Academic Catalog

BA4226 MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

Course Code:	3124226
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	6.0
Department:	Business Administration
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:	Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÇAÐRI TOPAL
Offered Semester:	Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite:	Set 1: 3122203 , 3122206 Set 2: 3122203 , 3125201 Set 3: 3122203 , 3160322 Set 4: 3122206 , 3125201 Set 5: 3125201 , 3160322 Set 6: 3122206 , 3160321 Set 7: 3125201 , 3160321 Set 8: 3160321 , 3160322
One of the sets above should be completed before taking BA4226 MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE .

Course Content

The course explores theories of organizational change and their implications in organizational practice. Specifically this course examines the question of why and how organizations change and what changes in organizations as a result of human initiatives or conditional necessities. Other topics covered are how we can understand organizational change is needed and how we can promote and sustain organizational change in the face of resistance from organizational members.