1) What are the underlying assumptions about people in organisations and how they should be managed in Kotter’s (1995) approach to change management? Consider all the schools of management thought that you have studied and select elements from different theories and historical periods to build the arguments linking the theories with specific aspects of Kotter’s (1995) approach.
2) Describe an organisational change initiative that you have experienced at work using Kotter’s (1995) framework. How well does the 8-step transformation process describe your experiences? What are the strengths and what are the limitations of the theory?
3) Research the famous change management case Shell’s Downstream One.Who do you think are the stakeholders of this initiative? Which do you think are the sources and indicators of the power of the different stakeholder groups you can identify?
Introduction should have what Change is all about the if change is permanent or temporary also the change you have mention is a successful transformation. If a change
has happened how do you think people should be managed ?
Step 2
Q.1 Dentify scientific management and administrative management also use Lewin’s theory in the first question.
Q.2 Explain something like a training programme like communicating vision to the employees, what to do if employees don’t like change. Identify their reasons and take slow steps to convince them. In terms of execution how it could be executed. Give conclusion.
Q.3 Identify stakeholders, different sources of power with references.