Leading Change Report
You have been asked to prepare a formal report for a senior manager management in your organization. The title of the report is: Adding Value via Change. The report will:
Diagnose the problem to be addressed.
Propose a change initiative
Identify appropriate methods and tactics for change
Indicate milestones and resource requirements. (Note: The report
Should use the framework presented in Connor et al.).
Contain an Academic Rationale (Appendix 1 of about 1000 words)
Particular assignment point to consider:
The Academic Rationale (Appendix 1) would not normally be submitted to the reports key sponsor. However, it is an important component in this report because of your role as a student. Appendix 1 links the analysis and methodology to key themes and examples of work in the academic change literature (e.g. frameworks and approaches outlined in Morgan and Sturdys (2000) reading).
Particular assignment questions to consider:
Is the central and crucial feature of the recommended change programme the target of the academic rationale and is it presented clearly?
Is a key concept (or concepts)/resource/explanation presented in the academic rationale and has this been drawn from the academic literature?
Is this resource discussed in such a way, and in sufficient depth, so that it supports the recommended feature in the change plan?