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Location: Melbourne Study Centre, Ultimo Study Centre, Hobart, Online

Introduction

This unit is about understanding why and how leaders influence change. The focus of the unit is increasing the effectiveness of leadership and change management skills at an individual and organisational level. Leadership and change management are increasingly seen to be key factors affecting the performance of contemporary organisations and are important areas of study in the fields of management and organisational behaviour. Effective leadership and change management are important to professional practices, multinational organisations, the public sector, and not-for-profit organisations. Leadership is what makes things happen.

This unit explores conventional and critical perspectives on leadership and examines the practice of leadership in diverse organisational contexts. Effective leadership requires a thorough knowledge of theory and a range of practical skills to support people in achieving organisational objectives. The unit also covers the personal aspects of leadership, including leaders as relationship builders and organisational shapers. Change is said to be the only constant in 21st -century organisations. Effective change management requires strong diagnosis skills linked to the history, context, challenges, and opportunities faced by an organisation.

This unit will integrate theoretical and practical aspects of change management to enhance capabilities in the design, development, and implementation of change management strategies. It will examine theoretical aspects from both traditional and critical perspectives.

Summary

Unit name Leadership and Change Management
Unit code BMA701
Credit points 12.5
College/School Tasmanian School of Business and Economics
Discipline Management
Coordinator Doctor Saeed Loghman
Delivered By University of Tasmania and Third Party(ies): ECA
Level Postgraduate

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Key Dates

Study Period Start date Census date WW date End date
Semester 1 21/2/2027 15/3/2027 18/4/2027 12/6/2027

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2027 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2027 will be available from the 1st October 2026. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

  • Critically analyse leadership and change management theory and principles.
  • Evaluate and apply an integrated leadership and change management approach.
  • Explain how principle elements of leadership impact on self, employees, organisations, and society.
  • Construct and communicate arguments clearly using academic sources.

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

2-hour Weekly on-campus Workshop 

1-hour Weekly online workshop for online students

AssessmentCritical Response (30%)|Reflection & Integration (30%)|Individual Presentation (40%)
TimetableView the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

There is no prescribed text for this Unit.
Recommended

Beech, N, MacIntosh, R, Krust, P, Kannan, S & Dadlich, A 2017, Managing Change: Enquiry and Action; Australasian Edition, Cambridge, Port melbourne.

Boonstra, J 2013 Cultural change and leadership in organizations, Wiley Blackwell, Chichester UK.

Daft, R (with the assistance of Lane, PG) 2018, The leadership experience (7th edition), Cengage Learning, Boston Melbourne.

Dolphin, R.R., 2005. Internal communications: Today's strategic imperative. Journal of marketing communications, 11(3), pp.171-190.

Goffee, R & Jones, G 2006, Why should anyone be led by you? What it takes to be an authentic leader, Harvard Business School Press, Boston.

Hayes J 2014, The Theory and Practice of Change Management (4th edition), Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire, UK.

Hubbard, G, Samuel, D, Cocks, G & Heap, S 2007, The first XI: winning organisations in Australia, (2nd edition), John Wiley, Brisbane.

Marturano, J 2014, Finding the space to lead, Bloomsbury Press, New York.

Rickards, T & Clark, M 2006, Dilemmas of leaders, Routledge, London.

Sinclair, A 2005, Doing leadership differently, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne.

Spicer, A & Alvesson, M (eds.) 2010, Metapors we lead by: understanding leadership in the real world, Taylor and Francis.

Storey, J (ed.) 2016, Leadership in organizations: current issues and key trends (3rd edition), Routledge, London.

Waddell, DM, Creed, A, Cummings, TG & Worley, CG 2017, Organisational change: development and transformation, (6th edition), Cengage learning, Victoria.

Yukl, G 2013, Leadership in organizations, 8th edn, Pearson, Upper Saddle River. (At the end of this book, there is a very large list of leadership references).

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