URGENT : CHANGE MANAGEMENT - NEED COMPLETED IN 10 HOURS - OFFERING HIGH

Purpose:​​ ​This​ ​assignment​ ​aims​ ​to:​ ​Expose​ ​you​ ​to​ ​actual​ ​organisational​ ​change​ ​in​ ​real-time, 

and​ ​l​ ​Provide​ ​you​ ​with​ ​an​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​apply​ ​relevant​ ​change​ ​theory​ ​to​ ​the​ ​organisational 

change​ ​situation​ ​(intervention).​ ​Application​ ​means,​ ​more​ ​specifically,​ ​to​ ​analyse,​ ​interpret 

and​ ​evaluate​ ​the​ ​appropriateness​ ​and​ ​effectiveness​ ​of​ ​a​ ​change​ ​process​ ​in​ ​an​ ​organisation 

by​ ​using​ ​available​ ​theory​ ​and​ ​logical​ ​thinking. 

Description:  

1. ​ ​You​ ​need​ ​to​ ​identify​ ​a​ ​​'change​ ​intervention'​​ ​in​ ​an​​ ​actual​ ​organisation​​ ​with​ ​which 

you​ ​are​ ​familiar,​ ​or​ ​where​ ​you,​ ​your​ ​family​ ​or​ ​friends​ ​may​ ​be​ ​currently​ ​working​ ​or 

have​ ​worked​ ​in​ ​the​ ​past. 

2. Establish​ ​clearly​ ​whether​ ​the​ ​change​ ​intervention​ ​was​​ ​introduced​ ​to​ ​bring​ ​about 

change​ ​OR​ ​a​ ​​response/reaction​ ​​to​ ​change​ ​that​ ​was​ ​introduced/imposed​ ​by​ ​other 

parties​ ​(external​ ​or​ ​internal).​ ​It​ ​is​ ​important​ ​to​ ​distinguish​ ​between:  

a. a.​ ​A​ ​situation​ ​that​ ​called​ ​for​ ​/​ ​necessitated​ ​a​ ​​change​​ ​and​ ​the​ ​​change​ ​action​​ ​or 

intervention​​ ​(a​ ​reactive​ ​form​ ​of​ ​change)​ ​that​ ​was​ ​introduced​ ​by​ ​the 

company​ ​official.​ ​As​ ​an​ ​example:​ ​sales​ ​are​ ​going​ ​down​ ​(a​ ​situation 

necessitating​ ​some​ ​form​ ​of​ ​action)…​ ​the​ ​action​ ​or​ ​intervention​ ​taken​ ​by​ ​the 

company​ ​to​ ​stop​ ​the​ ​decline​ ​and​ ​bring​ ​about​ ​an​ ​increase​ ​in​ ​sales​ ​e.g.​ ​training 

of​ ​sales​ ​staff,​ ​will​ ​be​ ​regarded​ ​as​ ​the​ ​change​ ​intervention.  

b. .​ ​A​ ​change​ ​that​ ​was​ ​proactively​ ​introduced​ ​i.e.​ ​the​ ​situation​ ​did​ ​not 

necessarily​ ​require​ ​or​ ​demand​ ​a​ ​change.​ ​​ ​Deciding​ ​to​ ​introduce​ ​work 

uniforms​ ​where​ ​there​ ​were​ ​none​ ​before​ ​can​ ​be​ ​considered​ ​a​ ​​proactive 

change 

3. You​ ​need​ ​to​ ​conduct​ ​an​ ​interview​ ​with​ ​a​ ​person​ ​in​ ​the​ ​organisation​ ​who​ ​was​ ​closely 

involved​ ​with​ ​this​ ​(any)​ ​change​ ​intervention​ ​e.g.​ ​a​ ​manager​ ​in​ ​whose 

department/division​ ​the​ ​change​ ​intervention​ ​took​ ​place,​ ​or​ ​a​ ​member​ ​of​ ​the 

'change​ ​management​ ​team'​ ​who​ ​was​ ​responsible​ ​for​ ​introducing​ ​and​ ​implementing 

the​ ​intervention,​ ​or​ ​the​ ​change​ ​facilitator​ ​/consultant​ ​who​ ​actively​ ​worked​ ​with 

employees​ ​to​ ​bring​ ​about​ ​the​ ​change​ ​(could​ ​also​ ​be​ ​a​ ​human​ ​resource 

management​ ​official​ ​working​ ​for​ ​the​ ​organisation,​ ​etc.)  

