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W936 – Change & Complexity in Organisations
Change & Complexity in Organisations
Version: 2
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Nicola Neuvians
nicola.neuvians(at)htw-dresden.de
Eva Hohenberger
eva.hohenberger(at)htw-dresden.de
English
5.00 Credits
150 hours
4.00 SWS (4.00 SWS Seminar)
90.00 hours
Alternative examination - Documentary work
Weighting: 100 % | Tested in English language
Alternative examination - Business game
Weighting: 0 % | not graded | Tested in English language
Lectures, Exercises, Business Simulation, Case Study Analysis, Peer-Teaching
- Clarification of core organizational terms, e.g. organization, behaviour, design, change, complexity, dynamics, stability, path dependencies, controllability and irritations
- Overview of different theoretical perspectives on organisations and their general impact on management approaches and trends (e.g. digitalization)
- Selection and understanding of organizational theories and their impact on complexity and change management
- Peer-Teaching on selected business cases and theory aspects via seminar papers and presentations
- Training of leadership skills in complex systems via People- and Change Management Simulation Software
I Reproduction
- students are able to name different organizational theories and its authors by describing its characteristics
- students learn typical terms and aspects of organzational behaviour & design theory with regard to complexity and change
II Reorganization & Transfer
- elements of theory and business cases are connected by the students by analyzing and structuring its interrelations
- students are able to explain complex cases and theory to their peers
III Reflection & Problemsolving
- confronted e.g. with a citation students are able to interpret it by refering to organizational theory and/or applying it to a business case and actual developments such as digitalization
- students are able to discuss theories and their value for scientifical progress and practical application
- students are able to formulate scientifical points of interest
- students are trained in team work and self-organizing
- students deepen their presentation skills
- studentes gain interdisciplinary knowledge and behavioral skills
- Senior, B. & Fleming, J. (2006). Organizational Change (3rd ed.). Essex: Pearson Education.
- Lewin, R. (1992): Complexity: Life on the Edge of Chaos. New York: Macmillan.
- Nicolis. G./Prigooine, I. (1989). Exploring Complexity. New York: WH Freeman.
to be announced in class