Managing Change

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Student ID Number | 20039580 | Student Name | Kevin Dean | Assignment Title | “Leadership is the most important factor in Managing Change” Analytically Assess this Statament | Date Submitted | 8th March 2013 | Cohort Number | | Provisional Mark **** For Authorised Person at Cardiff Met only*** | |

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“Leadership is the most important factor in Managing Change”
Analytically assess this statement

Name Kevin Dean
Student No 20039580
Course 20 Twenty Leadership 2012 / 2013
Date 8th March 2013

This essay discusses that leadership is the most important factor in the change management process and covers the reasons for the acceleration in change process; the reasons for failure and how to succeed and gain a competitive advantage within the construction industry for the 21st century.

The pace of change has accelerated to a significant pace in organisation over recent years. Changes in external environment have brought about the need for organisations to adapt their internal attitudes, strategies, structures and operations to meet the demands of new external conditions (Craig et al 2005). The construction Industry is no exception to this rule and in July 1994 Sir Michael Latham was commissioned by the United Kingdom government and industry organisations to review procurement and contractual arrangements in the UK construction industry, aiming to tackle controversial issues facing the industry during a period of lapse in

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