4. You​ ​should​ ​transcribe​ ​the​ ​interview​ ​and​ ​use​ ​this​ ​interview​ ​transcription​ ​as​ ​your 

data.  

5. Analyse​ ​and​ ​interpret​ ​the​ ​data​ ​about​ ​the​ ​change​ ​and​ ​change​ ​intervention​ ​and​ ​the 

(case)​ ​organisation  

6. Write​ ​a​ ​carefully​ ​considered​ ​report​ ​on​ ​the​ ​change​ ​and​ ​change​ ​intervention 

Focus​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Report:​​ ​In​ ​your​ ​report:​ ​​critically​ ​analyse​ ​and​ ​discuss​​ ​the​ ​following​ ​five​ ​(5) 

dimensions​ ​as​ ​they​ ​relate​ ​to​ ​the​ ​change​ ​and/or​ ​change​ ​intervention: 

1. ​ ​Consider​ ​the​ ​difference(s)​ ​between​ ​the​ ​‘change’​ ​situation​ ​and​ ​the​ ​‘change​ ​action​ ​or 

intervention’​ ​and​ ​then​ ​identify… 

a. ​ ​the​ ​internal​ ​and​ ​external​ ​​drivers​ ​​of​ ​the​ ​​change​​ ​(situation)​ ​and,  

b. the​ ​rationale​ ​for,​ ​and​ ​objectives​ ​of,​ ​the​​ ​change​ ​intervention  

2. The​ ​​change​ ​perspective(s)​ ​​(please​ ​use​ ​the​ ​perspectives​ ​indicated​ ​below)​ ​that​ ​you 

think​ ​might​ ​be​ ​driving​ ​the​ ​people​ ​who​ ​were​ ​responsible​ ​for​ ​the​ ​c​hange​ ​intervention 

(see​ ​the​ ​topic​ ​dealing​ ​with​ ​perspectives​ ​on​ ​managing​ ​change);​ ​and 

 

3. ​ ​Indicate,​ ​what​ ​you​ ​believe​ ​the​ ​interviewee’s​ ​ ​underlying​ ​assumptions​ ​​were​ ​​about 

the​ ​change​ ​and​ ​its​ ​nature​​ ​(e.g.​ ​change​ ​can​ ​be​ ​imposed,​ ​can​ ​render​ ​results​ ​in​ ​a 

short​ ​period​ ​of​ ​time,​ ​etc.);  

4. Indicate,​ ​also,​ ​whether​ ​the​ ​​change​​ ​was​​ ​planned​ ​​or​ ​​emergent. 

5. ​ ​Indicate​ ​whether​ ​you​ ​believe​ ​the​ ​change​ ​action/intervention​ ​was​ ​effective,​ ​what​ ​its 

limitations​ ​were​ ​and​ ​what​ ​​alternative​ ​​change​ ​perspectives​ ​and​ ​possible​ ​alternative 

change​ ​interventions​ ​you​ ​would​ ​​recommend​​ ​to​ ​assist​ ​the​ ​organisation​ ​with​ ​similar 

change​ ​processes​ ​in​ ​future. 

 

​ ​In​ ​your​ ​discussion​ ​of​ ​the​ ​above​ ​dimensions​ ​your​ ​views​ ​with​ ​evidence​ ​from​ ​your​ ​interview 

and​ ​the​ ​available​ ​literature.​ ​Note​ ​also​ ​that​ ​we​ ​expect​ ​that​ ​your​ ​responses  

FORMATTING​ ​REQUIREMENTS 

- 2,200​ ​words​ ​limit 

- At​ ​least​ ​​EIGHT​ ​(8)​ ​​academic/scholar​ ​articles.​ ​Avoid​ ​internet​ ​sources.  

- Chicago​ ​16​ ​r​eferencing​ ​style 

**​ ​organisation​ ​i​ ​have​ ​interviewed​ ​is​ ​Myer​ ​a​ ​fashion​ ​department​ ​store.