Assessment: Refereed Article on Change Management

Assignment Tasks

1. Write a summary of the article by identifying and explaining the author's idea and perspective and the audience. Include direct quotes from the article to illustrate your points. Identify the objectives or key points in the assignment.

2. Select theories/concepts of leading and managing change that are applicable to the article with articulated critical understanding.

3. Make a critical review of the article. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the opinions of the author and discuss both the positive and negative points based on your overall judgment.

4. Discuss your own point of view on how change can be implemented based on your evaluation. Relate your critical analysis to any of the theoretical models of change.

5. Conclude the key points and reasons identified during the critical evaluation.

6. Implement Harvard Style of Referencing from at least 15 references with year not older than 2006 from varied sources.

Instructions: Below is a refereed article with its corresponding link for you to do critical analysis and critiquing. To illustrate your point, bring in references to provide evidence in support of your critique. Write the title of the article and name of the author in the final assignment paper.

Mastering Change Management

Author: Claudette Pope

Write In an assay format
I. Introduction
1.1 Summary of the Article (A brief profile of the article (summary of the idea of the author about change and how it is to be implemented)
1.2 Objectives of the Assignment ( refer to the tasks required for the article)

II. Content and Analysis
2.1 Theories/concepts of change that is applicable to the article. (with proper relevant citations)
2.2 Strength and Weaknesses of author's opinion. (support analysis and evaluation with proper relevant citations)
2.3 Positive and Negative Points of the author's opinion (support analysis and evaluation with proper relevant citations)
2.4 Own Point of View on Implementation of Change (supported with theory or concept of change with proper citation) Conclusion (summary of the major highlights or points of the assignment; the learning received in relation to the objectives of the assignment)

IV. References (follow Harvard Style of Referencing; at least 15 references not older that 2007 from varied sources; classify your references according to: a. Books b. Journals c. Articles d. Thesis/dissertation e. Online Sources)
a. Books
b. Journals
c. Thesis/Dissertations
d. Online Sources