Business written report around organizational change and sustainability

Group written assignment: Organisational Change and Sustainable Organisations

The assessment basically is a written report around organizational change and sustainability, the theme that we are addressing is ‘ Human Sustainability’. We are asked to cover this topic from several readings 15 in total, were 7 readings will be attached and the rest are preferably to scholarly peer reviewed journal articles, there’s also a power point that explains the theories that are required to use.

We are seen as a team of organisational change experts and we are required to locate a problem an organisation or industry currently faces to improve their environmental sustainability and recommend a change strategy, we are required to include key theory and identify factors of change necessary to sustain the change. 

The format of the report is to be done based on the instructions provided below:

Allocation:                   25 %

Due Date:                    Wednesday 8^th April 2015

Length:                      3500-4000 words

Submission:                 Written report via Turnitin

the written report must utilise at least two organisational change theories, processes or models to address these research questions:

How can the organisation/industry lessen its impact on the environment?

What change processes are useful and effective for organisations to develop sustainable practices?

Who will be affected by these changes?

What obstacles might the organisation face in order to become sustainable?

How can these obstacles be overcome?

What evidence can you use to support your recommendations?

To address these questions, your report must cover the following aspects (but these do NOT need to be used as subheadings:

Introduction/Background:

Outline the background of the chosen organisation or industry and what needs to change and why.

Theoretical Analysis:         

Review the theory regarding change process in organisations. Include definitions of key concepts, and analyse and compare the effects and importance of the various drivers of change using at least 2 theories.

Application of Theory:       

Link change theory to the organisation /industry to becoming sustainable and lessen its impact on the environment and discuss the effects on the organisation / industry of these changes. Connect using your chosen theme.

Overcoming Obstacles and Sources of Resistance:  

Highlight potential obstacles in the organisation /industry to the proposed changes being sustained in the medium to long term.  Consider how an organisation may overcome such obstacles.  Highlight the role of people also.

Recommendations:

Provide and justify specific recommendations.  These should extend from your discussion and use the supporting theory above.  Identify any limitations with change theory.

List of References:                        

This section will list all references cited in the report. You must have a 15 peer reviewed journal articles.  You can include other journals, books, internet sources etc.  The reference list needs to list all resources used alphabetically using the Harvard referencing style. You may only list those references that are cited in the text of the assignment.