OTMT 627 Advanced Principles of Organization and Leading Change in Healthcare (4)

Healthcare organizations exist in private, public, and social sectors with social, political, and economic environments that change rapidly and unpredictably. This course deals with how to effectively design organizations and subsequently lead successful transformation by looking at strategy, organization design and processes, and multi-organizational systems. Theories and practices of change leadership which deal with the behavioral side of change dynamics at the individual, group, and organizational levels are discussed. Methods for assessing organizations and designing interventions that will increase an organization’s effectiveness are explored. Specific topics include traditional and contemporary approaches to change leadership and organization development. Under faculty supervision, the class – working in teams – will complete a strategic change project assessment based on the discipline of effectively leading change with a healthcare organization selected by the team. Teams will interact with the healthcare company management as they analyze the company challenge and/or opportunity, gather information, and develop recommendations for action.

Grading Basis: Graded