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This document provides information about an Organisational Change and Development course offered at the University of Swaziland. The course examines how planned change programs can help organizations adapt to changing environments and remain competitive. It aims to teach strategies for empowering organizations to diagnose problems and implement efficient changes using internal expertise and resources. Major topics covered include drivers of change, tools and levers for change, leadership roles in change, and maintaining change over time. Students will be assessed through coursework, class participation, tests, assignments, and an examination.

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This document provides information about an Organisational Change and Development course offered at the University of Swaziland. The course examines how planned change programs can help organizations adapt to changing environments and remain competitive. It aims to teach strategies for empowering organizations to diagnose problems and implement efficient changes using internal expertise and resources. Major topics covered include drivers of change, tools and levers for change, leadership roles in change, and maintaining change over time. Students will be assessed through coursework, class participation, tests, assignments, and an examination.

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UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES

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COURSE CODE: PAD 406-3 ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022

COURSE NAME: ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT

SEMESTER: 2 COURSE INSTRUCTOR: MS N.N. MANANA OFFICE 4.9 A


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COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

INTRODUCTION

This course is based on the premise that modern organizations exist in ever dynamic and
complex environments which pose consistent threat to organisations’ effectiveness and
survival. It therefore becomes pertinent to establish and maintain strategic planned change in
order to remain competitive in these volatile environments. To this end, the course
Organisational Change & Development involves strategies, processes and structures which
capacitate organisations to respond and manage environmental changes as well as remain
competitive.

OBJECTIVES

The overarching objective of this course therefore is to examine the theory, perspectives, and
practice of planned change programmes that aim not only at keeping organizations afloat but
ensuring that appropriate diagnosis of the challenges is made to ensure efficient change
programmes. The course also examines strategies of empowering organizations, aiding them
to rely on internal expertise and resources as well as to diagnose problems and effect the
required changes.

Cognisant of the vastness and complexity of the subject, only a few major themes shall be
covered. An analytical framework which categorises aspects of change and reveals the issues
that affect the change shall be used. The categories shall be as follows; driving change;
change devices/levers; change enactors; maintaining change. The topics to be covered will
include;

 INTRODUCTION: Definition, Significance, Levels and Models of Organisational


Change
 DRIVING CHANGE: Theoretical concepts, perspectives of managing change;
 CHANGE LEVERS/DEVICES: Strategy and change; Change tools; Human Resource
Management & organisational Change
 CHANGE ENACTORS: Leadership for change; Power and resistance to change.
 MANTAINING CHANGE: Measuring, monitoring and maintaining change; Change
& sustainability.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Course Assessment
The course will be assessed by course work and examination.

 Course work and class participation-50%


o TwoTests
o One Assignment
 Examinations -50%
Course /Unit Resources
List of required texts and Journals
Recommended Text:
1. Graetz et..al 2006 Managing Organisational change,John Wiley & Sons,Australia
2. Bridges, W. (2003), Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change,(2nd edition.), London:
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
3. Beckhanrd, Richard and Harris Reuben T.: Organizational Transitions: Managing
Complex Change: Addision, Wesley Mass
4. Kanter, R.M. Stein, B.A. and Jick, T.D.: The Challenge of Organizational Change:
Free Press New York
Recommended Journals

International Journal of Human Resource Management


European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology: 1998, 7 (2), 97–120
Journal of business research
Student responsibility
Students are expected to:

 Read and understand the Outline carefully


 Undertake all the required reading for the subject
 Actively participate in class
 Complete all items of assessment; and
 Submit the assignments on the due date

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