Describe either (a) an organizational change that was implemented (or attempted to be implemented) in the past, or (b) an organizational change that you are either currently implementing or plan to implement. That is, in this assignment, you have the opportunity to analyze either a past change effort or a current or planned change effort.
Task 1:
Write a minimum 2-page paper (single-spaced and 12 point type) that answers the questions posed below. Tie in explicit reference to our course materials as relevant to your analysis(see below attachments/reading video’s/reading articles). When doing so, italicize specific concepts or terms used and cite the readings/videos (at least 2 or more cites) or the relevant authors of the theories used. Given that I am familiar with all references(use references from videos and materials given below) from this course, you can simply put the authors names in parentheses to cite.
1. Describe either (a) an organizational change that was implemented (or attempted to be implemented) in the past, or (b) an organizational change that you are either currently implementing or plan to implement. That is, in this assignment, you have the opportunity to analyze either a past change effort or a current or planned change effort. (You only need do one analysis).
If you described a past change effort, address the following questions.
2. What were the driving forces for change?
3. What were the restraining forces, i.e., those that help maintain the status quo?
4. Using Kotters model below, what strategies were taken (or should have been taken) to help make sure the organizational change was effective? Address each of the eight stages below with your assessment:
(a) Establishing a sense of urgency
(b) Forming a powerful guiding coalition
(c) Creating a vision
(d) Communicating the vision
(e) Empowering others to act on the vision
(f) Planning for and creating short-term wins
(g) Consolidating improvements and producing more change
(h) Institutionalizing new approaches
5. What was your assessment of the success of the organizational change effort?
If you described a current or planned change effort, address the following questions.
2. What are the driving forces for change?
3. What are the restraining forces, i.e., those that help maintain the status quo?
4. Using Kotters model below, what strategies are being taken (or should be taken) to help make sure the organizational change is effective? Address each of the eight stages below with your assessment:
(a) Establishing a sense of urgency
(b) Forming a powerful guiding coalition
(c) Creating a vision
(d) Communicating the vision
(e) Empowering others to act on the vision
(f) Planning for and creating short-term wins
(g) Consolidating improvements and producing more change
(h) Institutionalizing new approaches
5. What is your assessment of the likelihood of success of the organizational change effort?
Reading Videos:
Why Change Is So Hard
Reading Articles/video:
https://www.mindtools.com/aicks4s/the-mckinsey-7-s-framework
Reading Materials:
Please see attached files “Kotter” “MBA 621 Organizational change” files.
Task 2:
share at least THREE takeaways from the readings/videos-2 to 3 paragraphs(Please see above video/reading links/Attached files) on organizational change