Assignment 3
Understanding and Coping with Change.
Class Room Text book is DONALD BAACK (2012) ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOR.
Change is everywhere, yet very few people seem to embrace the concept. We are, for the most part, creatures of habit and follow daily routines. When change occurs, our activities and thought patterns are disrupted.
Write a four page APA formatted paper (excluding the title and reference pages), using a minimum of three scholarly sources in addition to the textbook, analyzing the internal and external factors contributing to an individual’s resistance to change.
Describe a situation where you or someone you know was resistant to change as identified in one of following areas:
a.
Self-interest
b.
Lack of understanding
c.
Lack of trust in management
d.
Differing assessments of the need for change
e.
Low tolerance for change
Explain whether the resistance to change was caused by an internal or external factor. Using Kotter’s theory for change, provide a plan for overcoming that resistance. What will be done and how will you know that the plan has worked?
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Assignment 3Understanding and Coping with Change. Class Room Te.docx
1. Assignment 3
Understanding and Coping with Change.
Class Room Text book is DONALD BAACK (2012)
ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOR.
Change is everywhere, yet very few people seem to embrace the
concept. We are, for the most part, creatures of habit and follow
daily routines. When change occurs, our activities and thought
patterns are disrupted.
Write a four page APA formatted paper (excluding the title and
reference pages), using a minimum of three scholarly sources in
addition to the textbook, analyzing the internal and external
factors contributing to an individual’s resistance to change.
Describe a situation where you or someone you know was
resistant to change as identified in one of following areas:
a.
Self-interest
b.
Lack of understanding
c.
Lack of trust in management
d.
2. Differing assessments of the need for change
e.
Low tolerance for change
Explain whether the resistance to change was caused by an
internal or external factor. Using Kotter’s theory for change,
provide a plan for overcoming that resistance. What will be
done and how will you know that the plan has worked?
