Leading the Process and Analyzing the Need for Change MGT-521

As you begin this week, remember the importance of reading the course materials, specifically the chapter readings included in the textbook. The textbook is an outstanding resource, and it contains many useful definitions and theories related to organizational change. Understanding these concepts early in the class will be extremely advantageous as you move through the course, especially as you prepare for the midterm in the coming weeks.

Learning Outcomes

1. Examine the six models of managing change.
2. Differentiate between how to change and what to change.
3. Analyze Lewin’s Change Theory on organizations.
4. Appraise the complexities and interrelated nature of organizational components and their effect on change.
5. Evaluate frameworks that can be utilized to determine what organizational changes are needed.
6. Examine the process of organizational change.

Readings

Required:

Chapter 2 in Organizational Change: An Action-Oriented Toolkit

Chapter 3 in Organizational Change: An Action-Oriented Toolkit

MASCU, S. (2021). Factors That Trigger Changes in Modern Organizations, Factors That Trigger Changes in Modern Organizations, – Alternative Formats Review of International Comparative Management / Revista de Management Comparat International, 22(5), 729–737.

Samal, A., & Chatterjee, D. (2020). Rethinking organizational change: Towards a conceptual framework. South Asian Journal of Management, 27(2), 30-53.

Recommended:

Chapter 2 and 3 PowerPoint slides Chapters 2 & 3 PowerPoint slides – Alternative Formats in Organizational Change: An Action-Oriented Toolkit

Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be 4-5 pages in length, which does not include the title and reference pages, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.
• Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.
• Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
• It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments into the Turnitin Originality Check prior to submitting it to your instructor for grading. If you are unsure how to submit an assignment into the Originality Check tool, review the Turnitin Originality Check – Student Guide for step-by-step instructions.
• Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.

• Towards a Conceptual Framework (100 points)In this module you have examined the different types of change management frameworks. Now read, Rethinking organizational change: Towards a conceptual framework from the required reading list. This study proposes a conceptual framework incorporating the macro environment (industry-level changes) with organization-level changes to help practitioners build a more balanced approach to change management. With this approach, consider the macro environment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  1. Discuss the six models of managing change and which you think would work best in the KSA business environment and why?
• Now consider an industry-level application based on a company in an industry that you are familiar with in the Kingdom.
  1. Provide an overview of the company and share information about the organization’s mission, vision, values, industry, etc.
  2. How could a macro level approach to change management, as offered by the authors, benefit this company?
  3. Which of the six models would you use to support this macro/micro level analysis?