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This report is based on the following requirement - - Details of the Assignment
- Change initiatives are said by academics to have a disappointing rate of success. You are asked to give guidance to the chief executive of a large multi-national company as to how to implement a change programme. Critically evaluate two or more models or theories relating to organisational change.
- Work should be underpinned by theory, examples and supported by extensive references. Students should use the readings and many web sources provided as well as the material to which reference has been made in the lectures. Your own supported synthesis and interpretation should be offered.
- Learning Outcomes to be assessed
- This assessment assesses how well you can do the following (as outlined in the module specification):
- Understand and critically evaluate theories of leadership, motivation and change management and their effective implementation in an international context.
- Understand and critically evaluate theories of managing diversity and their effective implementation in a cross-cultural context.
- Promote a professional and ethical approach to organisations.
Description
Change is the inevitable part of any organization. Restructuring of organizations refers to rebuilding or giving a new shape. Organizations frequently need to restructure themselves to survive and gain an edge in this competitive market (Todnem By 2005; Harrington, 2006). Whether big or small, all organizations need to implement the change theories. It broadly involves three main steps of preparing for change, managing it and reinforcing it. This paper details the change management theories namely Kurt Lewin theory, Kotter eight step model and Peter Senge Systematic View of Organizational change (Paton & McCalman 2008). It also details about the application of the change management theories in Nokia, the telecommunication equipment manufacturer and Etihad Airways, the second largest airways in Abu Dhabi which led to their failure and success respectively (Collin & Lorenzin 2006; Bloomberg Businessweek 2015).
