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Change Management and Innovation

Course Description: This course provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, theories, and methods required for successfully implementing change and innovation within organizations. The course also presents multiple perspectives for understanding organizational innovation and change, ensuring students are not limited to a single, "best" methodology, but rather broaden their horizons to choose the most appropriate approaches for managing change.

Credit hours: 3

Objectives of the course :

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Discuss the importance, role, and techniques of change management in organizations.
2. The importance, role, and techniques of innovation in organizations.
3. Interpretation of Different Theories and Types of Innovation (e.g., Radical/Disruptive and Incremental Innovation).
4. Discussing various issues related to innovation and change management in organizations.
5. Trace how organizational culture and resistance to change affect change management.
6. Discuss how to effectively lead and implement change within organizations.

Course outputs :

1. Distinguishing between concepts, principles, and theories in innovation and change management.
2. Critical evaluation and explanation of key contemporary issues in understanding innovation and change as a field of study.
3. Demonstrating written communication skills.
4. Possess oral communication skills.
5. Possessing computer application skills in the field of innovation and change management.
6. Possessing scientific research skills in the field of innovation and strategic change.
Critical evaluation of the nature of innovation and understanding its implications for how organizations engage in strategic change.
Displaying strategic thinking, analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making skills in the field of innovation.
Belief in and practice of sustainability principles in innovation and change management.
10. Possessing leadership, teamwork, and decision-making skills in the field of innovation and change management.
11. The ability to distinguish between ethical issues in innovation and change management.
12. Possessing social responsibility competence in areas of innovation and change management.
13. The ability to deal with cultural diversity in innovation and change management.

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Last updated: 2026-05-10