Leadership and Change Management

General

Course Contents

The transformation of an organization. Successful change and the dynamics behind it. The sense of necessity. The formation of the guiding coalition. Vision and strategy. The vision of change. Broadening the base of reforms. The short-term results. The benefits and further changes. New methods in the philosophy of the organization. The organization of the future. Leadership and continuous learning.

Educational Goals

The objectives of this lesson are:

  • To present and develop the basic concepts of change management.
  • To demonstrate the opportunities and possibilities offered by the proper arrangement and handling of changes in an organization.
  • To provide information on the effective management of an organization when changes are attempted.

Upon completion of the course students should be able to:

  • Recognize successful change and the dynamics behind it.
  • Recognize why there is the possibility of failure during the transformation of an organization.
  • Recognize how leaders’ vision and strategy are developed.
  • Understand the importance of broadening the base of reforms.
  • Know how short-term results are achieved.
  • Recognize the techniques of consolidating the benefits and promoting further changes.
  • Understand how the new methods are integrated into the organization’s philosophy.
  • Understand the implications of change management for the 21st century.

General Skills

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Teaching Methods

  • Face to face.

Use of ICT means

  • Online guidance.
  • Slides Projection in the classroom.
  • Use of E-mail and onlne communication systems.
  • Use of e-learning system (moodle).

Teaching Organization

ActivitySemester workload
Lectures26
Practice/Exercises13
Team Project25
Assignment(s)20
Personal Study41
Total125

Students Evaluation

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Recommended Bibliography

ΔΙΔΑΚΤΙΚΑ ΣΥΓΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΑ

  1. Kοtter J.P., (2001). Ηγέτης στις αλλαγές, Εκδόσεις ΚΡΙΤΙΚΗ.
  2. ΒΑΚΟΛΑ Ε. Μ., ΚΑΤΣΑΡΟΣ Κ.Κ., (2020), ΔΙΟΙΚΩΝΤΑΣ ΤΙΣ ΑΛΛΑΓΕΣ ΣΤΙΣ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΕΙΣ, Εκδόσεις ΕΥΓΕΝΙΑ ΑΣΤ.ΜΠΕΝΟΥ.

ΠΡΟΣΘΕΤΗ ΠΡΟΤΕΙΝΟΜΕΝΗ ΒΙΟΒΛΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ

  1. Kοtter, J.P., (2012). Leading Change,  Harvard Business Review Press.
  2. Ρωσσίδης, Γ., Ασπρίδης, Γ., Μπελιάς, Δ. (2019), Διαχείριση Αλλαγών και Ηγεσία, Εκδόσεις Α. ΤΖΙΟΛΑ & ΥΙΟΙ Α.Ε.
  3. Hiatt, J., Creasey, T., (2012), Change Management: The People Side of Change, Prosci Learning Center Publications; Second edition.
  4. Abudi, G., (2017), Implementing Positive Organizational Change: A Strategic Project Management Approach, J. Ross Publishing.
  5. Cameron, E., Green, M., (2012), Making Sense of Change Management: A Complete Guide to the Models, Tools and Techniques of Organizational Change. Kogan Page, Third Edition.

Related Research Journals

  1. Journal of Change Management.
  2. Journal of Organizational Change Management.