In this assignment, you will research and evaluate three peer reviewed journal articles (less than five years old) other than those listed above in the Primary Resources section of the syllabus on the subject of change management. In addition, you will identify an organization that interests you and on which there is a great deal of public information. You will be using this organization throughout the course, so make sure that it is an appropriate organization and that you can find sufficient information regarding change. At this point, you may want to read through the rest of the course activities to familiarize yourself with what the expectations will be. This may help you choose an appropriate organization. The Northcentral library has a search engine that will help you find the information you need. In fact, the Mergent Database provides a great deal of financial, personnel and leadership information. In addition, the popular search engines, company websites and other sources can be of great assistance to you. During the remainder of the course you will be using this company to demonstrate an understanding of the change management throughout this course.
Based on your initial research on change management, write a paper in which you assess the need for change in the company you selected. Be sure to include in your paper:
•a vision of the change, the importance of this vision,
•the rationale for the beginning of a change initiative for this company, and
•how you would generate the change.
Support your paper with minimum of five (5) resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.
Length: 4-6 pages not including title and reference pages
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.
