Change Management Today


BBA313 CHANGE MANAGEMENT TODAY Final Assignment Task brief & rubrics
Task
Include all details of the task, including:
• Individual task with FOUR questions.
• Student is required to answer all the task questions.
Question 1: (25%)
What is the role of a Change Agent? What is the difference between a Change Agent and a Change Leader?
A family company wants to start a process of internationalization of the business.
In this case:
a) Who is the Change Agent, Change Leader, and Change Manager?
b) Can you explain the most suitable model of leadership to implement this change?
Question 2: (25%)
What are the steps in a Change Management Project?
Explain the activities to perform in each step focused on a real example.
Question 3: (25%)
An important car manufacturer wants to implement a new Information System to connect to all its suppliers and inform about the needs of materials
for each production order.
Use the Change Cube Diagnosis Model to evaluate the organization’s ability to effectively implement this change.
Question 4: (25%)
What are the different rooms in the Change House Model?
Provide three examples of companies for each room.
Formalities:
• Wordcount: 2000-2500 words.
• Cover, Table of Contents, References and Appendix are excluded of the total wordcount.
• Font: Arial 12,5 pts.
• Text alignment: Justified.
• The in-text References and the Bibliography have to be in Harvard’s citation style.
• The title of the student’s submitted file should contain the following information:
– Name of this course
– Name of the Faculty Member
– Student’s full Name
– Student ID number
– Title of this assignment (Mid-Term / Final)
Submission: Week 8 – Via Moodle (Turnitin). Deadline: 27th November 2022 at 23:59 (CEST).
Weight: This task is a 40% of your total grade for this subject.
It assesses the following learning outcomes:
• Outcome 1: Demonstrate system thinking as analysis tools for managing transformation processes.
• Outcome 2: Apply and critically evaluate concepts of change management, product development, quality and risks.
• Outcome 3: Apply acquired knowledge and skills to manage change to produce the best possible outcomes.
Rubrics.
Exceptional
90-100
Good
80-89
Fair
70-79
Fail
<70
Analysis
Ability to analyze
the firm’s internal
and external
environment.
(20%)
Student provides a thorough
analysis of internal and
external environment,
applying several relevant
models and theories.
No evidence of any
significant
misunderstandings.
Student provides a good
analysis of internal and
external environment,
applying some relevant
models and theories.
There may be a little
evidence of
misunderstanding.
Student provides a fair
analysis of internal and
external environment,
applying a few relevant
models and theories.
There may be some evidence
of misunderstanding.
Student provides a very
limited analysis of
internal and external
environment, applying
few or no models and
theories.
There is evidence of
significant
misunderstandings.
Theoretical
understanding
Understanding of
theory relating to
organizational
changes.
(20%)
Student demonstrates an
excellent understanding of
organizational resilience,
using a range of relevant
theories, models, and
perspectives.
Student demonstrates a
good understanding of
organizational resilience,
using some relevant
theories, models, and
perspectives.
Student demonstrates a good
understanding of
organizational resilience,
using a few relevant theories,
models, and perspectives.
Student demonstrates a
very limited
understanding of
organizational resilience,
using few or no relevant
theories, models, and
perspectives.
Application of
knowledge
Relevant theory to
design appropriate
measures for the
firm.
(20%)
Student applies relevant
theory to design extremely
well-justified and
appropriate measures for
the enhancement of
organizational resilience.
Student applies relevant
theory to design welljustified and appropriate
measures for the
enhancement of
organizational resilience.
Student applies some
relevant theory to design
measures for the
enhancement of
organizational resilience.
Justification and appropriacy
may be lacking to some
degree.
Student applies no
relevant theory and
proposes weak or no
measures for the
enhancement of
organizational resilience.
Critical evaluation
Student constructs a
logical argument,
considering
competing
perspectives.
(20%)
Student constructs an
excellent, logical argument,
incorporating a range of
competing perspectives.
Student constructs a good
logical argument,
incorporating some
competing perspectives.
Student constructs a fair
logical argument and
attempts to incorporate
some competing
perspectives.
Student fails to construct
a logical argument and
does not consider
competing perspectives.
Communication
Student is able to
express ideas with
authority,
conforming to
required academic
standards and
Harvard referencing
conventions.
(20%)
Student expresses ideas
extremely clearly and with
authority.
The essay fully conforms to
required academic
standards. Harvard
referencing conventions are
followed correctly.
Student expresses ideas
clearly and with some
authority.
The essay conforms to
required academic
standards. Harvard
referencing conventions are
followed mostly correctly.
Student expresses ideas
mostly clearly.
The essay mostly conforms to
required academic standards.
Harvard referencing
conventions are followed
with some errors.
Student fails to express
ideas clearly.
The essay fails to
conform to required
academic standards.
Harvard referencing
conventions are not
followed.