Organizational Learning and Changes | Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Organizational Learning and Changes (17.IM1926)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Ljudski resursi i komunikacije Proizvodni i uslužni sistemi, organizacija i menadžment
ECTS	4

Modern business and managerial problems are becoming more and more complex and complex knowledge as well as appropriate competencies is needed to solve them, which necessitates the introduction of the concept of organizational learning in enterprises. The main objective of the course represents the mastering of basic knowledge about the implementation of the concept of organizational change and organizational learning and its contribution to the sustainable management of organizations.

Based on the acquired knowledge and studied teaching content, students will be trained to understand how the organization changes, builds, complements and organizes knowledge within its business culture. A graduate engineer of management acquires competencies for understanding the role and importance of organizational knowledge and learning as a critical resource for achieving the competitive advantage of the organization in the new knowledge economy.

Organizational changes; Models of organizational change; Factors that cause changes; Changes in knowledge and economic development; Organizational learning in the function of creating a knowledge society; Defining organizational learning; Types and forms of organizational learning; Organizational learning process; Methods of organizational learning; Learning organization; Organizational culture, collaborative climate and organizational learning; Changes in organizational culture and structure; Corporatization and changes; Maintaining and directing changes.

Lectures and exercises are conceived through interactive group work, experimental exercises and case studies.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Lewis, L.	Organizational change: creating change through strategic communication	2011	London: A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication	English
Dixon, N.M.	The organizational learning cycle: How we can learn collectively	2017	Routledge	English
Dierkes, M., Antal, A.B., Child, J. & Nonaka, I. (Eds.)	Handbook of organizational learning and knowledge	2003	Oxford University Press, USA	English
Senge, P.	The Fifth Discipline : The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization	1990	Doubleday	English
Easterby-Smith, M. & Lyles, M.A. (Eds.)	Handbook of organizational learning and knowledge	2011	John Wiley & Sons	English

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Oral part of the exam	No	Yes	70.00
Term paper	Yes	Yes	20.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00

Assoc. Prof. Bojana Jokanović

Associate Professor

Lectures

Assoc. Prof. Bojana Jokanović

Associate Professor

Practical classes

Faculty of Technical Sciences

University of Novi Sad

Contact:

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