MGT/362: Change Management And Implementation
Wk 3 – Apply: Signature Assignment: Risks and Managing Resistance Paper
Assignment Content
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In this weeks assignment, we see how external pressures from competitive shifts and internal pressure for a new leader can drive change. Practice using what you have learned to council Jack White on how plan this change in a way that will minimize resistance and risks to achieve success.
Read the following scenario from Ch. 8, Resistance to Change, of Managing Organizational Change: A Multiple Perspectives Approach:
o Scenario: Jacks Dilemma
Write a 525- to 700-word paper in which you:
o Identify the risks associated with the need for change in Strickland Corporation.
o Describe the different approaches Jack may consider that could be used to manage resistance.
o Examine an approach that would be appropriate in minimizing resistance to change.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Submit your assignment.
