Kurs, master’s level
15 hp
Malmö | daytime | 100%
10 november 2025 - 18 januari 2026
Kod för kursen: OL672E

Om kursen

The aim of the course is for the students to develop knowledge and a critical understanding of the effects of major societal challenges such as globalization, environmental change and digitalization on organizations and leadership together with an understanding of changes and resistance within organizations.

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Kursinnehåll

The aim of the course is for the students to develop knowledge and a critical understanding of the effects of major societal challenges such as globalization, environmental change and digitalization on organizations and leadership together with an understanding of changes and resistance within organizations.

The course focuses on the effects of societal challenges in relation to Leadership and Organization. The course introduces and problematizes concepts such as change, power and resistance.

The course consists of two modules:

1. Societal challenges – effects on Leadership and Organization (10 credits): In the first module the discourse concerning societal changes is deepened. This will be related to the effects of these changes on Leadership and Organization. Focus will be on questions such as new ways of working (time and space) and the effects of technical and enviromental changes.
2. Change, power and resistance (5 credits): To meet the challenges which organizations are facing, there must be alternative ways of leading and organizing. In the second module the focus will lie on change, power and resistance in relation to societal changes. Concepts such as interorganizational cooperation (private, public and non-profit sectors) organizational changes and implementation of changes will also be discussed.

Behörighetskrav

Bachelor's degree, consisting of 180 credits. The equivalent English 6 in of Swedish upper secondary school.

Urval

100% University credits completed

Kurslitteratur

Kursvärdering

Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

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