Leadership and Change Management

Catalog description

This course will cover and apply a variety of core concepts and theories related to leadership and leading change. Key models, theories, and practices from sociology, psychology and organizational science will be investigated which form the knowledge base for leadership and change management skills. The focus of the course is on identifying and developing key competencies and core skills such as delegation, leadership communication styles, issues related to leadership in a global context, models of leadership effectiveness, and implementing planned change efforts, all while setting MBA students up for continuous learning of these skills throughout their professional careers. To this end, students will be provided with: in-depth materials for every topic through soft-copies of recent significant articles on the topic self-evaluation instruments, and specific suggestions for further learning and development of skills through activities available throughout their program.