Design and Management of Change and Innovation 7,5 hp

Undervisningen bedrivs på engelska.

Kursinnehåll

This course provides students an understanding of change management, innovation and leadership. The course provides frameworks to create and stimulate transformation and/or digitalization in private enterprises and not-for-profit organizations. The course pays attention to the challenges of change management when coupled with innovation. The content reflects the following aspects including:

• Approaches and tools for the design and management of change & innovation
• Perspectives on change management
• The leadership of change and transformation
• Perspectives on resistance to change
• Perspectives on innovation including social innovation
• Managing new forms of innovation
• Capturing value from innovations
• Change and innovation case analysis

Connection to Research and Practice

The course is based primarily on contemporary research on various topics related to change management and innovation management. Contemporary and important research publications including books and journal articles form the main component of the literature in the course. Through the analysis and application of the selected research materials, the students explore deeper into each topic and learn about the various issues and implication of change and innovation management from a theoretical as well as practical perspective.
Discussions in the classroom are always supported by presenting cases and examples from practice as well as research. Additionally, by engaging in the group based, project work which includes application oriented seminars, simulation or case studies, students are guided in applying theoretical principles in a quasi-real-life experience.

Förkunskapskrav

General entry requirement and 30 credits in Business Administration or equivalent.

Utbildningsnivå: Grundnivå
Kurskod/Ladokkod: JDCK17
Kursen ges vid: Jönköping International Business School