Organisational Change Management

Organisational Change Management 4.    Demonstrate critical analysis through engagement with practical difficulties of managing organizational change The assessment is based on meeting these learning outcomes, shown explicitly in section 4, where the assessment task is linked to these learning outcomes. 2.    Employability Skills in this Module It is important that we help you develop employability skills throughout your course which will assist you in securing employment and supporting you in your future career. During your course you will acquire a wide range of key skills. In this module, you will develop those identified below: SKILL    Skills acquired in this module Communication (oral)    x Communication (written)    x Commercial Awareness    x Cultural sensitivity Customer focus Data Handling Decision making    x Enterprising Flexibility Initiative    x Interpersonal Skills Leadership/Management of others    x Networking Organisational adaptability Project Management Problem Solving and analytical skills    x Responsibility    x Team working Time Management    x Other 3.2    Reading List and Learning Resources The reading list and learning resources for this module are available on Reading Lists at Anglia, you can access the reading list for this module on the module VLE site. 4.    Assessment on this Module The assessment for this module consists of one final submission dates for elements of assessment vary. Element    Type of assessment    Word or time limit    % of Total Mark    Submission method    Final Submission Date 010    Patch 1 How and why do middle managers support and resist strategic change? Patch 2 Why do models of planned change not bring about cultural change? Patch 3 How do leadership behaviours positively and negatively impact upon employee commitment to organisational change? 30    Quick Guide to Submitting on Turnitin®UK GradeMark All forms of assessment must be submitted by the published deadline which is detailed above.  It is your responsibility to know when work is due to be submitted – ignorance of the deadline date will not be accepted as a reason for late or non-submission.  Any late work will NOT be considered and a mark of zero will be awarded for the assessment task in question. You are requested to keep a copy of your work (excluding exams). 4.1    Assessment Information and Marking Criteria Three separate patches (1,000 words) on three different and specific subject topics using set literature. Each 1,000 patch will address a specific question relating to a specific topic 4.1.1    Element 010 – Patch questions •    You must answer each of the following three questions. •    You must at the very least read and use the following three journal articles, and course text book, to complete your answer to each question. •    All journal articles are available to access and download from the library peer- reviewed journal databases  http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/ •    You are encouraged to use wider reading, in addition to this mandatory reading, to complete your answer to each question. Questions: 1:  How and why do middle managers support and resist strategic change? 1,000 words (40%) Minimum mandatory reading Senior, B. and Swailes, S. (2010) Organizational Change. 4th Ed, Harlow: FT Prentice Hall Conway, E. and Monks. K. (2011) Change from below: the role of middle managers in mediating paradoxical change. Human Resource Management Journal, 21(2): 190-203. McCann, L., Morris, J. and Hassard, J. (2008) "Normalized Intensity: The New Labour Process of Middle Management." Journal of Management Studies 45(2): 343-371 Sharyn E. Herzig and Nerina L. Jimmieson, (2006) "Middle managers' uncertainty management during organizational change", Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 27 (8): 628 - 645 2:  Why do models of planned change not bring about cultural change? Minimum mandatory reading Senior, B. and Swailes, S. (2010). Organizational Change. 4th Ed, Harlow: FT Prentice Hall Burnes, B. (2004) "Emergent change and planned change – competitors or allies?: The case of XYZ construction", International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 24(9): 886 – 902. Harris, L. C. and Ogbonna, E. (2002) The Unintended Consequences of Culture Interventions: A Study of Unexpected Outcomes. British Journal of Management, 13(1): 31–49. Smollan R.  and Sayers J. G. (2009) Organizational Culture, Change and Emotions: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Change Management. 9 (4): 435-457. 3:  How do leadership behaviours positively and negatively impact upon employee commitment to organisational change? 1,000 words (30%) Minimum mandatory reading Senior, B. and Swailes, S. (2010). Organizational Change. 4th Ed, Harlow: FT Prentice Hall Gill, R. (2003). Change management or change leadership. Journal of Change Management, 3(4), 307–318 Lundy, V. and Morin, P.-P. (2013), Project Leadership Influences Resistance to Change: The Case of the Canadian Public Service. Project Management Journal, 44 (3): 45–64 Thomas, R and Hardy, C. (2011). Reframing resistance to organizational change. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 27(3): 322-331. Mark    Learning Outcome 1.        Patch 1  - strategic change    40%    1,2,4 2.        Patch 2  - culture change    30%    1-4 3.        Patch 3  - leading change    30%    1-3 TOTAL MARKS:    100% PLACE THIS ORDER OR A SIMILAR ORDER WITH US TODAY AND GET AN AMAZING DISCOUNT :)