They also create significant new challenges for managers engaged in the battle for organizational effectiveness and competitive success and for employees who confront change in the workplace. They cite the need for better understanding of the phenomenon and for the development of appropriate systems and processes to improve competitiveness as paramount concerns in an environment that has become increasingly unstable and challenging. Before enrolling in this course, students should understand how organizations operate, how the external environment affects an organization's operations, and how leadership can shape organizational direction and effectiveness. Understand the process of creating, leading and implementing change in complex organizations. Identify, understand, and analyze the underlying rationale for change, as well as assess the change process itself.
Emphasis is focused on communication, strategic thinking, and teamwork.
The quarter project emphasizes planning and execution skills, analytic and problem-solving skills, as well as strategic thinking. Finally, a self assessment on class participation incorporates the competency of professionalism. Champions of Change. E-mail will serve as an important means of communicating with the instructor. Students should use and check their e-mail on a regular and frequent basis.