Course: Management of Change

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Course title Management of Change
Course code UPEM/KMGZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zemanová Barbora, Ing. et Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction, philosophy of change, business thinking and behaviour, phases of innovation process. Key terms, efficient sponsorship and tasks in the process of change. Models of changes, phases of the process of change, Lewin's model, M and N managers. Strategy, organization structure, company culture, its analysis, control and change. Management of company strategy, basic types of strategies, its changes and reasons. Eight-point process of change, projects of management of change. Character of changes, elimination of useless coherences. Decision making in the company, changes, classification. Innovation process, its phases, characteristic, innovation practice in the company. Complex conception of innovation changes, project of management of changes, management methods of innovation processes. Implementation of Managing Organizational Change (MOC). Case studies of changes.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Skills training
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with theoretical knowledge of management of change through available literature of foreign as well as our national authors. The accent is put on implementation of changes in the organization. The course results from the philosophy of change and organizations' adaptability to changes provoked by changes of internal and external environment in the organization. In the application part of the course the accent is put on process approach to management of change and students are introduced to methodology of management of change in the particular phases of the process of change. .
A student will master the theoretical knowledge in management of change through available literature written by our and foreign authors. The accent is placed on the implementation of changes in the organization.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation

The assignment is granted upon attendance at seminars and completion of the seminar paper. The examination is written, oral (conditioned by assignment granting).
Recommended literature
  • DRDLA, M., RAIS, K.:. Řízení změn ve firmě. Praha: Computer Press, 2001. ISBN 8072264117.
  • SMEJKAL, V., RAIS, K.:. Řízení rizik. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2003. ISBN 8024701987.
  • VACULÍK, J.:. Řízení změn. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2005.
  • VACULÍK, J.:. Základy marketingu. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2004.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Regional and Information Management (2013) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Economics and Enterprise Management (2013) Category: Economy 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Economics and Enterprise Management (2014) Category: Economy 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Economics and Enterprise Management (2015) Category: Economy 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Regional and Information Management (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer