Research Paper Part 1

 

 

Research Paper

The pronounced themes in Week 1 and Week 2 of the course placed emphasis on the abilities of organizations to change to which the rates of change were dictated by the environment. Reasons for change are a result of limitations in existing strategies or the need for organizations to extend its strengths and rethink strategy. 

Choose a multi-national organization of interest and investigate the following areas: 

Contemporary issues facing change management outcomes involve technology augmentations, evolving workforces, changing workplaces, competition pressures, and government regulations to list a few; noting the intensities of demands, what were the reasons for change and what were the components of the change strategy? 

What organizational change model did the organization select to steer its change objectives?

Should the organization have adjusted structure or culture at first, what is the significance of this sequence to change outcomes? 

Do not choose any of the following organizations i.e., Nokia, Netflix, Google, Microsoft.

 

Word count: 1250-1500 words. Content exceeding the word limit will not be graded!

APA Style formatting required!

 

 

Description 

The students will have to search for academic articles related to the topic and write a research paper. The aim of this assignment is to develop an in-depth understanding of a topic related to change management, by examining the latest academic articles, and other relevant content related to the course. 

Objectives 

The research paper will help students gain an in-depth understanding of one key change management concepts. This is an individual assignment, and the students will be assigned a topic for writing the research paper. The students must describe the concept in the research paper in detail and then critically evaluate, with evidence, the ideas presented in the paper. The research paper must be written in APA format. 

Resources 

Utilize these resources to gather information about writing a research paper: 

https://library.ufv.ca/research-help-guides/assignment-planner/research-paper-planner/ 

https://cnc.bc.ca/services/library/tutorials-help/research-paper 

Instructions 

You should consider organizing the research paper as follows: 

• Introduction 

• Relevance of the topic (for managing organizational change) 

• Main Objective/ Key Question Addressed 

• Discussion (organize inappropriate subsections) 

• Conclusions