Hrm11117 Management And Organisational Change Assessment Answer

Question:

Special instructions

• This is an open book exam. You are required to submit the work not exceeding.

• If using tables/images provide labels and references. Write in a suitable academic style.

• The assignment accounts for 50% of your overall mark on this module.

• Follow the APA referencing system throughout. All references provided in your list should link to a corresponding within text citation.

• Always provide a reference to support your arguments, ensuring that you cite all sources you draw ideas from and that you attribute any quotes appropriately to the author.

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Answer only TWO questions.

Question 1

Effective groups and teams usually need an appropriate mixture of different roles (Rollinson: 2010).

Critically discuss this statement by evaluating the important elements that make a group or team function effectively in the context of work and the organisation.

Question 2

Assess the strategic implication of change management with specific reference to the impact of organisational culture.

Question 3

There are many leadership theories available for the organisation and the leader to utilise.

Critically evaluate one of these in terms of its value in today’s organisational environment. (You may relate your analysis to an organisation known to you if you wish)

Question 4

Discuss how an organisation’s structure could either help or hinder decision making  and problem solving processes.

Question 5

“Soft systems approaches to change emphasize not just the content and control of change but also the process by which change comes about. They require consideration of the cultural and political aspects of organisations as much as the structure and systems”. Senior & Fleming: (2006)

Critically evaluate the limitations of soft systems approaches to change to managing and sustaining organisational change.