Organisational Change

MGF3621 – Organisational Change: CASE STUDY

Assignment 1

* No incitation for analysing the case.

* Heavily use citations for solutions.

* Recommended sol is most important part. Dont spend too much time on problem analysis.

* Step 3 is overview to step 4.

* ASR publications only

* Google abdc journal list in google.

* Download 2010 journal list(s)

* Sort by A*

* Find corresponding column saying ‘discipline’

* Normal headings for each section are ok.

* 1,2,3,4,5 no citations

* 6 heavy citation

* 7 maybe

* 8, maybe

* Format: APA 6th

* Word Count: incl. Executive summary, not reference list though

* Will be done according to word count in corner of Word.

* Filename: ‘MGF3621 Assignment 1 – Nikhil Nathan 22652043’

* 15-20 references/articles.

* Executive Summary: 300-400 words.

* Solutions are most important

* Recommendations and implementation may be equally important.

* Problem analysis also important

* Look at it from CC relationship perspective

* Talk about resistance to change - factors – stuff from the case showing resistance to change

* Provide a range of interventions instead of having 1

* Different views of tackling problems.

* Multiple ways to solve a problem.

* Focus from an internal external POV

* Is change internally or externally driven???

* Look at macro and micro level i.e org wide and or dptmental level, different levels.

* Talk about culture – different POVs.

* Can be a tough predicament in terms of change

* Talk about failure of management

* Downsizing

* Talk about what they did it and how they did it

* Problem as

* Solution as

* 3rd person perspective.

Case Analysis

PART 1 – ORG PROBLEMS AND DIAGNOSIS

* Langley Plumbing Products - The Company

* Key customers: local and int’l merchants

* Culture:

* Prides itself on its service (although it...