Organisational Change Project

Instructions for Organisational Change Project (2500 words) due in Week 13 (50% of the course
grade)
Each student will write a paper synthesising organisational change theory and practice in the unit.
This project is creating a case study of an organization that requires a change intervention.
The paper will cover the change project and includes the following:
(a) what is/are the outcome/s expected from this change project;
(b) what is the current reality and how did it become so;
(c) how substantial is the gap between current reality and expected outcome/s;
(d) description and details of the proposed change
(e) address any resistance to or other barriers for change;
(f) identify the change agents and assess if they are willing and able; and
(g) given the responses to the previous questions, is change feasible? Implications of the change,
both positive and negative as well as evaluation of the effectiveness of the post-change organization
must be considered.
Findings must be summarised and a concise conclusion included. Appropriate scholarly sources must
be integrated: a minimum of ten articles from peer-reviewed journals. Appropriate biblical and ethical
principles must be included. Ideally, the essay should cover the following in addition to the standard
parts of an essay:
1. Description of organisation and draft thesis statement.
2. Internal and external diagnosis (Refer to Ch 5 Waddell et al.)
3. Overview of Change theories and models. Literature review.
4. Change intervention table. Six sections must be included: the underlying idea, description,
comments, role and contribution of the student/interventionist, change level (must be group or
organization). This table should clearly show the organisational issue requiring change and the major
factors that will be employed in an intervention.
5. Assess implications of change and effectiveness of change intervention
Size of the report: 2500 words, not including cover page and references. You are expected to
integrate scholarly sources in your writing, using them to explain, justify and support your assertions/
observations. Integrate biblical/ethical principles into the content of your paper.
Font size 12 Times New Roman, APA format required. Please do not use personal voice. Review
rubric in the Assessment section in Moodle.