Responding to the ever-changing market and new developments is essential for the survival of today's organizations. In the past, change management was a subject only addressed incidentally: once a business had gone through a process of change, it was time for a period of consolidation. Nowadays, change is a crucial and permanent topic for organizations. This creates a need for change experts. They know how to design and how to manage change processes that simultaneously take place in areas such as business processes, information technology, strategy, leadership style and human resource management.
In the MSc Business Administration - specialization Change Management, you will gain an understanding of the processes behind change and the impact that changes may have on an organization and its members. You will learn what role change managers can play. More specifically, you will get an insight in different strategies that have been developed, including intervention tools that are helpful for enacting those strategies. You will also acquire the communicative and social skills needed to manage change programmes at individual, group and organization levels.
Why in Groningen?
To learn to manage change in organizations the programme combines sound academic knowledge, practical relevancewith training in communicative and social skills. Besides, it's an internationally accredited programme, ensuring a high quality education that meets both the AACSB and EQUIS standards, which only one percent of universities reach worldwide.
Job perspectives
Graduates of Change Management are much in demand, both in for-profit and non-profit organizations. They are flexible and can develop in many directions, for example through consultancy projects. You could work as an internal consultant, policy consultant or member of a project team. Because all our programmes are EQUIS and AACSB accredited, your degree will be highly valued on the labour market.
Linking education to research and career preparation
Our education is strongly rooted in business practice and society. Also right from the start of your degree programme attention is paid to academic research and preprofessional development. Since an analytical and critical mind and problem-solving capabilities are important qualities in any career our students aspire.
In collaboration with external partners we conduct research projects on e.g banking, local government, customer insights, leadership, energy, healthy ageing and lean operations.
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