Posted: March 12th, 2023

Change Initiative Assessment

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Criteria Ratings Points

Content
Requirements

140 to >121 pts

Advanced

The assignment
consistently
exceeds minimal
expectations in all
areas regarding
content, analysis,
synthesis,
evaluation of
references, and
writing style as
contained in the
assignment
instructions.

121 to >76 pts

Proficient

The assignment
demonstrates minor
deficiencies in some
areas regarding
content, analysis,
synthesis, evaluation
of references, and
writing style as
contained in the
assignment
instructions.

76 to >

0 pts

Developing

The assignment
exhibits need for
improvement in most
areas regarding
content, analysis,
synthesis, evaluation
of references, and
writing style as
contained in the
assignment
instructions.

0 pts

Not Present

The assignment
contains no evidence
of meeting
expectations in areas
regarding content,
analysis, synthesis,
evaluation of
references, and writing
style as contained in
the assignment
instructions.

140
pts

Change Initiative Assessment: Paper Grading Rubric |
BMAL504_B01_202320

Criteria Ratings Points

Structure
Requirements

60 to >51 pts

Advanced

The assignment
includes title and
reference pages in
current APA format
as well as the
required word count
in Parts 1 and 2 with
no errors.
Exceeds the
minimum number of
peer-reviewed
sources.
No grammar and
APA errors exist.
The assignment is in
third person in a
formal writing style.
The body of the
paper shows clearly
identifiable Parts 1
and 2. It fully follows
the assignment
instructions. It
addresses all
specific elements in
Part 1 and questions
to consider in Part 2
as listed in the
instructions.

51 to >31 pts

Proficient

The assignment
includes title and
reference pages in
current APA format
as well as the
required word count
in Parts 1 and 2 with
no more than 1-2
errors.
Includes the
minimum number of
peer-reviewed
sources.
No more than 1-2
grammar and APA
errors exist. The
assignment is in third
person in a formal
writing style.
The body of the
paper shows clearly
identifiable Parts 1
and 2. It mostly
follows the
assignment
instructions. It
addresses most
specific elements in
Part 1 and questions
to consider in Part 2
as listed in the
instructions.

31 to >0 pts

Developing

The assignment
includes title and
reference pages in
current APA format as
well as the required
word count in Parts 1
and 2 with no more
than 3-5 errors.
Includes less than the
minimum number of
peer-reviewed
sources.
No more than 3-5
grammar and APA
errors exist. The
assignment is mostly
in third person and in
a formal writing style.
The body of the paper
shows clearly
identifiable Parts 1
and 2. It vaguely
follows the
assignment
instructions. It
addresses some of
the specific elements
in Part 1 and
questions to consider
in Part 2 as listed in
the instructions.

0 pts

Not Present

The assignment does
not include title and
reference pages in
current APA format as
well as the required
word count in Parts 1
and 2
Does not include
peer-reviewed
sources.
Contains 6 or more
grammar and APA
errors The assignment
is not in third person
and in a formal writing
style.
The body of the paper
does not shows clearly
identifiable Parts 1 and
2. Does not follow the
assignment
instructions. It
addresses some of the
specific elements in
Part 1 and questions
to consider in Part 2
as listed in the
instructions.

60 pts

Total Points: 200

Change Initiative Assessment: Paper Grading Rubric |
BMAL504_B01_202320

BMAL 504

Change Initiative Assessment: Paper Assignment Instructions

Each student will prepare 1 document to submit through TurnitIn. The project is an organizational change report that will total no more than 15 pages (not counting title or reference pages; no abstract is required). The paper must follow current APA format guidelines and will contain 2 main parts. Part 1 must be 1250–1750 words, and Part 2 must be 1500–2000 words. A minimum of 10 peer-reviewed sources must be used within the paper.

Part 1 (a maximum of 1750 words) must be written as a case and must describe vs. analyze/recommend. Part 1 must be modeled after the cases read during the course, containing similar format and content. Part 1 must contain a case description of a large organizational change (one about which you are able to obtain significant information). Types of change might include mergers, acquisitions, downsizing, new strategic direction, globalization, public image failures (BP, Toyota, Facebook, Goldman Sachs), macro-economic change, political/legal shifts, or some other type of organizational change.

The target organization may be a private, government, or non-profit organization with which you are familiar. Remember that you will need to select an organization for which you are able to collect considerable information in order to create a comprehensive case.

Part 2 (a maximum of 2000 words)
must be a thorough analysis, with suggestions for change and recommendations for management interventions in the case from Part 1. This part of your Project must be modeled after your 2 Consulting Proposal assignments, each of which includes an analysis section and a recommendations section. In the analysis, apply course concepts to the case. In your recommendations, provide strategic, practical, and insightful actions for management.

Consider the following questions in Part 2:

· Based on your learning related to this course, how would you diagnose what is really going on in the organization selected?

· How well do the organizational leaders/members understand what the issues really are?

· How ready is the organization to change in terms of awareness, motivation, flexibility, and skill?

· Given the context of the change (social, political, economic, customer need, etc.), how big a change is required to move the organization to a productive and effective mode of existence?

· Analyze the company’s particular approach to change. Why did the organization take one particular approach to change (e.g., downsize) rather than other possible ones (e.g., creating a learning organization)? How effectively was the particular change attempt carried out?

· How did resistance to change manifest itself? How effectively was the resistance addressed?

· What were the objectives of the change effort? How successful was the change effort given its objectives?

· How might the organization have used some of the materials and learnings from this course to increase the success of the change effort?

· What consulting strategy would you use in working with the organization?

· What recommendations would you make to the organization on how to be more effective in implementing and/or sustaining changes going forward?

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