Applying Managing Strategic Change in practice: case studies

This week’s topics

Applying Managing Strategic Change in practice: case studies

1. Case analysis
2. Linking theory to practice
3. Evaluating evidence
4. Lecture 30 : Evaluating Change
5. Week 5-Lecture 21 : Can Organization Culture be Managed?: A Case Analysis

What you will be able to do

• 1.1 Critically evaluate change theories and analyse the relationship between leadership and change agents.
• 1.2 Critically evaluate how organisational structure and leadership influences the characteristics and attributes of change agents.
• 1.3 Critically evaluate the challenge of change and the effectiveness of change agents.
• 2.1 Assess and select relevant theories and tools and techniques to implement and manage change.
• 3.1 Assess possible risks associated with an organisation's change process.
• 3.3 Critically appraise relevant strategies to manage resistance to change in organisations.
• 4.1 Critically review the different organisational cultures and how that influences communications and power relations.
• 4.2 Evaluate cultures influence on Strategy and change management.
• 4.3 Critically appraise relevant strategies to manage resistance to change.
• 5.1 Evaluate the role of the individual in the change management process.
• 5.3 Evaluate how to monitor the effect of the change management processes.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

• Michael West: developing cultures of high quality care · YouTube · The King's Fund · 15 min · for registered students
• Overcoming Resistance and Initiating Change through Communications (Communication Strategy) · YouTube · World Bank Water · 14 min · for registered students

Further resources

• Leading Large Scale Change: a practical guide (NHS England, 2018) · PDF · Other, guidance; 123 pages · for registered students
• Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research · Reading · Arxiv, article · for registered students
• Principles of Management, ch. 10.2–10.3: Organisational change and managing change · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 278–298 · for registered students