Course Title

Change Management

Code

MGT 440

Professor

Prof.Leonid Nakov, PhD

Course objectives (competencies): Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

• Prepare managerial decisions about the moment, nature and depth of the need for change in the organization;
• Recognize and manage the instigators and opponents of change at the individual, group / team and organizational level;
• Develop managerial skills and abilities for each stage of the change management process;
• Understand the fundamental differences between evolutionary and revolutionary approaches to managing organizational change;
• Understand the different uses of change management strategies and tactics, according to the phase of the life cycle and the relationship with the external environment; 
• Master the use of information technologies and social responsibility in managing change;
• Recognize the inter-connection and interdependence of change management and organizational development.