HRM 560 Managing Organizational Change : Resistance and Communication

Resistance and Communication

Watch the Resistance and Communication video for help getting started on this assignment.

Introduction

Using your selected organization, diagnose the organization’s level of resistance, and construct a solid communication plan. Use a tablet, smartphone, laptop, desktop, or traditional video recorder to record a maximum of a 5–7-minute dynamic video on the topics detailed below. Alternatively, you may submit a 4–6-page paper instead of the video submission.

Instructions

Prepare and present a video that is a maximum of 5–7-minutes or write a 4–6-page paper in which you:

1. Diagnose the reasons for resistance to change.
2. Interpret the potential causes of resistance in the organization. Identify and describe three potential causes of resistance to your change plan. Identify and describe three potential sources of resistance to your change plan.
3. Create a plan for minimizing possible resistance to your change management plan.
4. Elaborate on the relationship between resistance to change and communication.
5. Evaluate three communication strategies.
6. Recommend one communication strategy that would be applicable to your organization. Diagnose why this communication strategy is best for your organization.
7. Create a solid communication plan for your change initiative.
8. Use at least four quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

If you choose to submit a video presentation, please also submit a one page summary of your presentation.This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Create a communication plan for a change initiative that will minimize resistance to change.

Video Upload

If you are using a tablet or smartphone you will need to email the video file to yourself, then save it to a computer in order to upload to Blackboard. You may want to upload your video to a file-sharing service, such as Dropbox if your email will not let you send a large video file. Dropbox is accessible from all smartphones and tablets from the Dropbox app.

• Once you are ready to upload your video to Blackboard, view the “Student Video Assignment Submission” tutorial in the Creating a Presentation for Your Course playlist.
• Please use the following naming convention in the pop-up window for your video once it is finished uploading:
  • Title: Your First Name, Your Last Name – Managing Organizational Change.
  • Tags: HRM560, Organizational Change.
  • Description: First Name, Last Name – HRM560 Assignment 4 (Date Uploaded ex. 11-14-2014).