Organisational Change Management3.2 Reading List and Learning Resources
The reading list and learning resources for this module are available on Reading Lists at Anglia, you can access the reading list for this module on the module VLE site.
4. Assessment on this Module
The assessment for this module consists of one final submission dates for elements of assessment vary.
Element Type of assessment Word or time limit % of Total Mark Submission method Final Submission Date
010 Patch 1
How and why do middle managers support and resist strategic change?
Patch 2
Why do models of planned change not bring about cultural change?
Patch 3
How do leadership behaviours positively and negatively impact upon employee commitment to organisational change?
1,000All forms of assessment must be submitted by the published deadline which is detailed above. It is your responsibility to know when work is due to be submitted ignorance of the deadline date will not be accepted as a reason for late or non-submission. Any late work will NOT be considered and a mark of zero will be awarded for the assessment task in question.
You are requested to keep a copy of your work (excluding exams).
4.1 Assessment Information and Marking Criteria
Three separate patches (1,000 words) on three different and specific subject topics using set literature.
Each 1,000 patch will address a specific question relating to a specific topic
4.1.1 Element 010 Patch questions
You must answer each of the following three questions.
You must at the very least read and use the following three journal articles, and course text book, to complete your answer to each question.
All journal articles are available to access and download from the library peer- reviewed journal databases http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/
You are encouraged to use wider reading, in addition to this mandatory reading, to complete your answer to each question.
Questions:
1: How and why do middle managers support and resist strategic change? 1,000 words (40%)
Minimum mandatory reading
Senior, B. and Swailes, S. (2010) Organizational Change. 4th Ed, Harlow: FT Prentice Hall
Conway, E. and Monks. K. (2011) Change from below: the role of middle managers in mediating paradoxical change. Human Resource Management Journal, 21(2): 190-203.
McCann, L., Morris, J. and Hassard, J. (2008) Normalized Intensity: The New Labour Process of Middle Management. Journal of Management Studies 45(2): 343-371
Sharyn E. Herzig and Nerina L. Jimmieson, (2006) Middle managers uncertainty management during organizational change, Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 27 (8): 628 645
2: Why do models of planned change not bring about cultural change?
Minimum mandatory reading
Senior, B. and Swailes, S. (2010). Organizational Change. 4th Ed, Harlow: FT Prentice Hall
Burnes, B. (2004) Emergent change and planned change competitors or allies?: The case of XYZ construction, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 24(9): 886 902.
Harris, L. C. and Ogbonna, E. (2002) The Unintended Consequences of Culture Interventions: A Study of Unexpected Outcomes. British Journal of Management, 13(1): 3149.
Smollan R. and Sayers J. G. (2009) Organizational Culture, Change and Emotions: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Change Management. 9 (4): 435-457.
3: How do leadership behaviours positively and negatively impact upon employee commitment to organisational change? 1,000 words (30%)
Minimum mandatory reading
Senior, B. and Swailes, S. (2010). Organizational Change. 4th Ed, Harlow: FT Prentice Hall
Gill, R. (2003). Change management or change leadership. Journal of Change Management, 3(4), 307318
Lundy, V. and Morin, P.-P. (2013), Project Leadership Influences Resistance to Change: The Case of the Canadian Public Service. Project Management Journal, 44 (3): 4564
Thomas, R and Hardy, C. (2011). Reframing resistance to organizational change. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 27(3): 322-331.
Mark Learning Outcome
1. Patch 1 strategic change 40% 1,2,4
2. Patch 2 culture change 30% 1-4
3. Patch 3 leading change 30% 1-3
TOTAL MARKS: 100%TurnitinUK Grademark assignments
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Hard copy assignments (Associate College partners)
This assignment is submitted via hard copy at office/location at your college. Academic staff CANNOT accept work directly from you. If you decide to submit your work by post, it must arrive by midday on the due date. If you elect to post your work, you do so at your own risk and you must ensure that sufficient time is provided for your work to arrive. Posting your work the day before a deadline, albeit by first class post, is extremely risky and not advised.
Marking Criteria for Element 010 Patch work assignment
99 89 79 69 59 49 39 29 19 09
40%
1: How, why and in what ways do middle managers support and resist strategic change? Exceptional information base applied to critically evaluate and answer the question. Theory and concepts and examples applied with extraordinary originality and autonomy. No logical inconsistencies. Exceptional study skills and use of learning resources. Deep learning evident
Outstanding information base applied to critically evaluate and answer the question. Theory and concepts and examples applied with extraordinary originality and autonomy. No logical inconsistencies. Outstanding study skills and use of learning resources. Deep learning evident Excellent knowledge base applied to critically evaluate and answer the question. Theory and concepts and examples applied with extremely good originality and autonomy. Minor logical inconsistencies evident which merit need for further development. Excellent study skills and use of learning resources. Deep learning evident Good knowledge base applied to demonstrate some good critical evaluation and answer the question. Theory and concepts and examples applied with some good originality and autonomy. Some logical inconsistencies evident which merit need for further development. Good study skills and use of learning resources. Deep learning is evident Satisfactory knowledge base applied to demonstrate some possible critical evaluation to answer the question. Theory and concepts use requires development. . Major logical inconsistencies evident which merit need for further significant development. Satisfactory study skills and use of learning resources. Some deep learning evident Basic knowledge used applied to consider and answer the question. Theory and concepts use requires further development. Major significant inconsistencies evident which merit need for further significant development. Basic study skills and use of learning resources. Surface learning is evident Limited knowledge used demonstrates ineffective answer to the question. Little analysis and explanation evident. Theory and concepts use requires further development. Major significant inconsistencies evident which merit need for further significant development. Weak study skills. Surface learning is evident. Little evidence of a knowledge used to consider or answer the question. Theory and concepts use problematic. and further development. Major significant inconsistencies evident which merit need for further significant development. Weak study skills. Surface learning is evident. Inadequate knowledge base used demonstrate no analysis of, and answer to, the question. Theory and concepts use requires problematic. . Major and significant inconsistencies evident which merit need for further significant development Weak study skills. Surface level learning. No knowledge base used. No answer to the question. Theory and concepts use problematic. Major significant inconsistencies evident which merit need for further significant development. Weak study skills. Surface level learning evident.
