Discussion 1 : Change Rationales
Consider an organizational change that you are familiar with. Provide an evaluation of the change initiative, and then respond to the following questions:
1. What is the rationale presented for the change?
2. What are the internal and external pressures considered in the change?
3. To what extent are single versus multiple rationales utilized?
Discussion 2 : Driving the Change
There are common change processes that face most organizations. Some of the changes affect the processes of doing business and some of the changes affect the people within the organization.
Drawing from this week's lecture and readings, choose one of the common change initiatives and define the issues that might emerge at the "front line" for those responsible for implementing or facilitating the change. Be sure to support your points with the concepts discussed in the text.
Assignment : Force-Field Analysis
Describe the concept of force-field analysis and the forces that either drive or restrain the change process. Using the force-field analysis model, discuss a change initiative that you are familiar with, and define the key driving forces and key restraining forces that impact the change.
Your paper should be three to four pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages). Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, and it must include in-text citations and references for at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library, in addition to the course text
Palmer, I., Dunford, R., & Buchanan, D. (2017). Managing organizational change: A multiple perspectives approach (3rd ed.).
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