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Organisational Change and Crisis Management in NPO
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Lecturer
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Prof. Dr. Markus Gmür
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Assistant
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Peter Suter, M.A.
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Term
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Spring term 2012
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Location
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PER 21, Raum
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Time
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Wednesday, 10:15-12:00
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Language
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english
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ECTS
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3
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Course targets
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In this course the students get an overview on theories and concepts of organisational crisis and change management with special regard to nonprofit organisations.
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Course description
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Attendance for the first lecture is absolutely mandatory. Students who are not able to attend the first lecture are requested to send a mail to Prof. Gmür for registering for the course until Friday of the first week of lectures. The mail address is: markus.gmuer@unifr.ch. Late registrations will not be accepted.
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Organization Theories of Change
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Methodological Issues in the Research of Organizational Change
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The Multidimensional Analysis of Organizational Change
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Institutions and NPO Change
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Voluntary Failure – The Paradoxes of NPO Success
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Individual and Organizational Sensemaking in Crisis Situations
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Structural Change During Disasters
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NPO in Times of Radical Political Change
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Organizational Change Management in NPO
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The Role of Leadership During Change Processes
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Organizational Decision-Making in Crisis Situations
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Risk Management in NPO
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Literature
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The course is based on a wide range of research papers. A collection of selected papers will be provided as a reader.
DeMers, C. (2007) Organizational change theories. London.
Jones, G. (2006) Organizational theory, design and change. Englewood Cliffs (5th ed.)
Meyer, M.W./Zucker, L.G. (1989) Permanently failing organizations. London
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