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On completing the CHANGEL module, the students will be able to:
1. Recognise and discuss the key concepts, theories, insights, methods and practices of change management
2. Recognise and discuss the key concepts, theories, insights, methods and practices of corporate governance
3. Recognise and discuss the key concepts, theories, insights, methods and practices of business ethics (incl. responsible innovation)
4. Recognise and discuss the key concepts, theories, insights, methods and practices of leadership
5. Recognise and discuss the key concepts, theories, insights, methods and practices of strategic and responsible foresight (incl. the dynamics of new technologies and societal change);
6. Critically assess the opportunities and limitations of the above mentioned concepts, theories, insights, methods and practices in the defined areas;
7. Analyze real-life organizational situations from the perspectives of change management, corporate governance, business ethics, leadership and strategic & responsible foresight in order to define the roles businesses can play to enhance responsible innovation.
8. Apply a specific foresight method to a business case scenario and to integrate insights from all other mentioned areas when designing this business case scenario;
9. Deduct strategic and reflexive management recommendations from a foresight project to improve a given course of action in various national and international business settings in which issues of corporate governance, ethics, change management and leadership are at play;
10. Recognise and discuss the impact of differences between national, international, cross-cultural and global contexts on the practical implementation of a business innovation project.
11. Develop a thorough research proposal including a clear problem statement, focused research questions and relevant research methodologies that enable the student to answer the research question(s).
12. Reflect upon their own future study and employment careers and how the bachelor thesis project can contribute to that.
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This module provides an integrated perspective on how businesses develop towards successful future operation. Crucial issues include:
• Corporate governance: internal governance and incentive structures to motivate employees to work efficiently and in close contact to external stakeholders;
• Business ethics: mechanisms how companies and their managers, employees, investors and others involved cope with ethical dilemmas, including phenomena like social responsible entrepreneurship and innovation;
• Change management: approaches towards changing organisations towards new future objectives in terms of organizational constellation, culture and innovation development;
• Leadership: looking at the roles, responsibilities, tools and styles to be used by managers depending on the maturity of the organization, employees, environment;
• Strategic and responsible foresight: employing techniques with which companies can prepare themselves for new future challenges, as well as in how they can approach innovations by taking into account their societal impacts and expectations.
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 VoorkennisMandatory: Modules 1 till 6
Recommended: Modules 7 till 10 |
| | Verplicht materiaalBoekThomsen, S. and Conyon, M., Corporate governance: mechanisms and systems, McGraw Hill, 2012. |
 | BoekCameron, E. & Green, E., Making sense of change management, Kogan Page, 3rd ed., 2012 |
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| Aanbevolen materiaal-Werkvormen Assessment Aanwezigheidsplicht |  | Ja |

 | Lecture 
 | Presentation(s) Aanwezigheidsplicht |  | Ja |

 | Project 
 | Response/reflection college Aanwezigheidsplicht |  | Ja |

 | Self-tuition with guidance 
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| Toetsen Corporate governance
 | Business ethics
 | Business-case reflection papers OpmerkingPre-reflection paper; post-reflection paper
 | Business innovation scenario (project) OpmerkingGroup project
 | Bachelor thesis research proposal OpmerkingIndividual paper
 | Skill line – career orientation OpmerkingWorkshop
 | Change management and leadership
 | Strategic and Responsible foresight
 | Compensation
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