Leadership and organizational change
Assignment is required to link relevant theories with practice. Failing to reference suitable academic sources will impact on mark awarded.
Select one of the following questions:
1. What is the main drive of change within an organization or industry with which you are familiar? Discuss and critically evaluate what the likely resistors are to any change initiative you deem to be appropriate, what action would you take to reduce these, and what leadership style would be most and least appropriate in the situation described.
2. Outline and critically evaluate the leadership in a recent change initiative in either your own organization, or one with which you are familiar. Assess what resistance, if any, was offered to that change initiative similar circumstances in the future. Illustrate your answer by practical examples, and make references to relevant literature to support your analysis. Where relevant, inform your answer by comparing the leadership of change in your chosen organization to research findings and benchmark examples of successful practice in other businesses.
3. The command and control style of leadership outdated and irrelevant in the 21th century, especially in context of organization that: are dealing with complex rather than simple conditions; and facing dynamics rather than static change. Critically evaluate this assertion in relation to traditional versus contemporary leadership style and the current business environment.
Assessment Criteria:
- 4000 words +/- 10%
- Evidence of reading wider than the core text.
- Appropriate reference to academic theory
- Evaluation of theories cited.
- Linkage of academic theory to business experience.
- Use of the Harvard referencing system.