Comparative Analysis of Large-Scale Change Impacting Organizational Behavior and Strategy

Submission Format: Part 1

The submission is in the form of a report. This should be written in a concise, formal business style using 1.5 spacing and font size 12. You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and references using the Harvard referencing system. Please also provide a reference list using the Harvard referencing system. The recommended word limit is 1,500 to 2,000 words, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word limit.

LO1 Compare ways in which change impacts on an organisation’s strategy and operations

LO2 Evaluate the influences that drivers of change have on organisational behaviour

Select an organisation of your choice that is currently undergoing major change. This may be a change being made in a department, a section or across the organisation as a whole. Alternatively, you may select a previous change process that you are familiar with and use this as a means of analysing the change retrospectively in trying to understand how change was achieved successfully or was managed poorly.

You are required to compare the impact that large-scale change has had upon the organisation’s strategy and operations. Also evaluate how the change will have affected behaviours within the businesses and, using theory and models, propose measures that could be taken to minimise negative impact on the businesses.

The submission is in the form of a report and should include the following:

1. An overview of the organisation and it’s change processes.
2. A PEST/SWOT analysis to be undertaken to identify drivers of change.
3. An evaluation of the drivers and impacts of change and how they have affected organisational strategy. Comparing the impacts of change and the effect they have had upon the organisation’s strategy and operations.
4. Evaluation of how change will have affected leadership, individuals and team behaviour.
5. An evaluation of how the impact of change was minimised and the application of appropriate models applied to plan for and process change efficiently.
6. Critical evaluation of the long-term implications of change to inform conclusions and recommendations for minimising affects of change through effective planning and managing change, including change impact analysis to identify potential risks of change.

The submission is in the form of a report. This should be written in a concise, formal business style using 1.5 spacing and font size 12. You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and references using the Harvard referencing system. Please also provide a reference list using the Harvard referencing system. The recommended word limit is 1,500 to 2,000 words, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word limit.

LO3 Determine how barriers to change influence leadership decision making

LO4 Apply a range of leadership approaches to a change initiative

Further to Assignment 1, you are required to write a paper to present in a seminar. The focus of the seminar paper will be to explain barriers to change and the influence it has on the decision making of leaders in the chosen organization. This will include the use of a ‘force field analysis’ to analyse the forces influencing change.

Using a variety of change management theories and models (situational leadership, change initiation, Kotter’s 8-Step model, Lewin’s change management model), apply different leadership approaches to dealing with the change identified in your selected organisation.

1. Application of force field analysis to determine opposition and support for change.
2. Use of force field analysis to make valid recommendations for meeting the organisation’s objectives.
3. An explanation of the different barriers to change and how they influenced decision making and leadership.
4. How was change accomplished and how successful was it?
5. Advantages and disadvantages of different leadership approaches to dealing with change, illustrated by application to a range of examples.
6. Critical evaluation of different leadership approaches and models of change management

D1 Draw conclusions and recommendations with valid justifications for planning effectively for change and applying change impact analysis.

P1 Compare different organisational examples where there has been an impact of change on an organisation’s strategy and operations.

M1 Assess the different drivers for change in each of the given examples and the types of organisational change they have affected.

P2 Evaluate the ways in which internal and external drivers of change affect leadership, team and individual behaviours within an organisation.

P3 Evaluate measures that can be taken to minimise negative impacts of change on organisational behaviour.   

M2 Critically evaluate the long-term implications of internal and external drivers of change within an organisation.

D2 Make valid decisions and outcomes based on force field analysis in the context of meeting organizational objectives.

P4 Explain different barriers to change and determine how they influence leadership decision-making in a given organisational context. 

M3 Use force field analysis to analyse both driving and resisting forces to show how they influence decision-making in a given organisational context.     

D3 Critically evaluate the effectiveness of leadership approaches and models of change management.

P5 Apply different leadership approaches to dealing with change in a range of organizational contexts.  M4 Evaluate the extent to which leadership approaches can deliver organisational change effectively applying appropriate models and frameworks.