Change Management

Task:
Find an organisation of your choice and describe and evaluate a specific change that they went through.  Why was the change triggered, how was it managed and was it successful or not.  Whilst you are performing this analysis, please use appropriate theories, models and relevant examples.

Expected Format of the Report
-Executive Summary:
A summary including information on what this report has achieved in doing.
-Table of Contents:
Each section included in the report should be listed and given its own numbering, which is in turn reflected in the report itself.
-Introduction:
In this section I would expect the best students to:
Discuss what we mean by change management.
Consider why an understanding of change management is highly important.
Explain any relevant theories/models in relation to the wider topic of change management.
Signpost the structure of the document, including a brief overview of the company they have chosen.
-Main Body:
In this section I would expect students to discuss the changes that the organisation they have chosen had to deal with.  A clear analysis should be provided in relation to what was the change, what was the impact it had on the organisation and how did they deal with it.
-Conclusions:
This section should summarise the main points of the previous section, drawing everything together.
-Recommendations:
Any recommendations might take the form of advice to managers attempting to understand the business environment.
-List of References:
References need to be provided in an alphabetical order.