Leading & Managing Organisational Change - MAN00126M

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  • Department: The York Management School
  • Credit value: 15 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2024-25

Module summary

This module examines change practices within organisations

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Online Teaching Period 1 2024-25

Module aims

This module aims to provide a critical introduction to theories of change and explores, through a variety of cases both real and simulated, how they can shape effective practice.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of this module, students should be able to:

  • Champion and utilise appropriate change techniques in the contemporary global business environment

  • Assess the potential ethical challenges and complexities inherent in a change process in business

  • Identify, explore and evaluate resistance to change processes in diverse environments and manage resistance through team engagement

  • Support minority voices and a wide variety of communication styles by creating and promoting non-combative, safe environments

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Module feedback

In accordance with UYMS policy.

Indicative reading

Civitillo, R. (2021). Management in the non-profit sector : a necessary balance between values, responsibility and accountability. New York: Routledge.

Hughes, M. (2019). Managing and leading organizational change. London ; New York, N.Y.: Routledge.

Mccabe, D. (2020). Changing change management : strategy, power and resistance. New York, Ny: Routledge.