30%
2: Why do models of planned change not bring about cultural change? Exceptional information base critically evaluates and answers the question.Original Insights evident throughout demonstrate advanced evaluation with no inconsistencies evident. Exceptional study skills and use of learning resources. Deep learning evident Outstanding information base critically evaluates and answers the question. . Original Insights evident throughout demonstrate advanced evaluation with no inconsistencies evident. Outstanding study skills and use of learning resources. Deep learning evident Excellent information base critically evaluates and answers the question. Original Insights evident throughout demonstrate advanced evaluation with some very minor inconsistencies evident. Excellent study skills and use of learning resources. Deep learning evident Good knowledge base critically evaluates and answers the question. Original Insights evident in places Demonstrates some advanced evaluation with some minor inconsistencies evident. Good study skills and use of learning resources. Deep learning is mainly evident. Minor surface learning is also evident. Satisfactory knowledge base used to provide some evaluation of, and answer to the question. Rare original Insights evident in places major inconsistencies evident. Satisfactory study skills and use of learning resources. Mainly surface learning is evident. Minor deep learning is evident. Basic knowledge base used to provide some possible evaluation of, and answer to the question. Possible original Insights are evident in places major inconsistencies evident throughout.. Weak study skills and use of learning resources. Surface learning is evident. No deep learning is evident.
Limited knowledge base used to provide some possible evaluation of, and answer to the question. No original Insights are evident. Major inconsistencies evident throughout.. Weak study skills and use of learning resources. Surface learning is evident. No deep learning is evident.
Little evidence of a knowledge base used to any answer to the question. No original Insights are evident. Major inconsistencies evident throughout.. Weak study skills and use of learning resources. Surface learning is evident. No deep learning is evident.
Inadequate knowledge base used. No justifiable answer to the question provided. No original Insights are evident. Major inconsistencies evident throughout. Weak study skills and use of learning resources. Surface learning is evident. No deep learning is evident.
No evidence of a knowledge base used. No answer to the question provided. No original Insights are evident. Major inconsistencies evident throughout. Weak study skills and use of learning resources. Surface learning is evident. No deep learning is evident.30%
How do leadership behaviours positively and negatively impact upon employee commitment to organisational change? 1,000 words (30%) Exceptional information base applied to critically evaluate and answer the question. Theory and concepts and examples applied with extraordinary originality and autonomy. No logical inconsistencies
Exceptional study skills and use of learning resources. Deep learning evident
Outstanding information base applied to critically evaluate and answer the question. Theory and concepts and examples applied with extraordinary originality and autonomy. No logical inconsistencies. Outstanding study skills and use of learning resources. Deep learning evident Excellent knowledge base applied to critically evaluate and answer the question. Theory and concepts and examples applied with extremely good originality and autonomy. Minor logical inconsistencies evident which merit need for further development. Excellent study skills and use of learning resources. Deep learning evident Good knowledge base applied to demonstrate some good critical evaluation and answer the question. Theory and concepts and examples applied with some good originality and autonomy. Some logical inconsistencies evident which merit need for further development. Good study skills and use of learning resources. Deep learning is evident Satisfactory knowledge base applied to demonstrate some possible critical evaluation to answer the question. Theory and concepts use requires development. . Major logical inconsistencies evident which merit need for further significant development. Satisfactory study skills and use of learning resources. Some deep learning evident Basic knowledge used demonstrate
applied to consider and answer the question.
Theory and concepts use requires further development. Major significant inconsistencies evident which merit need for further significant development. Basic study skills and use of learning resources. Surface learning is evident Limited knowledge used demonstrates ineffective answer to the question. Little analysis and explanation evident. Theory and concepts use requires further development. Major significant inconsistencies evident which merit need for further significant development. Weak study skills. Surface learning is evident. Little evidence of a knowledge used to consider or answer the question. Theory and concepts use problematic. and further development. Major significant inconsistencies evident which merit need for further significant development. Weak study skills. Surface learning is evident. Inadequate knowledge base used demonstrate no analysis of, and answer to, the question. Theory and concepts use requires problematic. . Major and significant inconsistencies evident which merit need for further significant development Weak study skills. Surface level learning. No knowledge base used. No answer to the question. Theory and concepts use problematic. Major significant inconsistencies evident which merit need for further significant development. Weak study skills. Surface level learning evident.