1. Why is resistance to change frequently demonised by managers, as a problem that must be managed?
1.1. Identify and examine why employees resist change; critically discuss the range of different understandings of resistance in the literature; explain why managers frequently consider resistance as a problem that has to be managed.
1.1.1 Reasons of Resistance
1.1.2 Literature
1.1.2.1 Objectivism
1.1.2.2 Socialism
1.1.3 Why managers frequently consider resistance as a problem
1.2. From a critical perspective, examine the relationship between power and resistance in the context of organisational change
1.2.1 What is power
1.2.2 Types of power which effects the organisational change
1.2.3 examine the relationship between power and resistance in the context of organisational change
2. What are the ethical implications of this and how else can resistance be understood?
2.1 Identify the key ethical issues associated with power and resistance, and drawing upon a relevant ethical framework, analyse the ethics of the managerial and of resistant positions.
2.1.1 ethical issues associated with power and resistance
2.1.2 drawing upon a relevant ethical framework, analyse the ethics of the managerial and of resistant positions.
2.2 Assess the implications of the managerial and of resistant positions for achieving an effective change management programme.
3. Draw conclusions that summarise your work and directly address the two essay questions.
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