Organizational Change in Action

Louise Boulter is Senior Lecturer at Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln (BGU) where is she is operational lead for the MBA and MSc programmes in Business. Thomas Calvard is Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Organisation Studies at the University of Edinburgh Business School. Goudarz Azar is Professor of Strategy and International Business at Middlesex University London.

• 1. Introduction to key concepts and change at three levels of analysis2. The nature of contemporary organisations and the turbulent environment in which they operate3. Change as a complex phenomenon4. The human aspects of change5. Organisational culture and change6. Cross cultural psychology and managing stakeholders across different cultures7. Power, politics and resistance to change8. The role of leadership in change9. Doing change ethically10. Bringing it all together: organisational learning and good practices for managing organisational change effectively

‘A fantastic addition to any change management module. The case studies and activities embedded are practical, enabling students to transfer the concepts of change management into any business scenario and the consultancy in the chair activity enables students to holistically bring together knowledge gained from across the textbook.’