Business Elective

Department

Bachelor's program Business & Management

Course unit code

B&M-B-5-EEM-EEM-IEL

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5.0

Name of lecturer(s)

FH-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Stöckl Thomas

Recommended optional program components

none

Recommended or required reading

Cummings, T.G., & Worley, C.G. (2018). Organization Development and Change (11th ed.). Mason: Southwestern Learning.
Gallos, J.V. (Ed.) (2006). Organization Development - A Jossey-Bass Reader. San Francisco: Wiley.
Hatch, M.J. (2011). Organizations - A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press.
Hatch, M.J., & Cunliffe, A.L. (2018). Organization Theory. Modern, Symbolic, and Postmodern Perspectives (4th ed.). Oxford: University Press.
Wilcox, M., & Jenkins, M. (2015). Engaging Change - A People-Centred Approach to Business Transformation. London: Kogan Page.

Additional information about examination modalities

Final assignment will be a group work case study.

Level of course unit

Bachelor

Year of study

Spring 2026

Semester when the course unit is delivered

5

Language of instruction

English

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students reach the following learning goals:
• Understand and discuss current HR challenges in a globalized and knowledge-driven world
• Evaluate the role of HR management as change agent
• Understand the main perspectives of organization theory
• Know the decisive external and internal factors for organizational development
• Understand different approaches to planned versus continuous change
• Discuss the barriers of organizational development
• Understand the basic elements of organizational culture

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.

Work placement(s)

none