HRM404 – Change Management

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Masters of Business Administration - MBA Semester 4    

HRM404 – Change Management

Assignment Set 1

Q1. Describe Kotter’s Eight Step Change Model.

Answer. Kotter has developed an eight step model for creating change in the organization. Each step acknowledges that there are key principles that are related with the responses of the people and their approach to change, what they look for, understand and then embrace change. Kotter holds that ‘the methods used in successful transformations are all based on one fundamental

Q2. Explain the process of Organizational Transformation.

(OD intervention and their usefulness to the organizations

Process of Organizational Transformation)

Answer.  Organization development (OD) is the study of successful organizational change and performance. OD emerged from human relations studies in the 1930s, during which psychologists realized that organizational structures and processes influence worker behavior and motivation. More recently, work on OD has expanded to focus on aligning organizations with their rapidly changing and complex environments through organizational learning, knowledge management and transformation of organizational norms and values. Key concepts of OD theory include

Q3. Discuss the reasons for employees’ resistance to change.

Answer.  Resistance to change can be in several forms, explicit, implicit, immediate or deferred/delayed. If it is explicit and immediate, the senior management should be prompt in taking steps to remedy the situation. Implicit resistance could cause loss of loyalty, reduced level of motivation, increase in errors and absenteeism, etc. Similarly, delayed resistance creates problems over a period of time particularly when significant resources have been invested in the change

Assignment Set 2

Q1. What do you mean by Organizational Effectiveness? Explain the approaches involved in achieving Organizational Effectiveness

Answer. As a wider concept, organizational effectiveness as represented by several perspectives comprises an organization’s fit with its external environment, configuration of its internal subsystems for high performance, emphasis upon organizational learning and ability to satisfy the needs of key stakeholders. This is very complex and includes lot many key terms like organizational performance, success, goodness, health, competitiveness, excellence, and so on.

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Q2. What do you mean by Change Agent? Describe the characteristics of successful Change Agents.

Answer. Change agents are people who usually have specialized training in organizational behaviour and can help guide and advice the

Q3. List the Framework on Organizational Learning as suggested by Peter Senge.

Framework on Organizational Learning as suggested by Peter Senge.

Answer. Peter Senge’s Framework on Organizational Learning

Senge explained five core disciplines in organizational learning. These are:

Ø  Personal mastery

Ø  Mental models

Ø  Team learning

Ø  Shared vision

Ø  Systems thinking

Personal Mastery:- Personal mastery applies to individual learning, and, according to Senge, organizations cannot learn until their members begin to learn. Personal mastery has two components: defining what one is trying to achieve (a goal), and having a true measure of how close one is to the goal. In order to be creative, people rely on the use of reason and intuition.

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