Course content

- The role of the organizational consultant.
- Organizatonal effect of technology based change.
- How do organizations meet new challenges?
- Complex processes and new paradigm.
- Teknology driven change vs planned change.
- Models for management development.
- The importance of well functioning teams i change.
- How to build an optimalteam.
- The importance of taking organizational culture and social constructs into account.
- How to adjust and use traditional approaches and interventions when IT is the central element.

Learning outcome

Succesfully ending this module the student will reach a level of knowledge that enables him or her to evaluate suggested approaches for change- and development in groups and organizations, especially when IT is involved. In addition the student will gain insigth in practical consultancy and the challenges met in change in complex systems.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, simulations og exercises. Investigation of your own "consulting-style" and your skills in team-work. Frequent use of guest-lectures from norwegian and international companies.

Recommended previous knowledge

TIØ4265 Strategic Management or other comparable knowledge.

Course materials

Cummings & Worley: Organizational Development and Change. Collected papers. Sjøvold: Teamet - Universitetsforlaget.

Credit reductions