Essay
Return date:27-Oct-2014
Length: 2500 words
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Task
Why is resistance to
change frequently demonised as a problem that must be managed? What are the
ethical implications of this and how else can resistance be understood?
You may use examples from your own
organisation to illustrate your essay.
- Drawing on your subject material and wider reading from the
academic literature, identify and examine why change is resisted, and why
resistance is problematical as something to be managed. - From a critical perspective, examine the relationship between power
and resistance in the context of organisational change. - Analyse the ethics of the managerial and of resistant positions.
- Assess the implications of the managerial and of resistant
positions for achieving an effective change management programme. - Draw conclusions that summarise your work and address the essay
question.
You must follow an essay structure that is
at a minimum an introduction; a main body that outlines the argument, analyses
the material you have researched and assesses this according to the guidelines
above, and a conclusion. Your writing style must follow professional literacy:
Citations and a final reference list that follows the APA 6 guidelines accurately;
the quality of writing and presentation: use of topic and linking sentences,
and of connected paragraphs; accurate mechanics (spelling, grammar, punctuation
etc.); use respectful language to discuss all people; avoid emotive language;
employ inclusive, non-sexist language; not opinionated, i.e. support
observations with evidence. A minimum of thirteen appropriate
citations/references should be used.
Rationale
The aims of this
assessment task are:
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Identify, analyse and critically evaluate
resistance to organisational change from a range of positions.
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Analyse and assess the ethical nature of
organisational change.
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Assess an organisational change management
programme and propose, justify and evaluate an alternative to this.
Marking criteria
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Weight |
Mark |
Grade |
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EXPRESSION |
15 |
9.25 |
P (+) |
Superior skill demonstrated. Proficient |
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CRITERIA |
35 |
28.8 |
P (++) |
Scholarly application of relevant Scholarly demonstration of critical |
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ARGUMENT – EVIDENCE, CLARITY & |
20 |
12.8 |
P (++) |
Logical argument developed in a Conclusion draws argument together in an Competent use of case method |
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RELEVANCE & DEPTH |
20 |
11.4 |
P |
Highly proficient and evidence of rigour All key issues expertly canvassed |
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PRESENTATION |
10 |
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Superior skill demonstrated in use of Proficient in paraphrasing key comments Report expertly presented in accordance |
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Penalty/Bonus |
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Totals |
100 |
62.2 |
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Percentage |
100% |
62.2% |
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Overall Mark |
40 |
24.9 |
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Assignment Grade |
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P(+) |
Note:
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Use 200 words in introduction, 200 words in conclusion
and rest in the body (resistance to change)
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Use in text citations of the references
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References should include notebooks, journals and
e-books.
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Use less citations in introduction and no citations in
conclusion and rest of references in the body
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Use examples from your own organisation
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Use academic literature to identify and examine why
change is resisted, why is this a problem and to be managed?
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Provide a critical perspective
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Examine the relationship between power and resistance
in context of organisational change
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Analyse the ethics of managerial/resistance positions
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Assess the implications of their positions for
achieving an effective change management program
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Draw conclusions
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Use essay format without headings, and connect the
sentences of the paragraphs.
