Organisational Change and Sustainable Organisations

Topic: Organisational Change and Sustainable Organisations

You are a team of organisational change experts and you are required to locate a problem an organisation or industry currently faces to improve their environmental
sustainability and recommend a change strategy. You will need to incorporate key theory and identify factors of change necessary to sustain the change. Focus on one of
the three key themes in your report (Human Sustainability, Leadership & Governance or Innovation & Industry) to guide your analysis and recommendations.
In developing your recommendations, the written report must utilise at least two organisational change theories, processes or models to address these research
questions:
How can the organisation/industry lessen its impact on the environment?
What change processes are useful and effective for organisations to develop sustainable practices?
Who will be affected by these changes?
What obstacles might the organisation face in order to become sustainable?
How can these obstacles be overcome?
What evidence can you use to support your recommendations?
To address these questions, your report must cover the following aspects (but these do NOT need to be used as subheadings:
Introduction/Background:
Outline the background of the chosen organisation or industry and what needs to change and why.
Theoretical Analysis:
Review the theory regarding change process in organisations. Include definitions of key concepts, and analyse and compare the effects and importance of the various
drivers of change using at least 2 theories.
Application of Theory:
Link change theory to the organisation /industry to becoming sustainable and lessen its impact on the environment and discuss the effects on the organisation /
industry of these changes. Connect using your chosen theme.
Overcoming Obstacles and Sources of Resistance:
Highlight potential obstacles in the organisation /industry to the proposed changes being sustained in the medium to long term. Consider how an organisation may
overcome such obstacles. Highlight the role of people also.
Recommendations:
Provide and justify specific recommendations. These should extend from your discussion and use the supporting theory above. Identify any limitations with change
theory.