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1. You will write a Change Management Position Paper that is worth 220
points towar
You will write a Change Management Position Paper that is worth 220 points toward your
final grade. This assignment is due in Module 7. You will select a large organization, profit or
nonprofit, that has recently gone through significant change. Choose an organization that
you can find substantial written material documenting the change effort. Analyze the
organization on the basis of the readings covered in this course and write a 5–6 page paper
discussing the change effort.The paper should follow this outline:Introduction: Describe the
situation, organization, and context for the change?Analysis: Analyze the approach taken by
the change agent(s), and address the following:the image of the type of change held by the
change agent,the “culture” of the setting that is changing and the role culture played in the
change,the extent to which the (envisioned and actual) change was first or second order vs.
adaptive or transformational,the method(s) for implementing change,the vision for the
change, andhow the change was communicatedOverall Evaluation: Evaluate the quality of
the change agent’s work based on class readings.Recommendations: Include
recommendations suggesting what steps could have been taken to increase the success of
the project.