Overview
The principles of leadership styles and success; how attitudes can impact on individual and organisational performance; corporate cultures; the principles of organisational change, how it is implemented and leading change.
About this paper
| Paper title | Organisational Leadership for Change |
|---|---|
| Subject | Doctor of Business Administration |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period(s) | 1st Non standard period (24 August 2026 - 16 October 2026)
(Distance learning)
1st Non standard period (24 August 2026 - 16 October 2026) (On campus) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,665.83 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- DBA
- Notes
- This paper includes a compulsory on-campus component.
- Contact
- otago-dba@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
To be confirmed.
- Paper Structure
Topics:
- What Underpins Organisational Change?
- Leadership History
- Leading (failed) Change
- Modelling Change
- Leading Successful Change?
- Leadership, gender, power and change
- Te ao Maori concepts of leadership and change
- Teaching Arrangements
The Distance Learning offering of this paper is taught remotely.
Taught through seminars and online through Blackboard.
- Textbooks
- Readings will be made available through Blackboard.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Global perspective, Environmental literacy, Cultural understanding, Critical thinking, Ethics, Research, Communication, Information literacy.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will gain:
- A highly developed understanding of the core elements of leadership, including the interrelationships between the various aspects of leadership.
- A highly developed understanding of the core elements of change within organisations.
- A highly developed understanding of the complex set of factors that combine to influence and/or determine human and work behaviour in organisations as a result of the influence of leadership and change.
- A highly developed understanding of the skills necessary to identify the existence and causes of problems within organisations associated with leadership functions or the impact of change and the ability to apply knowledge to minimise or resolve complex problems.