UNIVERSITÉ DE GENÈVE

• Organisation

MASTER

Change Management

This Master class intends to extend and broaden the student’s knowledge of organizations and organizing by studying how organizations and people react to and cope with change.

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Managing Change Projects

This Master level course intends to complement the theoretical knowledge of Change Management (prerequisite course) with a practical application.

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MBA-PROGRAM

Executive MBA

The Executive MBA Program's priority is to balance theory and practice and develop the participants' capacity of analysis and action. The interactive Change Management course in this program intends to extend and broaden the participants’ knowledge of organizations and organizing by studying how organizations and people react to and cope with change.

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• Caroline Kähr
• Lea Stadtler

Publications

• List of publications (pdf)

SELECTED BOOKS

• Ulrich, H.; Probst, G.: Selforganization and Management of Social Systems. Springer, Heidelberg 1993.
   
• Probst, G.; Büchel, B.: Organizatinal Learning. Prentice Hall, London 1996
   
• Gomez, P.; Probst, G.: Die Praxis des ganzheitlichen Problemlösens. Vernetzt denken - unternehmerisch handeln - persönlich überzeugen. Paul Haupt Verlag, Bern 1995, 3. Auflage 1997.

• Büchel, B.; Prange, C.; Probst, G.; Rüling, C.:  Joint Venture Management. Paul Haupt Verlag, Bern 1997.

• Probst, G.; Raub, S.; Romhardt, K.: Wissen managen. FAZ/Gabler, Wiesbaden und NZZ/Gabler, Zürich 1997, 3. erw. Auflage 1999, 4. Auflage 2003, 5. Auflage 2006.
                                                        
• Probst, G.; Raub, S.; Romhardt, K.: Managing Knowledge. Wiley, London 1999.

• Davenport, T.; Probst, G.: Knowledge Management Case Book. Wiley/Publicis, London/ Erlangen 2000; 2nd completely, new edition 2002.

• Leibold, M.; Probst, G.; Gibbert, M.: Strategic Management in the Knowledge Economy. Publicis/Wiley, Erlangen, London 2002 (3rd. edition 2003).

• Raisch, S.; Probst, G.; Gomez, P.: Wege zum Wachstum. Wie Unternehmen nachhaltig profitables Wachstum erzielen. Gabler/SGO, Wiesbaden 2007.

SELECTED ARTICLES 

• Gomez, P.; Probst, G.: Centralization versus Dezentralization in Business Organizations: Cybernetic Rules for Effective Management. In: Cybernetics and Systems: An International Journal, Nr. 11, Hemisphere Publ., Washington 1980, pp. 381 ff.

• Probst, G.: Some Cybernetic Principles for the Design, Control and Development of Social Systems. In: Cybernetics and Systems, An International Journal, Hemisphere Publ., Washington 1985, pp. 277 ff.

• Lorange, P.; Probst, G.: Joint-Ventures as Selforganizing Systems: A Key to Successful Joint-Venture Design and Implementation. In: The Columbia Journal of World Business, Vol. 22, Nr. 2, Summer, New York 1987, pp. 1 ff.

• Gibbert, M.; Leibold, M.; Probst, G.: Five Styles Styles of Customer Knowledge Management, and How Smart Companies Use Them to Create Value. In: European Management Journal, Vol. 20, October 2002, pp. 459 – 496.

• Probst, G.; Raisch, S.: Die Logik des Niedergangs. In: Harvard Business Manager, März 2004, S. 37 – 45.

• Probst, G.; Raisch, S.: La logique de l’échec. In: L’Expansion Management Review, juin 2004, p. 33 – 40.

• Probst, G.; Raisch, S.: Organizational Crisis: The Logic of Failure. In: Academy of Management Executive, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2005, pp. 1 – 16.

• Borzillo, S.; Probst, G.; Raisch, S.: The Governance Paradox: Balancing Autonomy and Control in Managing Communities of Practice. OMT Division of the 2008 Academy of Management Meeting in Anaheim. Best Paper Proceedings of the 2008 Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim.

• Probst, G.; Borzillo, S.: Why communities of practice succeed and why they fail. In: European Management Journal, 2008, Vol. 26, pp. 335 – 347. 
   
• Klarner, P.; Probst, G.; Soparnot, R.: Organizational change capacity in public services: The case of the World Health Organization. In: Journal of Change Management, Special Issue: Managing organisational change in public services, March 2008, Vol. 8, Nr. 1, pp. 57 – 72.