Practice essays

For Organizational Change Exam

(Later renamed 'Understanding Organizational Change')

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Change agents

"Drawing on relevant research and theory, evaluate the effectiveness of the change agent role during organizational change. What factors contribute to making change agents more or less effective?"

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Culture change

"Compared with other interventions, culture change can be an especially high-risk strategy, taking up much time and effort with problematic outcomes. Discuss."

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Individual agency

"Employees are not just passive recipients of organisational policy but have an active, if limited, role in shaping it: Discuss the processes through which individuals and groups might try to exert influence on change in organizations."

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