Contextualize the organizational change you have selected within one of the change models described in the course text. Explain the rationale for choosing the model you have selected over the other models in Chapters 1 and 3 or other parts of the course text.

Change Model Assignment

Consider a real business or non-profit organization that has responded to external change well during the past five years or less.

The organization and change that you consider in this assignment must be small enough that you can do an adequate job on the assignment.
– Do not choose an organization or company that is too large for you to examine critically in this short assignment.
– Research how and why the change was made.
– Cite and reference at least five sources

In your paper,

– Contextualize the organizational change you have selected within one of the change models described in the course text. This means consider the time and place of the organization, as well as economic, technological, geopolitical, sociocultural, environmental, and other macro forces influencing the change.

– Explain the rationale for choosing the model you have selected over the other models in Chapters 1 and 3 or other parts of the course text (one or two sentences per model only)

Types of Change – – Developmental Change, Transitional Change, and Transformational Change. —- –

Example of change models (Chapter 1)
Dunphy and Stace’s Four Levels of Change
Balogun and Hailey’s Change Model
Proactive vs. Reactive Changes
Strategic Change versus Tactical Change
Tichy’s 3 Types of Change

Chapter 3 – Change models
Mulally of Ford and Bossidy of AlliedSignal transformed their companies through dramatic vision and cultural alignment to it.

** Make sure you consider the effects of the change on the company’s shareholders, employees, and customers, as well as on society and the environment.

The Change Model Assignment paper,

Must be five to six double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA Style.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Date submitted

Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
Must use at least five sources. Two of which must be research-oriented.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style