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MGT540: Management of Change | HBR Case Study Assignment Help

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Management of Change: HBR Case Study Assignment Help

Task 1: The nature of change In this assessment task you will preparing a report in which you will analyse the nature of an organisational change project, taking into account the reasons for this change. In the Lakeland Wonders case, assess and explain the extent to which the change approach that has been adopted by Cheryl Hailstrom is appropriate to the organisational contexts in Lakeland Wonders? Are there gaps? What alternative approach would you suggest she could have taken? Use evidence from scholarly literature to support your argument. You must use the material covered in the subject as a starting point. We expect to see you engaging with this material effectively. Rationale This assessment task will assess the following learning outcomes:
  • be able to identify and define organisational change.
  • be able to assess and explain reasons for organisational change and explain why these are contested.
Task 2: Assessing organisational change You will be assessing aspects of an organisational change programme, the approach to organisational change that has been taken, and making recommendations for improvement. Prepare a report in which you critique the way Cheryl Hailstrom has communicated the change that she is seeking to implement, using relevant scholarly literature, and make recommendations for improvement. Rationale This assessment task will assess the following learning outcomes:
  • be able to identify, examine and critically analyse approaches to organisational change, and assess the outcomes, from a range of theoretical perspectives.
  • be able to identify, describe and assess an organisational change management programme and propose, justify and communicate an alternative approach.
Task 3: Business memo on the ethics of managing resistance You can choose to complete this assessment in a group or on your own. There are two options: option A is a group-based task and option B is an individual task. Your facilitator will advise you of the arrangements for making your selection. Option A Group task In this option you will be allocated to a working group of three people (there may also be some  groups of four, depending on the number of people who take this option). You will working together to develop recommendations on managing resistance to change in the Lakeland Wonders case. The total mark awarded will be applied uniformly to each group member. If a group member does not participate fully in the task from the beginning of the work process, s/he will be awarded a lower mark, or zero for the whole task. Each group is asked to develop two principles of ethical change management that should be applied to the management of change. The principles should be applicable to most change situations that a manager may face, and they should be grounded in the change management literature. At least four references must be used in completing this task. Next, the group must select two of managers in the Lakeland Wonders case from the following choices.
  • Mark Dawson, Senior VP of Operations
  • Jerry Silistro, Sales
  • Barry Quince, Design Director
For your selected managers, you must: (i)Identify whether each of the managers is resisting the change that Cheryl Hailstrom is seeking to make. Your choices must be justified, with reference to relevant change management studies. (ii)Critique the response/s of Cheryl Hailstrom towards each of the managers, using relevant change literature and the principles identified by the group. (iii)Recommend no more than three measures that can be taken by Cheryl to manage the evident resistance that you have found, with reference to relevant change management studies. The measures must show that the principles of ethical change management that were developed by the group are being applied. At least ten references must be provided for this component of the task. Option B – individual task This is an alternative option for completing this assessment on your own. Your facilitator will advise you of the arrangements to select either option A or option B. You must first develop two principles of ethical change management that should be applied to the management of change. The principles should be applicable to most change situations that a manager may face, and they should be grounded in the change management literature. At least four references must be used in completing this task. Next, you must analyse the behaviour of Mark Dawson, Senior VP of Operations, as follows. (i)Identify whether Mark Dawson is resisting the change that Cheryl Hailstrom is seeking to make. Your choice must be justified, with reference to relevant change management studies. (ii)Critique the response of Cheryl Hailstrom towards Mark Dawson, using relevant change management literature and the principles that you formed earlier (iii)Recommend no more than three measures that can be taken by Cheryl to manage the evident resistance that you have found, with reference to relevant change management studies. The measures must show that the principles of ethical change  management that you developed are being applied. At least ten references must be provided for this component of the task. Rationale This assessment task will assess the following learning outcomes:
  • be able to identify, analyse and critically evaluate resistance to organisational change from a range of positions.
  • be able to analyse and assess the ethical nature of organisational change.
     

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