Assessment 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.
1. 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.
2. From a critical perspective, examine the relationship
between power and resistance in the context of organisational change.
3. Analyse the ethics of the managerial and of resistant
positions.
4. Assess the implications of the managerial and of
resistant positions for achieving an effective change management programme.
5. 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 twelve appropriate citations/references should be used.
Rationale
The aims of this assessment task are:
LO 4 Identify, analyse and critically evaluate resistance to
organisational change from a range of positions.
LO 5 Analyse and assess the ethical nature of organisational
change.
LO 6 Assess an organisational change management programme
and propose, justify and evaluate an alternative to this.
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