Assignment title: Information
HR role in organizational change: Change management
This part of the assignment asks you to evaluate strategic options for managing HR issues related to the change, including those you identified in part 1 (note: part 1 of the assignment is attached as a word document).
For this assignment, continue in the role of internal change agent for an organization that is planning a significant restructuring. You will use the same scenario that you used for in your part 1 Assignment (attached) and expand your thinking to evaluate strategies that the organisation might use to mitigate problems and maximise the opportunities presented by the change. This assignment asks you to synthesise your learning over the prior weeks of the module in the context of organisational change.
Complete a 1,500-word paper in which you propose and evaluate different strategic options for addressing HR issues in your scenario organisation, including the cultural, ethical and CSR issues identified in your part 1 Assignment. (attached) Add further detail about your organisation and the scenario if needed.
In completing your assignment, consider the following questions:
¥ What measures or tools might you use to better understand the issues you identified previously and their impact on the organisation and its staff?
¥ What HR strategies, practices or systems might you implement or enhance to address the identified issues? Why would you choose these options and not others?
¥ With whom would you need to work or collaborate in order to implement these strategies?
¥ Might the strategies you are proposing create any new issues or problems, and how might you mitigate those?
¥ How would you know if your decisions had the desired effect? What kinds of measures or metrics might you use to assess your impact on the organisation?
In addition to external references, please use at lease 3 references from the list below:
References:
• Armstrong, M. (2006) A handbook of human resource management practice. London: Kogan Page.
'Organizational development, change, and transformation' (pp.337-358)
• Boxall, P. & Purcell, J. (2011) Strategy and human resource management. 3rd ed. London: Palgrave.
'Human resource strategy and the dynamics of industry-based competition' (pp.257-280).
• Battilana, J. & Casciaro, T. (2012) 'Change agents, networks, and institutions: a contingency theory of organizational change', Academy of Management Journal, 55 (2), pp.381-398.
• Lengnick-Hall, C., Beck, T. & Lengnick-Hall, M. (2011) 'Developing a capacity for organisational resilience through strategic human resource management', Human Resource Management Review, 21 (3), pp.243-255.
• Vazirani, N. (2013) 'An integrative role of HR in handling issues post mergers and acquisitions', SIES Journal of Management, 9 (2), pp.82-88.