Assignment Instructions/ Description
Week 5 - Discussion 2
No unread replies.No replies.Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read the Combatting resistance to change during the COVID 19 pandemic with design thinking approach: Making a case for the public sector conference session, Understanding resistance to change: An experiential exercise article, the 6 Barriers to Organizational Change, and How to Overcome Them (Links to an external site.) blog post, and study the Ten Reasons Why People Resist Change in the Workplace? (Links to an external site.) video.
For this discussion forum, refer to the description of the family-owned grocery store in the first discussion forum this week. Discuss Julia’s responsibility for encouraging employees to participate and cooperate as the organizational change initiative is implemented.
In an initial post of at least 350 words and citing at least two required scholarly sources,
- Analyze possible causes of employee resistance to change.
- Describe how Julia and the family management team should deal with resistance to change among the employees.
- Evaluate how the approach Julia takes to deal with resistance will either lead to success or failure when it comes to implementing this change.
You may use the UAGC Writing Center resources, APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) and Formatting Your References List, (Links to an external site.) to assist you in this discussion forum.
Guided Response: Answer any questions your instructor has about your initial post and respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial posts. Each of your responses to your classmates should be at least 100 words in length. In your response share your ideas on the approach Julia should take and why you believe it could successfully implement the change.
You are encouraged to post your required replies early in the week to promote more meaningful and interactive discourse in this discussion forum. Respond with robust dialogue to anyone who replies to your initial post.
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