Business written report around organizational change and sustainability
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Written submission details
Locate a problem in an organisation or industry.
Key issues in change
What doesn’t work?
What works?
Is there a particular change process best suited to change and sustainability?
Research questions
How can organisations lessen their impact on the environment?
What change processes will be necessary and effective for organisations to develop sustainable practices?
Who will be affected by these changes?
What obstacles might the organisation face in order to become sustainable?
How might these obstacles be overcome?
What evidence can you use to support your recommendations?
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Written submission
The task a written submission around organisational change and sustainability -Suggested headings
Title,
Executive summary (abstract)
Introduction/Background : Background of organisation or industry, what needs to change and why? Link theme (approx 200 words)
Theoretical framework: Review of the theory, Change theories & frameworks; (at least 2 different types of change processes, models or theories). Analyse and compare the effects and importance of various the change approaches. Link theme
Sub headings
Becoming the sustainable organisation/industry: Link change theory to org/industry problem and how to lessen impact on environment, become more sustainable; link theme
Sustaining change: focus on potential obstacles and challenges and how these may be overcome; link theme
Recommendations: outline specific recommendations and link to change theory
Conclusion: sum up main arguments/points made in report
Bibliography: all references cited in paper, 3 per student +++++
Written assignment cont.
Change Theories: incorporate into paper a discussion of change theories, frameworks & processes
Themes: Innovation & Industry, Leadership & Governance & Human Sustainability
The discussion of change theories, themes and sustainability can be combined with other issues or discussed separately.
Written assignment cont.
Good written submission will integrate discussion of change theories with the theme (s) you choose to discuss and what implications this has for the future sustainable organisation.
A high scoring paper will progress a clear argument supported by evidence from literature on change theory, the themes and examples, and incorporate or link these across the paper.
Written assignment
A poorly written submission will not connect the issues and read as dislocated and therefore score a low mark.
There needs to be a strong link in the progression of your case and be supported by the literature.
The group must provide a concise idea of how you will present the topic and your at the expo
The group must develop a clear conclusion
Linking the issues
Change
Sustainability
Themes
| Change | Sustainability | Themes |
| Broad approach about change OR specific | Broad approach or specific i.e an org or industry | Human sustainability |
| Address change theory, frameworks and processes | Are there benefits for organisations? What barriers exist? | Leadership & Governance How important is this to achieving sustainable change. |
| Are there examples? What literature can you use to demonstrate the points, ideas, argument? | What specific issues will they need to face? What do they need to do to achieve this? | Innovation & industry Does innovation or industry standards hold the key? How? |
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| Change | Sustainability | Themes |
| Support your assertions about change through literature | What examples can you use to demonstrate your ideas? | How critical are humans to sustainable change? How? |
| Use the literature to support your argument. | Link the issues | |
| Use the theme to link the issues |
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