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Assignment 5: Change Management Plan

Due Week 10 and worth 300 points

In this assignment, you will combine the previous four (4) assignments into a proposal that you could present to the executive leadership and board members. You will argue the value of the change management plan to the overall success of the organization. Add to your previous submissions a plan for sustaining the change in the long run.

Write a six to ten (6-10) page paper in which you:

Section I: Organization: Describe the organization and comment on the HR change that the organization should make. Utilize effective diagnostic tools to assess the organizations ability to change. Support assertions with theoretical evidence.

1. Describe the company in terms of industry, size, number of employees, and history.
2. Analyze in detail the current HR practice, policy, process, or procedure that you believe should be changed.
3. Formulate three (3) valid reasons for the proposed change based on current change management theories.
4. Appraise the diagnostic tools that you can use to determine an organization’s readiness for change. Propose two (2) diagnostic tools which you can utilize to determine if the organization is ready for change. Defend why you believe the diagnostic tools selected are the best choice for diagnosing change in the organization.
5. Using one (1) of the diagnostic tools you selected, assess the organization’s readiness for change.
   1. Provide results of the diagnostic analysis
   2. Explain the results
6. Interpret whether or not the organization is ready for change. Substantiate your conclusion by referencing current change management theories.

Section II: Kotter Change Plan: Utilizing the Kotter eight (8) step method of change, create a solid change management plan for the HR initiative you identified as requiring improvement.

1. Ascertain how each of the steps applies to your specific organization.
2. Develop a strategy that illustrates how you would address each of the eight (8) stages of change:
   1. Establishing a sense of urgency
   2. Creating coalition
   3. Developing vision and strategy
   4. Communicating the vision
   5. Empowering broad-based action
   6. Generating short-term wins
   7. Consolidating gains and producing more change
   8. Anchoring new approaches into the culture

Section III: Resistance and Communication: Research methods of minimizing resistance to change and create plan to address resistance within your change management initiative.

1. Diagnose the reasons for resistance to change.
2. Interpret the potential causes of resistance in the organization. Identify and describe three (3) potential causes of resistance to your change plan. Identify and describe three (3) potential sources of resistance to your change plan.
3. Create a plan for minimizing possible resistance to your change management plan.
4. Elaborate on the relationship between resistance to change and communication.
5. Evaluate three (3) communication strategies.
6. Recommend one (1) communication strategy that would be applicable to your organization. Diagnose why this communication strategy is best for your organization.
7. Create a solid communication plan for your change initiative.

Section IV: Sustaining Change: Research methods of sustaining change in organizations and create a plan for sustaining proposed change.

1. Recommend two (2) strategies for sustaining change:
   1. Diagnose the two (2) theories from a scholarly perspective
   2. Evaluate why the strategies selected are viable for the organization

Section V: Presentation: Create a visually appealing and informative presentation espousing the importance of the change management plan you developed.

1. Create a ten to fifteen (10-15) slide PowerPoint presentation to submit to executive leadership and board members outlining and describing your recommended change. Include the following criteria:
   1. Be creative in your design so that is appealing to others.
   2. Ensure that all of the MAJOR points of the plan are covered.
   3. Create bulleted speaking notes for your presentation to the shareholders in the Notes section of the PowerPoint. Note: You may create or assume any fictitious names, data, or scenarios that have not been established in this assignment for a realistic flow of communication.
   4. Use a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information.
   5. Create a video of yourself presenting the presentation to key stakeholders. Note: View the “Creating a Presentation for Your Course” playlist, located here for tutorials on creating and submitting video assignments.

Section VI: References: Utilize good scholarly research skills and writing skills to develop a solid change plan and presentation.

1. Use at least ten (10) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources
2. Write clearly and concisely about managing organizational change using proper writing mechanics.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Evaluate the reactions to change including identifying signs of resistance and approaches to managing it.
• Evaluate strategies for communicating change.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in managing organizational change.
• Write clearly and concisely about managing organizational change using proper writing mechanics.
• Evaluate strategies for communicating change.

All questions must be responded to in separate paragraphs. Some might be connected into a continuous narrative about Douglass but you must make

the nescessary linkages through transitional sentences and paragraphs. You may determine the order in which your responses are to be presented.

It is important to affix a title to your work that will give a vivid overall view of your characterization of Douglass and his place in

history. The result should be unified, ordered and structured essay on Douglass.

Write an essay on Douglass life after he is freed from slavery.

Questions

1. Explain the significance of Douglass fight with Comey

2. What is a slave narrative and how does Douglass follow its pattern and/or depart from it.

3. How would Douglass respond to contemporary white supremisacists and what wold characterize his method of response?

4. What role does religious belief play in Douglass development and what view of organized religion does Douglass express?

5. Discuss Douglass acquisition of language skills and how they figure in his life.

6. Discuss Douglass story as a quest narrative.

7. Discuss slavery as it affects the slave owners rather than just the slaves and what Douglass would have to say about this.

introduction outline assignment

Independent variable – gender of person holding the door

Dependent variable – door-holding effort

Research question – does gender impact door-holding effort

Hypothesis – males will put forth more effort to hold the door than females

 

How this affects your assignment:

Our hypothesis concerns the role of gender so the introduction will also focus on this.  Think about how prosocial behavior might be affected by gender stereotypes and gender social norms. For those of you who considered gender differences for the lit review assignment those papers might be useful.

