LEADERSHIP & CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Semester: III
Sub Code: MSM P 305
Credits: 4
Hours/Wk: 4
Total Hrs: 60
Exam Marks: 50
IA Marks: 50
Exam Duration: 3 Hrs

Objective:
To familiarize the students with the concepts of leadership and the methods and processes of managing change in organizations, society and at personal level

Course content
Unit 1: Western and Eastern theories of leadership Indian role models of leadership:
Leadership lessons from mythology, history and corporate world Management by consciousness, Leadership by consciousness, Action by consciousness Leadership and change process.

Unit 2:
Nature of change: Incremental and radical, From linear models of change to application of chaos theory in understanding change, Strategic perspective of change and change management Change at personal level, change in society and change in organization contexts Biographies of well known business and social leaders, Biography analysis.

Suggested Readings
1. Chakraborty S. K. & D. Chakraborty, Leadership and Motivation: A Critique of Western and eastern thoughts,Rupa & Company. 2. Debashish Chatterjee, Leading Consciously: A Pilgrimage Towards Self Mastery, Viva Books 3. Gupta G.P. (ed), Management by Consciousness, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Research in Social Sciences.

Unit 4:
Strategy implementation, Issues in strategy implementation:
Project, Structural, Functional, System and Behavioral implementation. Corporate culture, Leadership styles, Personal values

Unit 5:
Strategy evaluation and control:
Strategic evaluation process, Strategic control techniques, Balanced scorecard

Unit 6:
New mantras in strategic management:
METRIC analysis, CINE Matrix for Strategic Gearing, SPOT analysis, SWAN model, Forward engineering, VSP (Vision-Strategy-Purpose) yantra, Grounded praxis approach to strategic management, Linking Strategy with ODM (Organization Development & Management), Holistic Performance Scorecard (HPSc), Character Competence of the Corporation.

Suggested Readings
1. Hitt, Ireland And Hoskisson; Strategic Management; Thompson
2. Thomson And Strickland; Strategic Management; Mcgraw-Hill
3. David – Strategic Management – Concepts And Cases, Prentice Hall Of India
4. Srinivasan, Strategic Management – Indian Context, Prentice Hall Of India
5. Sharma Subhash, New Mantras in Corporate Corridors: From Ancient Roots to Global Routes, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi