Unit information: Change Management in 2008/09

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Unit name Change Management
Unit code MGRCM2603
Credit points 15
Level of study M/7
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director Dr. Humphrey Bourne
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department School of Economics, Finance and Management
Faculty Faculty of Social Sciences and Law

Description including Unit Aims

This unit focuses on the models, tools and techniques that are employed to achieve lasting organisational change and transformation. It is often said that up to 70% of business change programmes fail to deliver benefit. The unit investigates the reasons for this by seeking to understand business change at the systemic and mind-set level. It challenges accepted wisdom about change, particularly the &�cookery book&�/&�tell and sell&� approach to change, and explores the significance of situational context as a lever for change.