Organizational Behavior

Diagnosing What Needs to be Changed and Patching

Lecture

  • models
  • open systems theories
  • organizational dynamics
  • steps of diagnosing
  • patching

Seminar

  • presentation of the assigned project
  • discussion

Assigned Reading

Reading

  • Textbook: pp.  37–46.
  • Hayes, J. (2014). The theory and practice of change management: pp. 119–160.
  • Eisenhardt, K. M., & Brown, S. L. (1999). Patching: Restitching business portfolios in dynamic markets. Harvard Business Review77(3), 72-82.