1. OBHR 4P93 Planned Organizational Change Barry Wright bwright@brocku.ca
Ext. 5034
Taro 457

2. Background
                   

3. Management Task Introduce yourself to a “new” colleague
Find two “FORM” connections
Family
Occupation
Recreation
Message

4. Course Information
Office Phone: (905) x5034 / Cell Phone: (289)
Office: Goodman 457
Web page: (Google: Barry Wright’s Home Page)
Office Hours: By appointment—please see me before or after class to make arrangements.

5. Course Perspective You are a Change Agent
Consultant brought in to help an organization “enact” change
Working at enacting “major” change within the organization
Seminar Approach
(this means you must be prepared for each lecture)

6. Assessment Case Exam 25% Participation 15% Written Assignment 25%
Final project – SIM 35%
Team result 10%
Presentation 10%
Written report 15%
Total %

7. Change Assignment Inc. Canadian Business Forbes Fortune HBR
Fast Company
The Economist
Business Week
Entrepreneur
You will be asked to briefly describe a recent major organizational change event announced in the business media
Summary
Discuss the change
Draw from at least four course sources.

8. Experience Point

9. Problem Based learning
What do I need to know / develop to be a successful change agent?
Pair up – draw up a list of key things you need to know.

10. Quy Nguyen Huy is associate professor of strategy and management at INSEAD. He holds a Ph.D. from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Next Day
Read (from ABI inform on library page)
Quy Nguyen Huy - Time, Temporal Capability, and Planned Change - Academy of Management Review - Vol. 26, No. 4,
                                   
When reading …
What was the big message?
2) What did you find that was “interesting”
3) How did it relate to previous readings?
4) Were there any “holes” or weak points?
5) What did you take away?
“Change Agent Lessons Learned”
You MUST make a one-page typed written summary