Strategic Change 7.5 credits

Course Contents

The course concerns the practical and conceptual meaning of strategic change in different types of organizations. The course provides students with conceptual frameworks for understanding strategic change as transformation through rejuvenation and renewal, and gives them an ability to analyze and interpret the practical and conceptual meaning of strategic change, and possible skills to manage such change processes. The course includes an overview of the field of strategy and introduces several theoretical perspectives, from analytical and sequential planning to more creative and emergent processes, the course covers aspects such as resources, dynamic capability, structure, corporate entrepreneurship, power, culture, emotion and more. From the perspective of strategy as practice, the course emphasizes managerial capabilities for leading strategic change processes. **Connection to Research and Practice** The course gives an overview of the field of strategic and organizational change and introduces several theoretical perspectives on strategic change, from analytical and sequential planning to more creative and emergent processes. The course covers aspects such as resources, capabilities, ownership, governance, corporate entrepreneurship, digitalization, internationalization and several more. The course aims to emphasize both conceptual and managerial capabilities for leading strategic change.

Prerequisites

60 credits in Business Administration or Economics including Entrepreneurship and Business Planning, Organization and Leadership, Marketing Management and Strategy and Technology (or the equivalent).

Level of Education: First cycle

Coursecode/Ladok code: MGJN13

The course is conducted at: Jönköping International Business School

Label Value
Type of course Programme instance course
Study type Normal teaching
Semester Autumn 2025: week 44 – week 3
Rate of study 100%
Language English
Location Jönköping
Time Day-time
Places 0.0
Tuition fees do NOT apply for EU/EEA citizens or exchange students 14375 SEK
Syllabus (PDF)
Application code HJ-J4142