MBA 687 Module Two Report Guidelines and RubricScenario
Effective change plans are created by understanding several external factors influencing an organization, including p olitical, e conomic, s ocial, t echnological, l egal, and e nvironmental, or PESTLE, forces. Experienced executives carefully examine PESTLE forces to identify major opportunities and threats and then adjust their organizational change strategies accordingly.
Previously, you informed the VP about potential reasons why an organization fails to change and suggested ways to avoid them. Now, you have been asked to analyze the situation and recommend a change management plan to the VP. As part of your analysis, you need to evaluate and report to the VP about workforce change readiness and external forces that may affect the change management processes in the organization.
Prompt
Identify social and technological factors that can affect change readiness in an organization. Consider how these factors may influence the employees at the U.S. branch of the Singaporean software solutions provider. Then, write a report explaining your analysis to the VP.
Specifically, you must address the following criteria.
- Explain how social factors influence the change requirement of the organization.
- Use the PESTLE Forces Guide to identify social factors and refer to the U.S. Branch Overview for data about the U.S. branch. Note: This guide is only to assist with considerations and does not need to be submitted.
- Which social factors will significantly influence the change requirements of the U.S. unit’s workforce?
- How will social factors influence change readiness in the workforce?
- Explain how technological factors influence the change requirement of the organization.
- Use the PESTLE Forces Guide to identify technological factors and refer to the U.S. Branch Overview for data about the U.S. branch.
- Which technology factors will significantly influence workforce planning and training requirements?
- How will technology factors influence change readiness in the workforce?
What to Submit
Submit a Word document using double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. This assignment should be 3–5 pages in length and incorporate references, including course materials, cited in APA format and listed on a separate reference page. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.
Module Two Report RubricCriteriaExceeds Expectations (100%)Meets Expectations (90%)Partially Meets Expectations (70%)Does Not Meet Expectations (0%)ValueSocial Factors InfluenceExceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerExplains key social factors and their influence on change readiness of the organization’s workforceShows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying the key social factors or explaining their influence on the change readiness of the organization’s workforceDoes not attempt criterion40Technological Factors InfluenceExceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerExplains key technological factors and their influence on the change readiness of the organization’s workforceShows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying key technological factors or explaining their influence on the change readiness of the organization’s workforceDoes not attempt criterion40Articulation of ResponseExceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerClearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spellingShows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spellingSubmission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling10Citations and AttributionsUses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errorsUses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errorsUses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errorsDoes not use citations for ideas requiring attribution