change management in the modern organisation

Your essay should consider the following: • What is change management? • What are some of the major challenges when trying to manage change in organisations? • What are some of the current theories on change management? • How does change management effect organisational effectiveness? • How the current change management theories be applied to support organisations? • What examples from recent media can you provide to support your discussion? The Essay requires: • A thorough research and treatment of the contemporary literature in the topic area. • A range of references that should demonstrate breadth and depth of research. • The incorporation of organisational examples as illustrative evidence. • An ability to utilise the wider literature in constructing the narrative is displayed throughout. • A display of critical evaluation and diagnostic skills in the choice of the data included. • A display of critical evaluation in the choice of the information sources used. • Appropriate and accurate use of the Harvard Referencing System. You must use a minimum of 10 references: • Text books: The prescribed text and at least 4 other text books • 4 different academic journal articles • 1 other source of your choice: Blog, newspaper, magazine or other Internet source • No more than 1 reference may be general Internet based sources. • Wikipedia is not to be used and does not count as an academic reference.