Admission requirements
Only students from the MPA specialization Public Management can take this course.
Description
Public sector organizations are often stereotyped as being bureaucratic and incapable of change. In practice, their organizational environment continuously requires public organizations to implement organizational change, for example in response to new policies, changing political preferences, technological innovations and financial crisis. This course aims to connect the practical issue of organizational change in the public sector with the state of the art research on organizational change management and leadership. Change management is concerned with the successful implementation of deliberate changes in organizations. Leadership is generally considered to be a crucial factor during organizational change, and concerns the activities and behavior of individuals in bringing about organizational change. This course will focus on the difficulties inherent to organizational change in public organizations, and will outline the central change management approaches and leadership theories. Special attention is given to how the particular environmental and organizational characteristics of public organizations determines the appropriateness of effectiveness of change management and leadership in the public sector.
Course objectives
At the end of this course, the student:
Can explain the relevance of organizational change in the public sector, and its central aspects.
Can describe the characteristics of central change management approaches and leadership theories.
Can explain how the particular context of public organizations influences change management and leadership.
Is able to apply the key concepts of this course in a systematic analysis of an organizational change process in a public organization.
Has developed the ability to stay informed about current leadership developments and trends through online resources and networks.
Is able to formulate and effectively communicate a change vision in an organizational setting.
Timetable
On the right side of programme front page of the E-guide you will find links to the website and timetables, uSis and Blackboard.
Mode of instruction
Lectures (7x 2 hours)
Seminars (4x 2 hours)
Attendance for the seminars is compulsory.
Course Load
140 hours:
Lectures and seminars: 22h
Fieldwork and writing assignments: 12 hours
Examination: 5 hours
Self-study: 101
Assessment method
Written exam (70%) and group assignment (30%). Students will be permitted to retake an examination if they have used the first attempt.
Blackboard
Blackboard will used and is available at the start of the course.
Reading list
Articles available through the university library will be announced in the syllabus.
Registration
Use both uSis and Blackboard to register for every course.
Register for every course and workgroup via uSis. Some courses and workgroups have a limited number of participants, so register on time (before the course starts). In uSis you can access your personal schedule and view your results. Registration in uSis is possible from four weeks before the start of the course.
Also register for every course in Blackboard. Important information about the course is posted there.
Contact
Dr. Joris van der Voet
Office hours by appointment.