Imagine that you are a leader working within an MNC. You have been working with a division manager who is frustrated that changes he tries to implement are unsuccessful. You have asked the manager to prepare a procedural document that you can use when changes need to be implemented.
Your assignment is to direct the manager in preparing procedures for implementing change.
Your well-written plan must adhere to the following parameters:
References used in class that might be helpful:
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Quiros, E. (2014). Leading people through change. Strategic Finance, 96(5), 15-16.
Umble, M. (2014). Overcoming resistance to change. Industrial Management, 56(1), 16.
Barcan, L. (2012). Organizational change management approach in an international context. Young Economists Journal / Revista Tinerilor Economisti, 9(18), 113-122.
Pihlak, Ü., & Alas, R. (2012). Leadership style and employee involvement during organizational change. Journal of Management & Change, 29(1), 46-66.
Jones, G. R. (2013). Organizational theory, design, and change (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Kotter, J. P., & Cohen, D. S. (2012). The heart of change: Real-life stories of how people change their organizations. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press.
Palmer, I., Dunford, R., & Buchanan, D. A. (2016). Managing organizational change: a multiple perspectives approach (3rd ed.). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Education.