BUS661 WEEK 6 FINAL PAPER
We have determined that change is inevitable and subject to a number of variables attributing to the success or failure of the change process. The Final Paper is an exploration of a change initiative that you have personally experienced or researched. The paper should demonstrate your knowledge of the change process through a comprehensive analysis and discussion of the following aspects of organizational change. Your paper must include:
- An identification and description of a professional change initiative personally experienced or researched.
- A discussion of the change initiative as seen through the eyes of the leader and the follower.
- A discussion of the successes and failures experienced during the change event.
- An analysis of the concepts and theories used to facilitate the change process.
- An evaluation of the impact of the change upon the organization.
- A discussion on the sustainability of the change effort.
You must incorporate concepts and theories relating to the change process as they apply to each section of the paper.
Bus 661 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2
- Discussion 1 : Sometimes things go wrong and it’s not always a bad thing. Define and discuss the concept of productive failure. Discuss a time in your organization’s history (or an organization you are familiar with) when a change process failed. Explain the situation and what was learned in the process. Why do some organizations fail but become stronger while others fail to recover?
- Discussion 2 :While change is inevitable in most organizations, there is a difference between change that is superficial and embedded sustaining change. Drawing from this week’s lecture and readings, discuss the processes for successfully implementing and sustaining change. Provide examples that are designed to help make change stick and apply at least one of the examples to an organizational change with which you are familiar.