Assignment on Organizational Teams & Groups
World University of Bangladesh
Organizational Development
Assignment on Organizational Teams & Groups
Course code: HRM 1006
Submitted by: Ishtiaque Ahmed
Department: Business Administration
ID No: WUB-01/08/20/614
Batch: 20th
Sec: A
Roll: 614
Submitted to: Nargis Begum
Lecturer of Business Administration Department
World University of Bangladesh
Submission Date:
25th of May 2012
Question 1. Describe the model for managing change.
Ans: There are 5 stages in the model for managing change. They are—
1. Motivating change 2. Creating a vision 3. Developing political support 4. Managing transition 5. Sustaining momentum.
[1] Motivating change: There are two sets of motivating change, they are—
a) Creating readiness to change and b) Overcoming resistance to change
a) Creating readiness to change: There are three activities of creating to change. The activities are—
➢ Make them understand that why it must occur. ➢ Show difference between current and future state of affairs and ➢ Communicate positively.
b) Overcoming resistance to change: The activities are—
➢ Dealing empathetically with employee’s feelings. ➢ Providing extensive communication about the changed effort and ➢ Encouraging participation by organizational members in planning changing
[2] Creating a vision: Well defined visions reduce uncertainty, show that the future will be beneficial and demonstrate that the future is attainable.
[3] Developing political support: Developing political support is critical in successful changed efforts. Powerful individuals and groups must be convinced/influenced that the change is good for them.
There are three sets of activities for developing political support. They are— ➢ Assessing agent’s power. ➢ Identifying key stake holders ➢ Influencing
Organizational Development
Assignment on Organizational Teams & Groups
Course code: HRM 1006
Submitted by: Ishtiaque Ahmed
Department: Business Administration
ID No: WUB-01/08/20/614
Batch: 20th
Sec: A
Roll: 614
Submitted to: Nargis Begum
Lecturer of Business Administration Department
World University of Bangladesh
Submission Date:
25th of May 2012
Question 1. Describe the model for managing change.
Ans: There are 5 stages in the model for managing change. They are—
1. Motivating change 2. Creating a vision 3. Developing political support 4. Managing transition 5. Sustaining momentum.
[1] Motivating change: There are two sets of motivating change, they are—
a) Creating readiness to change and b) Overcoming resistance to change
a) Creating readiness to change: There are three activities of creating to change. The activities are—
➢ Make them understand that why it must occur. ➢ Show difference between current and future state of affairs and ➢ Communicate positively.
b) Overcoming resistance to change: The activities are—
➢ Dealing empathetically with employee’s feelings. ➢ Providing extensive communication about the changed effort and ➢ Encouraging participation by organizational members in planning changing
[2] Creating a vision: Well defined visions reduce uncertainty, show that the future will be beneficial and demonstrate that the future is attainable.
[3] Developing political support: Developing political support is critical in successful changed efforts. Powerful individuals and groups must be convinced/influenced that the change is good for them.
There are three sets of activities for developing political support. They are— ➢ Assessing agent’s power. ➢ Identifying key stake holders ➢ Influencing