ASSIGNMENTS 6.1 & 2

Assignment 6.1: Research Topics

Up to this point in the course, you have learned about the change process, the role of the change leader, ethical considerations, and the challenges and issues that bring about resistance during times of change. In this module, you also revisited leadership styles and studied some of the characteristics of effective followers.

INSTRUCTIONS

Research the concepts, theories, and models explored in this course. Use resources from professional literature in your research. Professional literature may include the university online library resources; relevant textbooks; peer-reviewed journal articles; and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov).

On the basis of research, experience, and information accumulated in this course, in a minimum of 400 words:

1. Identify three possible research topics related to organizational change.

2. Discuss some of the problems or opportunities that each of these three studies addresses.

3. Offer specific suggestions for research. Support these suggestions with rationales, research sources, and/or examples from your own experience in leading change or participation in implementing change.

Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Quality of initial posting, including fulfillment of assignment instructions	16
Quality of responses to classmates	12
Frequency of responses to classmates	4
Reference to supporting readings and other materials	4
Language and grammar	4
Total:	40

Assignment 6.2: Leaders and Followers

Throughout the organizational change process, it is imperative that leaders and followers work together effectively in order to achieve success. There are specific characteristics required of followers depending on the style of the leader.

INSTRUCTIONS-TASK

1. Briefly describe each of the three leadership styles (transformational, transactional, or laissez-faire).

2. Determine which of the three leadership styles you think would be most effective in achieving successful organizational change. Justify your choice by discussing the characteristics of that leadership style that make it more effective for carrying out change initiatives.

3. Explain how conflicts related to change and resistance to change are handled by leaders who use the leadership style you have chosen.

4. Describe several characteristics of the followers who would work most effectively with a leader whom adopts the selected leadership style.

Your final product will be in a Microsoft Word document of approximately 3–5 pages in length. Utilize at least two sources from professional literature in your research. Professional literature may include the university online library resources, relevant textbooks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu or .gov). Your response should demonstrate ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA) and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

TEXT BOOK ATTACHED

Textbook  Change Leader: Learning to Do What Matters Most, 1st   read

· Know Your Impact: Drowning in Data, Thirsty for Knowledge

Textbook  Beyond Change Management: How to Achieve Breakthrough Results through Conscious Change Leadership 2nd , read

· Two Leadership Approaches to Transformation

ARTICLE ATTACHED

· Millennials in the Workplace: A Conceptual Analysis of Millennials' Leadership and Followership Styles