Course Syllabus
1) CHAPTER 1: ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT, AND MANAGERS
1.1. Definition and purpose(s) of an organization
1.2. Definition and functions of management
1.3. Managers and roles of managers
2) CHAPTER 2: INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP BEHAVIOURS
2.1 Nature of people
2.2 Problems with people
2.3 Personality and perception
2.4 Learning and motivation
2.5 Groups and teams
3) CHAPTER 3: UNDERSTANDING CHANGE
3.1 Definition of change and change management
3.2 Images of managing change
3.3 Why do organizations change?
3.4 What changes in organizations?
4) CHAPTER 4: DIAGNOSIS FOR CHANGE
4.1 Diagnostic models of change
4.2 Component analysis of the diagnostic models
4.3 Diagnosing readiness to change
5) CHAPTER 5: RESISTANCE TO CHANGE
5.1 Support for changes
5.2 Signs of resistance to change
5.3 Why do people resist change?
5.4 Managers as change resistors
5.5 Managing resistance
6) CHAPTER 6: APPROACHES TO IMPLEMENTING CHANGE
6.1 Organization development (OD) approach
6.2 Appreciative inquiry approach
6.3 Positive organizational scholarship approach
6.4 Sense-making approach
6.5 Change management approach
6.6 Contingency approach
6.7 Processual approach models of change
7) CHAPTER 7: STRATEGIES AND SKILLS FOR COMMUNICATING CHANGE
7.1 The communication process
7.2 Communication media
7.3 Communication skills for engaging others in the change process
7.4 Change conversation skills
8) CHAPTER 8: SUSTAINING CHANGE
8.1 Signs of sustained change
8.2 Actions to sustain change
1.1. Definition and purpose(s) of an organization
1.2. Definition and functions of management
1.3. Managers and roles of managers
2) CHAPTER 2: INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP BEHAVIOURS
2.1 Nature of people
2.2 Problems with people
2.3 Personality and perception
2.4 Learning and motivation
2.5 Groups and teams
3) CHAPTER 3: UNDERSTANDING CHANGE
3.1 Definition of change and change management
3.2 Images of managing change
3.3 Why do organizations change?
3.4 What changes in organizations?
4) CHAPTER 4: DIAGNOSIS FOR CHANGE
4.1 Diagnostic models of change
4.2 Component analysis of the diagnostic models
4.3 Diagnosing readiness to change
5) CHAPTER 5: RESISTANCE TO CHANGE
5.1 Support for changes
5.2 Signs of resistance to change
5.3 Why do people resist change?
5.4 Managers as change resistors
5.5 Managing resistance
6) CHAPTER 6: APPROACHES TO IMPLEMENTING CHANGE
6.1 Organization development (OD) approach
6.2 Appreciative inquiry approach
6.3 Positive organizational scholarship approach
6.4 Sense-making approach
6.5 Change management approach
6.6 Contingency approach
6.7 Processual approach models of change
7) CHAPTER 7: STRATEGIES AND SKILLS FOR COMMUNICATING CHANGE
7.1 The communication process
7.2 Communication media
7.3 Communication skills for engaging others in the change process
7.4 Change conversation skills
8) CHAPTER 8: SUSTAINING CHANGE
8.1 Signs of sustained change
8.2 Actions to sustain change
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1 : Transformation system in an organization is a close-loop process that involved input resources and resulting to the targeted outcomes. True or False ?
A1 : True.
A1 : True.