Analyze approaches to managing change. In this Assignment, you will write a 3–5 page paper that includes the following:

Unit 4 GM504 | Organizational Excellence and Change

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Assignment 1: Focus Paper

Change initiative is used to move from the identified state of a system to the desired

state. Using your selected organization, as a manager, you would want to identify the various stakeholders who would be affected by your change initiative so that you can take appropriate actions to have a positive result.

In this Assignment, you will be assessed on the following outcome:

GM504-3: Analyze approaches to managing change.

In this Assignment, you will write a 3–5 page paper that includes the following:

 Think of a possible change initiative in your selected organization. This could be the one you identified in Unit 3. Briefly describe the initiative.

 Identify the possible stakeholders – those people or organizations that would positively or negatively affect a successful outcome.

 Identify two key stakeholders who would be supportive of the initiative and two who would resist it.

 Provide recommendations for actions to take that would mitigate or change the position of the resisting stakeholders.

Criteria

● Write a 3–5 page paper (plus title and reference pages)

● Use the Focus Paper Template to complete your Assignment. Save the document using the naming convention: Username_Unit4_FocusPaper.doc

● The paper should have a minimum of three cited and referenced academically

credible sources from outside of the course materials– one of which must be a peer reviewed (scholarly) journal article. Your sources should follow proper APA format. (Review the APA formats found in the Kaplan W riting Center. To access

the Kaplan W riting Center, select this link.). ● Review the Rubric below to ensure all points have been captured in the paper.

Directions for submitting your Assignment

Submit the Assignment to the Unit 4 Assignment 1: Focus Paper Dropbox by the end of

Unit 4.

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GM504 Unit 4 Assignment 1: Focus Paper

Content (50%)

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Points

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Earned

Organization change Initiative and stakeholder identification. 30

Analysis (30%)

Analysis To include recommendations 18

Writing (20%)

Grammar, spelling, and paragraph construction. 6

List all of your references according to APA format. Include a minimum of three cited and referenced academically

credible sources from outside of the course materials – at least one of which is a peer reviewed (scholarly) journal article. 6

LATE Paper Deduction -0

Total Points Earned 60