LEAD 610 - Strategic Thinking and Change Management

Institution:

Eastern University

Subject:

Organizational Leadership

Description:

Examines the basic concepts of strategic management and the increasing challenge for general managers to be strategic thinkers. Alternative aproaches to creating strategies are reviewed and critiqued. A capacity for interpreting the internal and external environments is emphasized, with particlual emphasis on teh turbulent, evloving context of NGOs, NGO stakeholders, culture an pressures from donor publics are examined, along with the demands for transparency, sustainability, adn the need for capacity building. Basic principles and tools for strategic planning are introduced and applications for the NGO are woven into the course design. An emphasis is made on analyzing and critiquing various approaches to strategic planning, using case studies and critical thinking. An introduction to the complexity of introducing new strategies and how managers can be more effective in managing change is given.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.eastern.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 341-5800

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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