 

Here are some suggestions for topics to include in your introduction:

• Prosocial behavior
• Social norms
• Sex norms/Gender norms
• Gender roles
• Gender stereotypes
• Social role theory
• Sex role theory
• Social learning theory
• Evolutionary theory

 

Other things to remember:

Start the introduction with a “hook”; try your best to engage the reader.  Discuss the research question in broad terms.

 

In the last portion of the introduction, explain your variables and hypothesis and talk about implications if your hypothesis is correct.

 

Use the website from the last hw 

you should use 5 articles peer-reviewed, use the 2 articls peer-reviewed that you already use in the last hw so you just need to find 3 more articls peer-reviewed

At least 3 pages

APA format

Assignment Instructions and Background
Congratulations, you have just been appointed the Vice President of Advertising at the Keller Advertising Agency! Your agency has just signed a new client, LibraTech, that wants to introduce their new eReader into the marketplace in a way that will scare the competition. Their version of the eReader features flip-page technology and fabulous full color that allows the reader to read any type of book easily from a novel to a travel book in the same detail they would find in the print version. Writing approach: This paper is a proposal for your new client. You want to show the client that you have done your homework.
1. Introduction: Start out your paper with an introduction that teases the client with just enough detail to keep them reading. Suggested length: about one page.
2. Product Naming Strategy: Your client needs your recommendations on what to name the product. Explain in detail why you chose the name and explain why the name will create the brand image they need. Suggested length: about 1 page
3. Research: Your first assignment is to analyze the marketplace so you can determine an effective advertising campaign that will emphasize this products strengths and features, as compared to the competitors. Start out with at least a paragraph that explains your research strategy. Focus your research towards online book stores and electronics companies that are currently offering their version of an eReader. Critically evaluate each and create a table that compares at least three of these competitors. Make sure that you identify their current advertising strategies. The higher level of detail you research, the better you will be able to create an effective advertising campaign. Close this section by analyzing the information that you found. Explain which advertising strategies are working and which ones have not worked well and why. Make sure that you use APA format to provide citations within the body of your report and provide a reference page at the end of your paper. Suggested length: two pages.
4. Advertising strategy: Now that you have done your research, it is time to prepare a plan for how LibraTech can most effectively execute an advertising campaign to create a buzz and capture market share from their competitors. Points to consider are as follows.

o Who is the target market?
o What are the relevant consumer behavior issues?
o What is your overall strategy?
o What is your advertising message?
o Consider designing an advertising campaign with a combination of different types of advertising media and marketing communication tools. (See media types in this week’s lecture or the textbook for ideas.)
o What role does each type of media play in the plan?
o What are the pros/cons of the campaign you have selected?
At the end, summarize your plan highlighting the key points for your client. Be creative and have fun with your advertising strategy. Suggested length: three to five pages.

The Advertising Critique should be approximately 9 to 12 pages in length, plus any applicable attachments. The fully completed advertising critique should include a title page (include your name, date, title of your plan, name of the course), a right justified page header with page number, the content outlined above plus any applicable tables, graphs or attachments. In-text citations and a reference page are required, as is adherence to APA 6th edition citation standards. Develop a tightly focused, strategically oriented paper. Your client will be looking for the depth and breadth of your findings and arguments. Do not write in any section that you “couldn’t find needed information”. Be sure to reflect the concepts learned thus far! And have fun!

1. Do you believe Mars might have harbored life in the past? Explain.

2. In your opinion, is life on Earth unique? Explain why or why not.

3. Do you believe other stars have planets with atmospheres similar to Earth’s? Explain.

4. What do you believe is intelligence? Does it exist outside of Earth? Explain.

5. Do you think humans will ever participate in interstellar flight? Explain.

 

Week 4 Assignment 1 – Submit Here Students, please view the “Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment” in the Student Center. Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center.

Assignment 1: Procedural Law and the Bill of Rights Due Week 4 and worth 200 points

The Bill of Rights finds its roots in documents such as the British Magna Carta of 1215 AD. It was one of the first documents that provided the common man independence from a monarch. It did imply that the federal government’s law dominated all others; however, it gave each state control of any laws outside of those reserved to the federal government. The Bill of Rights acts as a blueprint that every individual state uses to protect the rights of individual citizens. In this assignment, you will utilize the various concepts found in the Bill of Rights to provide the foundation of the various sections of the question.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

Compare and contrast two (2) of the sources of rights and fundamental principles found in the United States’ legal system as outlined by the text. Critically analyze and discuss two (2) steps of the criminal justice process from arrest to imprisonment. Identify and discuss the particular amendment related to arrest, search and seizures. Compare and contrast the concepts of probable cause and reasonable suspicion. In your own words, explain how they are similar or different. Examine and discuss the two (2) examples in which the exclusionary rule may not apply. Identify and discuss one (1) contemporary issue or case law related to the use of force. Use at least four (4) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Research and analyze procedures governing the process of arrest through trial. Critically debate the Constitutional safeguards of key Amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments. Describe the difference between searchers, warrantless searches, and stops. Use technology and information resources to research issues in the criminal procedure. Write clearly and concisely about the criminal procedure using proper writing mechanics.