Ayr College
Managing Change
A6GW04
Managing
Change
A6GW04
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LO1 – Explain the role of management in the
change process.
LO2 – Produce strategies for the management
of change.
LO1
- Explain the role of management in the change process.
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RESOURCES
Key Factors in the External
Environment
An in-depth look at factors that can
affect an organisation.
External
Environment
Short descriptions of the external environmental
factors that can influence an organisation.
Cadbury’s
How the external environment has influenced
Cadbury’s to cut its workforce by 10%.
Leadership
Effective leadership is vital.
This site looks into leadership during change.
Participation and involvement
One of the keys to managing change effectively
is participation. This site looks at the concept of participation
and involvement and the strengths and weaknesses of this.
Cause and Effect Diagram
Cause and Effect Diagram, or Ishikawa,
is a useful tool to identify the cause of a problem, and so helps with
decision making.
Lewin’s Force
Field Analysis
A force field analysis helps a manager
to identify the driving and restraining forces for change.
Change
Agents
A perspective on change agents.
Internal Trigger of Change
Lack of motivation and a lack of skills.
LO2
- Produce strategies for the management of change.
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RESOURCES
SWOT
It is important to carry out a SWOT
analysis to identify your position at the moment and what opportunities
and threats you may face.
United Airlines
Follow this link to the United Airlines
Case study on Managing Change.
Land Securities
Follow this second link to the Land
Securities Ltd case study on Managing Change.
Awareness Strategy
An awareness strategy in action.
Motivation Strategies
Examples of how to implement a motivation
strategy.
Strategy Implementation
The 7 deadly sins of strategy implementation.
Communication Strategy
Look at formal and informal communication
and its importance in managing change effectively.
Management of Change
This site explains the various concepts
of managing change and how to analyse change.
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Alphabetical list of websites URLs
listed in the unit
ACCA
http://www.acca.co.uk/publications/studentaccountant/256159
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3216727.stm
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3446417.stm
Bell College
of Technology Flexible Learning on the Internet
http://floti.bell.ac.uk/7620021/3main.htm
Differentiation
Strategies
http://www.diffstrat.com/comm/ics.html
Dreamcatcher
Coaching
http://www.wordsandpeople.com/dreamcatcher/employee_motivation_strategies.htm
Leadership
http://www.pfdf.org/leaderbooks/L2L/summer99/kanter.html
Mindtools
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_06.htm
Nottingham
Travelwise Service
http://www.itsnottingham.info
Robertson Lowstuter
http://www.robertsonlowstuter.com/articles/change.htm
The International
Research development Centre
http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-28364-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
The Times
http://www.thetimes100.co.uk/theory/theory.php?tID=236
The Times
http://www.thetimes100.co.uk/case_study.php?cID=60&csID=117
The Times
http://www.thetimes100.co.uk/case_study.php?cID=39&csID=130
Curriculum Mapping 2004
http://www.rsc-sw-scotland.ac.uk