To identify the key management challenges and evaluate the organisational and cultural change and transformation. A case study of AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE is provided for along with additional information as exhibits.
individual report based on your discussion of the case (70%).
The report will not exceed 3,000 words, excluding appendices.
Learning Outcomes to be Assessed:
1. Evaluate the impact of organisational structure on the human resource.
2. Appraise management philosophies and current practice in managing human resources.
3. Analyse the characteristics of a ‘learning organisation’ in relation to motivational theory.
4. Evaluate change management theories and assess how an effective communication strategy can contribute to organisational success.
Assessment Details:
Read the case study provided on Agilent Technologies and discuss the following:
1. What were the key challenges that the Agilent management team faced in launching Agilent?
2. Evaluate Agilent’s organizational and cultural transformation strategy.
3. Evaluate Agilent’s organization and cultural transformation execution.
4. What should Ned Barnholt and his team do now to effectively communicate their strategy for organisational success?
Assessment
Criteria
? 1. What were the key challenges that the Agilent management team faced in launching Agilent? 2. Evaluate Agilent’s organizational and cultural transformation strategy. 3. Evaluate Agilent’s organization and cultural transformation execution. 4. What should Ned Barnholt and his team do now to effectively communicate their strategy for organisational success?
Weighting: 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Grading
Criteria
0 – 29% Little or no knowledge of external and internal challenges faced by the Agilent Management Team. Little or no knowledge demonstrated of Agilent’s organisational and cultural transformation strategy. Little or no knowledge displayed of Agilent’s organization and cultural transformation execution. Little or no knowledge of how to effectively communicate a strategy for organisational success.
30 – 39% Inadequate knowledge demonstrated of external and internal challenges faced by the Agilent Management Team. Inadequate knowledge demonstrated of Agilent’s organisational and cultural transformation strategy. Inadequate knowledge displayed of Agilent’s organization and cultural transformation execution. Extremely patchy knowledge of how to effectively communicate a strategy for organisational success.
40 – 49% Knowledge demonstrated of external and internal challenges faced by the Agilent Management Team. Knowledge demonstrated of Agilent’s organisational and cultural transformation strategy. Knowledge demonstrated of Agilent’s organization and cultural transformation execution. Demonstrated a balanced, basic knowledge of how to effectively communicate a strategy for organisational success.
50 – 59% Explained the challenges faced by the Agilent Management Team. Explained Agilent’s organisational and cultural transformation strategy. Explained Agilent’s organization and cultural transformation execution. Analysed how to effectively communicate their strategy for organisational success?
60 – 69%
Analysed the challenges faced by the Agilent Management Team. Analysed Agilent’s organisational and cultural transformation strategy. Analysed Agilent’s organization and cultural transformation execution. Proposed how to effectively communicate their strategy for organisational success, supported by relevant theories and practices
70+%
Evaluated the effects faced by the Agilent Management Team. Evaluated Agilent’s organisational and cultural transformation strategy and alternative strategies proposed Evaluated Agilent’s organization and cultural transformation execution and an alternative plan devised. Evaluated and Proposed alternative communication strategies to achieve organisational success, supported by relevant theories and practices
Checklist
Table of Assessment Criteria and Associated Grading Criteria Presentation
Assessment
Criteria
? 1. Individual
Weighting: 1.0
Grading
Criteria
0 – 29% No real effort on identifying key challenges faced by the organisation
30 – 39% Attempted identifying key challenges faced by the organisation
40 – 49% Identified identifying key challenges faced by the organisation
50 – 59% Identified identifying key challenges faced by the organisation and cultural transformation
60 – 69%
Identified identifying key challenges faced by the organisation and cultural transformation and execution
70+%
Identified identifying key challenges faced by the organisation and cultural transformation and execution with a strategy for future success
Checklist
Key challenges
Organisational and cultural transformation
Organization and cultural transformation execution.
Action plan for the project
Communicated their strategy for organisational success
Theoretical underpinning
