HRM531 Organisational Politics and Culture and Change Management (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Management (MANAG)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
The subject aims to help students develop an understanding of the nature of organisational power and politics and the ethical use of a political approach to organisational change, as opposed to the traditional organisational development approach. It assumes prior study of organisational change.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
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| Distance | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: HRM531
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Assumed Knowledge:
Enrolment restrictions:
Postgraduate students only
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to describe the characteristics of a political approach to organisational change and how it differs from an organisational development approach;
- be able to explain concepts and issues associated with the exercise of power and politics in organisations;
- be able to explain in some detail the steps involved in the ethical use of a political approach to organisational change including diagnosing power and politics, implementing political strategies, using a political approach to institutionalising change and evaluating the outcomes of the political approach;
- be able to critically evaluate the ethical use of a political approach to organisational change.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
An overview of using a political approach to organisational change and how it differs from the orgainsational development approach. The nature of power and politics in organisations and its significance in the management of organisations. The ethics of using a political approach to organisational change. Diagnosing power and politics as part of the change process. Implementing a range of strategies in the political approach to organisational change. A political approach to institutionalising change. Evaluating the outcomes of the political approach to organisational change. A critique of the political approach to organisational change.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.