the next page. It should take about three weeks of full time study to cover a Unit. Main Reading • Burnes, B., 2009. Managing Change, 5th Ed. (Harlow, FT/Prentice Hall). Referred to throughout as Burnes.
Module Aims We tend to think of the time in which we live as being one of unprecedented change particularly with regard to the business environment. When we examine the past, however, it seems to be composed of times of relative stability punctuated by periods of 'unprecedented change'. Furthermore, even in turbulent times organisations do not all face the same degree of challenge in their environments and some appear better able to cope than others. Despite the development of a plethora of different approaches, the management of change is still considered to be extremely difficult and highly prone to failure. The aim of this module is to provide you with an understanding of various models of change, to indicate their usefulness and drawbacks, and to enable you to draw your own conclusions as to which approaches are most suitable in different circumstances. To do