NBS8265 : Managing Change in Organisations
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Professor Andrea Whittle
- Owning School: Newcastle University Business School
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
Faced with unprecedented levels of uncertainty and ambiguity, organizations need to be able to adapt to changes in their business environment not only to remain competitive but also to survive.
In recent decades, globalisation, the emergence of new technologies, markets and competitors, and the consequences of global pandemics, recessions and financial crises, have all meant that managing change is a norm, rather than the exception. Public and not-for-profit organizations are also experiencing increasingly turbulent environments and major shifts in the services and service-users they deal with.
Despite the importance of organisational change, it is widely recognised that two-thirds of organisational change efforts fail. Change management is therefore a core skill needed by all managers.
Outline Of Syllabus
The syllabus will cover areas such as
• Types and causes of change
• The psychology of change
• Implementing change
• Changing organizational cultures
• Managing resistance, power and politics during change
• Being a change leader
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | PiP lectures |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 17:00 | 17:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 11 | 2:00 | 22:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 3 | 2:00 | 6:00 | PiP seminars |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured research and reading activities | 11 | 2:00 | 22:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Assignment surgery (online live - Teams or Zoom) |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 11 | 2:00 | 22:00 | N/A |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures supplement student reading to provide the theoretical and practical knowledge required to understand and analyse the nature of organisational change and approaches to its management.
Seminars enable students to work in small groups to learn from case studies of organisational change, developing their understanding of the use of academic studies of change to develop theory and also the implications of theory for change practitioners.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case study | 2 | M | 100 | 2,000 word assignment (case study analysis) |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Lectures, readings and seminar class discussions are designed to help students develop the understanding and analytical skills needed to complete the assessment. The assignment assesses the student's ability to demonstrate their understanding of the theory of organisational change and change management and its implications for change management practice.
Formative feedback takes place during seminars through feedback from seminar tutors on analysis of case studies of change, together with learning from the discussion within small groups and observing other groups present their case study analyses. The seminar activities mirror the module assessment (case study analysis).
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- NBS8265's Timetable