Academic Writing 1

Preliminary preparation: Select any company involved in the Transport and Logistics industry, preferably your own organisation or one you are familiar with upon which to base your answer. It can be the same organisation that you used for Assignment 1. As the nature of the information may be industry sensitive you can be assured of our care to maintain confidentiality. Should you select the same organisation as for assignment 1 you will still need to provide the organisational information in this assignment even though you have already provided it previously. You must clearly identify the company, providing the full and real name of the organisation in your answer. Provide a brief description of the company, the nature of the business and the approximate number of persons employed by the company. Include an organisational chart if available (please do not spend time reproducing the chart - a scanned copy or one from the website included as an Appendix is acceptable). This section should not be calculated in your word count as it provides the assessor with background information. Should you not have a suitable organisation upon which to base your answer please contact the Unit Lecturer. Department of Maritime and Logistics Management – JNB517 Management 23 Identify a situation in your organisation, department or work group where you would like to make a change. You are encouraged to contact the Unit Lecturer to discuss your topic choice before starting the assignment. NOTE: Should you wish to undertake a planned change on a topic that we will cover later in the semester, you are welcome to read this module and associated readings ahead of the scheduled timeframe and apply to your organisational setting. Assignment question: You should decide what is important in your answer but it must include the following: a) Identify the change that you wish to introduce, including the symptoms and causes. (5 marks) b) An analysis of the current organisational conditions. For example, the anticipated resistance to change, the factors providing pressure for change and the major restraining forces, the stakeholders involved and their likely reactions. (15 marks) c) On the basis of your analysis, provide recommendations for the implementation of the change. Your answer must address strategies to overcome resistance to change and to encourage engagement throughout the change process. (10 marks) See the Essay/report assessment criteria sheet on the following page for information about the criteria and the standards by which your work will be judged.