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Organizational Development and Change

A.Y. 2019/2020
6
Max ECTS
40
Overall hours
SSD
SECS-P/10
Language
English
Learning objectives
Goals of the course is to describe the main theoretical contributions to organizational development and change area with focus on implication regarding the management of organizational development plans considering how adult and organizational systems learn and change
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to:
-Identify the key steps of an organizational development and change process regarding organization, groups and individuals
-Differentiate the approach to change management activities (ODPS, Action research, Positive Change, Sensemaking)
-Understand how OD activities are interrelated to key people related areas (e.g. performance management, training, coaching, working with groups etc.)
-Define the role of HR in OD and change process
-Know the key element of strategic change intervention (Transformational Change ,Cultural change, Learning Organization , Built to change organization

Lesson period: First trimester

Lessons timetable

Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi

Exams calendar

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Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Responsible
Lupi Massimo
Lesson period
First trimester
Course syllabus
Part 1 Overview of OD and Change

· Organization and OD
· The nature of planned change
· Action research and Positive approach to change
· Organizational Development for performance systems

Part 2 Diagnosis Organization

· Organizational level diagnosis
· Diagnosis Groups
· Individual level Diagnosis
· Designing interventions

Part 3 Human Resources Intervention

· Interpersonal groups and process approach
· Individual Intervention
· Performance management
· Developing Talent
· Introduction to HRD
· Basics of HRD
· Theories in HRD
· Psychology and HRD / OD
· Metatheory on learning
· Paradigms of HRD
· Sense making in organization
· 70 20 10 model
· The nature of Human expertise

Part 4 Strategic Change Intervention

· Transformational Change
· Culture Change
· Continuous Change
· Learning Organization
· Built to change organization
· Transorganizational Change
Prerequisites for admission
Nome
Teaching methods
Lessons, project work, external speakers
Teaching Resources
Cummings - Worley "Organizational Development and Change - International student edition IX - South Western Cap. 1,2,5,6,7,9,10,12,17,18,19,20,21,22

Slides used during the lessons


Suggested additional

· R.A. Swanson «Foundation of Human Resources Development II edition » Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. ( available in eBook Format )
· M.Y.Cheung Judge, l. Holbeche "Organizational development- A practitioner guide for OD and HR II edition" Kogan Page
· Gibb "Human resources Development" Palgrave
· John W. Boudreau, Peter M. Ramstad Beyond HR: The New Science of Human Capital Harvard Business Press ( key Concepts )
· Cameron et al « Positive Organizational Scholarship» BK Publisher S. Francisco
Assessment methods and Criteria
Written Exam. The structure of the exam in divided in 3 parts and include 10 mutiple choice questions, 2 short anwer question and 1 long answer question. Each part count max of 10 points for a total of max 30 points.
SECS-P/10 - ORGANIZATION AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - University credits: 6
Lessons: 40 hours
Professor: Lupi Massimo
Shifts:
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Professor: Lupi Massimo
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