Assignment guidelines and requirements for a business report on innovation and change

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•    Work should be submitted to Moodle.
•    You are required to add the following declaration: “I  [name] declare that I am the sole author of this assignment and the work is a result of my own investigations, except where otherwise stated. All references have been duly cited”.
•    The assignment must be word processed.
•    The York St John Harvard Referencing system must be used.

Module Specific Requirements
The following can be used as a structured guide to the issues that should be covered. 

1.    Background to the company and the nature of its organisation. 
2.    Detail and critically evaluate the current process for innovation present within the organisation. Including examples to evidence the current innovation process. Evaluate the current process of innovation with reference to relevant theories and concepts of innovation.

3.    Detail and critically evaluate the current process for change present within the organisation. Including examples to evidence the current change process. Evaluate the current process of change in relation to relevant theories and concepts of change.
4.    Briefly outline any current or potential (5 – 10 years in the future) potential macro and micro environmental changes which may impact the organisation.
5.    Based on your findings from points 2, 3 and 4 above make recommendations on how the organisation should lead and manage innovation and change in 2021 and beyond.

Your business report must comply with all of the regulations, guidance notes and additional information referred to in this document.  Please read these carefully.

 

Learning Outcomes
By completing this module students will demonstrate the ability to:

1.    Critically evaluate a range of theories of the processes of innovation and change within organisations.
2.    Review and analyse contemporary theories of how to manage and lead innovation and change.

Assignment Description
This assignment should comprise a written business report. 

The written report should:-

1.    For an organisation of your choice, critically evaluate the current process for innovation and change present within the organisation. 
2.    Based on your critical evaluation and awareness of any current or potential environmental changes, detail justified recommendations on how the subject organisation should lead and manage innovation and change in 2021 and beyond.The report should relate to the relevant theories of innovation and change.The report should develop a clearly structured argument and include an introduction and conclusion.