Due: After you complete Lesson 7 Credit Weight: 25% of your final grade Purpose: Examine stakeholder resistance to change and initiating successful change management. This assignment forms section 3 o

ORGB 390: Assignment 3

Due: After you complete Lesson 7

Credit Weight: 25% of your final grade

Purpose: Examine stakeholder resistance to change and initiating successful change management. This assignment forms section 3 of the organizational change report to your organization.

Length: Assignment should be 6–8 double-spaced pages, not including the title page and references.

Review the Assignment Overview and Guidelines before you begin.

Instructions

Using what you have learned so far in the course, answer the questions that follow. Use the headings given to structure your paper.

Resistance to Change (Chapter 8)

Discuss and apply the three organizational factors that lower stakeholders’ resistance to the change process. Describe strategies that the leadership team could implement to decrease stakeholders’ resistance. Identify two sources of resistance to change in this organization.

Leadership Activities (Chapter 8)

Referring to Figure 8.1: Activities Contributing to Effective Change Management (Chapter 8, textbook), explain the five elements of successful change management to the leadership team. Identify one or two leadership activities that will help decrease stakeholders’ resistance to change. Explain why it is important for leadership to create readiness for change.

Evaluating Organizational Development Intervention Programs (Chapter 9)

The authors discuss two types of feedback tools that make an intervention program more effective. Identify and describe the implementation and evaluation feedback tools and explain why each is important. Provide one variable you want to measure at the implementation stage, the evaluation stage, or both stages. Table 9.1 (Chapter 9, textbook) lists behavioural outcomes for measuring OD interventions. You may decide that one of these variables is important to this organization, or you may identify a unique variable that is more applicable.

Organizational Culture (Chapter 11)

Thoroughly describe the meaning of organizational culture and discuss its key elements. Next, discuss whether and why the organization has a strong or weak culture prior to the implementation of an intervention program. Explain how the culture of the organization has played a role (if any) in hindering change efforts.

Evaluation Rubric (100 marks)

	Undeveloped (requires development) 0–49%	Developing (demonstrates basic proficiency) 50–69%	Excellent (shows creativity and advanced skill development) 70–89%	Mastery (far exceeds expectations; provides innovative supporting examples; demonstrates mastery of subjects) 90–100%
Theory/Course Concepts (40 marks) identifies, accurately interprets and paraphrases key course content required within assignment sections	0–19	0–27	28–35	36–40
Analysis (50 marks) recognize key issues; applies theory; supports observations from the relevant organization demonstrates analytical thinking; recommends creative examples, recommendations and solutions. logically sequences content and ideas compares, analyzes, contrast, relates, and examines.	0–24	25–34	35–44	45–50
Writing (10 marks) applies correct grammar, spelling, and mechanics to communicate the message clearly (6 marks) applies APA Style correctly to in-text citations. presents references accurately at the end of the document. (4 marks)	0–4	5–6	7–8	9–10