Final Question 5

Research the initiative you select and the business. What is at issue here is how to affect large scale organizational change. What is the company you selected doing in this regard?

Due Date: Sunday at 11:59 pm EST of Unit 7
Points: 100

Overview:

The goal of your Final Paper is to describe how you would implement a major program
of organizational change as if you were a senior leader of the company, using one of the
following approaches:

• An organization-wide initiative to improve Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
• Where work allows, moving from traditional “in-office” environment to remote

work or a hybrid model (partly in office, partly remote).
• Adopting CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) as a Key organization-wide

initiative.
• Increased automation in processes and the increase in the use of Artificial

Intelligent systems.
• Optimizing Digital communications (all forms of video, audio and text-based

communications) to replace or enhance traditional interactions.
• Six Sigma
• Organizational-wide, continuous Learning
• Kaizen
• Systems Thinking

Additionally, the Final Paper’s purpose is to draw upon as much of the course material
as possible, but specifically from Units 5 -7.
In this assignment, you will submit your Final Paper.

Instructions:

You will take the feedback left for you on your draft of your Final Paper from Unit 6 and
apply it to your Final Paper. The requirements for your Final Paper are:

• Research the initiative you select and the business. What is at issue here is how
to affect large scale organizational change. What is the company you selected
doing in this regard?

HRM335 – Organizational Behavior

Unit 7 Assignment: Final Paper, Part 5

• Answer/address these questions:
o What is meant by organizational change approach selection (i.e.: DEI,

CSR Six Sigma, etc.)?
o What specific goals do you hope to achieve with this program? For

example, improve Return on Investment, Market Share, reduction in
errors, etc

o How will these goals be measured?
o How will the program be implemented?
o How will the company be structured to achieve these results?
o How will “buy-in” by the employees be gained?
o What is the role of leadership/management in the implementation of your

selected organizational change approach selection?
o Discuss the implications for organizational culture

• It is important that you are as specific as possible and that you use terms and
information gleaned from the text and from research! All research citations must
be in APA formatting.

• Specific, real world examples are preferred where possible (discovered by
research). For example, how did a company like Continental Airlines restructure
themselves? How do these examples reflect concepts we are studying? If you
must make assumptions to supplement the material you find, if insufficient real
world examples exist, then please identify when you have done so.

Your draft will include all of the required elements of your Final Paper:
You are expected to review the feedback left for you and incorporate it into your final
Paper that you will submit in Unit 7. The Final Draft will receive a grade of 0 if any of
the preceding deliverables are not turned in as directed.
Requirements:

• APA formatted using double spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font.
• APA formatted title and reference pages.
• The page length should be at least 8 pages, excluding title, abstract, or reference

pages.
• Use normal headings.
• Use of bullets acceptable, where appropriate, however, the entire work should

not be bullets.
• Graphics are fine, but no more than three which do not take up more than ¼ of

the page.
• A minimum of 3 separate citations is required.
• In addressing the questions posed, it is preferable that your paper “flow” as a

coherent narrative, rather than organizing your paper around the questions;
embed your responses to the questions in the paper.

Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you
write and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Unit 7.1 Final Paper, Part 5

CRITERIA Exemplary Proficient Needs
Improvement

Deficient

(15 points) (12-14 points) (9-11 points) (0-8 points)

Definition of Your
Organizational
Change Approach
Selection

Detailed and
thorough
description with
definition.

Description and
definition is
present, but
missing minor
details.

Description and
definition is
present, but
missing key
details.

Description and
definition is
missing or poorly
presented.

(5 points) (4 points) (3 points) (0-2 points)

Information about
the Business
Chosen

Company selected
and more than 5
specifics identified.

Company selected
and 5 specifics
identified.

Company selected
with 2-4, specific
details provided.

Fewer than 2
specific details
about the
company.

Identification of
Goals and
Outcomes, with
Specific Metrics

More than 3 goals
identified, two of
which were
discovered by
research. Detailed
and contains
specific examples.

3 goals identified,
one of which is
identified through
research with
some concrete
examples.

2 goals specifically
identified. Little to
no identification of
specific
measurement
criteria.

Less than 2
goals identified.

(20 points) (16-19 points) (12-15 points) (0-11 points)

Plan for
Implementation

Provides several
specific details
about team building,
communication,
Etc. Uses concepts
such as the Yago,
Vroom, Yetton
Model.

A plan for
implementation, is
present, but
missing minor
details.

A plan for
implementation is
present, but
missing key
details.

A plan for
implementation
is missing or
poorly
presented.

(15 points) (12-14 points) (9-11 points) (0-8 points)

Discussion of
Organizational
Structure

Provides a thorough
overview of two or
more such concepts
as mechanistic/
organic
organizations, flat/
tall/matrix
organizations,
geographic/
customer
differentiation, etc. A
sample org chart is

Discussion of
organizational
structure is
present, but
missing minor
details.

Discussion of
organizational
structures is
present, but
missing key
details.

Discussion of
organizational
structures is
missing or poorly
presented.

(10 points) (8-9 points) (6-7 points) (0-5 points)

Getting Buy-in
from Employees
and Overcoming
Resistance

Presents specifics
on such things as
organizational
socialization,
organizational
learning, training,
behavior
management and
motivational
techniques, job
analysis/design.
Use of theories and
concepts evident.

A plan for buy-in
and overcoming
resistance is
present, but
missing minor
details.

A plan for buy-in
and overcoming
resistance is
present, but
missing key
details.

A plan for buy-in
and overcoming
resistance is
missing or poorly
presented.

Role of Leadership Provides specific
functions of
management, for
example
Mertzbergs Theory;
discusses
leadership theories
such trait theory,
etc.

Specific roles of
leadership are
present, but
missing minor
details.

Specific roles of
leadership are
present, but
missing key
details.

Specific roles of
leadership are
missing or poorly
presented.

Discussion of the
Implications for
Organizational
Culture

Fully discusses
such concepts as
artifacts, symbols,
rituals, power and
control issues,
communication
gaps and biases.
Culture defined.

Culture is defined,
but missing minor
details.

Culture is defined,
but missing key
details.

Definition of
culture is
missing or poorly
presented.

Mechanics –
Grammar,
Spelling, Writing
Flow and use of
APA Style

Writing and format
is clear,
professional, APA
compliant, and error
free.

Few errors that do
not impede
professional
presentation.

Significant errors
that do not impede
professional
presentation.

Errors impede
professional
presentation;
guidelines not
followed.