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Management of Change Process

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Course abstract

During their studies, master students will learn in-depth the processes of organizational change management, various approaches to more successful business changes. During the course, specific cases and examples of change management problems, various solutions, methods will be analyzed, so that the company will be able to adapt to changing conditions when making changes. After completing the course, master students will be competent in change management, which ensures the sustainability of the company's development

Learning outcomes and their assessment

KNOWLEDGE
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the causes of change management, driving factors, types of their advantages and disadvantages, the basic principles of their selection in accordance with the company's goal.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the interaction of change management factors and experience in Latvia and the world.
SKILLS
Professional skills
• Able to generate and justify the company's need to make changes, explain and justify the choice of change management type, using the acquired theoretical aspects
• Is able to independently perform a detailed analysis of change management and develop a sound concept of change management in the organization, using change process implementation methods.
• Is able to explain and substantiate the importance of organizational culture, diagnostics and transformation in change management.
General skills
• Able to independently acquire, select and critically evaluate and analyse information, make decisions and solve problems.
• Able to work with others.
• Is able to explain and present the results of his / her work to others with arguments.
COMPETENCE
• Able to independently integrate the acquired in-depth knowledge, define and provide strategic change management solutions to increase the competitiveness of companies.

• Is able to independently assess the need for change, choose a reasonable type of change, apply a variety of methods in the process of change implementation.

Course Content(Calendar)

1. Management in the company and organization. (1 hour)
2. Origins of change management, historical development and approaches. (1 hour)
3. Causes of change and driving factors. (1 hour)
4. The essence of change. (2 hours)
5. Types of change. (2 hours)
6. Change management and internal communication. (1 hour)
7. Stages and methods of change implementation. (2 hours)
8. Resistance to change. (1st hour)

9. Organizational culture and change management. (1 hour)

Requirements for awarding credit points

Test. The rating consists of:
• Test (30%);
• Independent work, presentation (30%)
• Practical work (40%)

10% corresponds to one point on the 10-point assessment scale.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Materials studies on change process management.
Internet material studies on change process management.
Preparation for practical work and seminars.
Preparing for tests.
Development of independent work, preparation of a presentation.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

Formal test with a mark cumulative score

Compulsory reading

1. McCabe D. Changing Change Management: Strategy, Power and Resistance. Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2021. ISBN-13: 9781032175935) Nav liel. b-kās
2. Lauer T. Change Management: Fundamentals and Success Factors. 1st ed. Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. , 2021. ISBN-10: 3662621894
3. MacQueen J. Flow of Organizational Culture: New Thinking and Theory for Better Understanding and Process. 1st ed. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2021. ISBN-10: 3030256871
4. Praude V. Menedžments. 1. grāmata. 3. pārstrād. un papild. izd. Rīga: Burtene. 2012. 498 lpp.
5. Praude V. Menedžments. 2. grāmata. 3. pārstrād. un papild. izd. Rīga: Burtene, 2012. 307 lpp.

6. Ešenvalde I. Pārmaiņu vadība. Rīga: Jāņa Rozes apgāds. , 2007. ISBN 978-9984 23-213

Further reading

1. Kalve I. Apseglot pārmaiņu vējus - stratēģiskā un pārmaiņu vadība. Rīga: BA Turība, 2005. ISBN 9984-766-60-8
2. Change management. Vadīt pārmaiņas. Tulkojums no angļu valodas L. Matuševiča. Rīga: Lietišķās Informācijas dienests, 2009. ISBN- 9789984826585

3. Senior B., Swailes S. Organizational change. New York: Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2010. ISBN- 9780273716204

Notes

Compulsory study course for academic master's study program "Economics"