Organizational Change

Code:

2EAE09

Acronym:

MO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2019/2020 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://sigarra.up.pt/fep/pt/ucurr_geral.ficha_uc_view?pv_ocorrencia_id=218958
Responsible unit:	Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Economics and Business Administration

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EAE	76	Syllabus - 2015	1	-	3,5	27	94,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- to think critically change in organizations;
- to analyse the contexts of organizational change, how it emerges and the different approaches to its implementation;
- to explore the limitations of managerialist approaches towards change and the need to consider alternative views;
- to analyse the role of the manager as a leader of change processes;
- to think critically change in organizations.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students are expected to develop a conceptual and methodological framework to analyse organizational change processes, and to be able to design policies and propose intervention practices.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Mandatory literature

M. Jabri; Managing Organizational Change, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

Comments from the literature

The full list of readings will be provided in the first lecture. In addition, a set of specific articles for each lecture will be provided.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Presentation of theoretical elements and case studies.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	21,00
Frequência das aulas	21,00
Total:	42,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance of at least 3/4 of lectures

Calculation formula of final grade

Test (50%) + Individual paper (50%) 

In both elements the minimum mark is 7/20.

Approval requires average mark of 9,5 minimum.

Classification improvement

By final exam only.