HCM541: You are to Select an Appropriate Organization that You have Access to. This will Most Likely be the Organization: Leadership and Change Management Assignment, SUSS, Singapore

Assignment Specification:

Instructions: (3000 words)

You are to select an appropriate organization that you have access to.  This will most likely be the organization that you currently work for.  The organization may be a private, a public, or a voluntary organization.  You may want to focus on a unit, sub-division, or even a department within the organization, particularly if the organization is very large or operates on an international or global scale.

• Must have an office in SG
• Can not pick a small organization (department you choose must have at least 50-60 staff, medium-size organization/department)
• Not to choose organization link to government, for example, Sing post, Singtel, Singapore airlines, NTUC, Capital, OCBC.
• No need to mention the company name

You will need access to at least one key informant and access to some level of company documentation (for example, annual reports, web site, publicity material, or other materials, if they are available to you).  You may disguise the real identity of the organization by using a fictitious name if you prefer.

Introduce the organization.  Give a brief description of its background, vision, mission, and current strategies.

Undertake a systematic diagnosis of the organization (or unit / sub-division / department), with a focus on the following:

• A brief analysis of the organization’s internal environment.
• An identification of the key problem(s) / inefficiencies facing the organization or the opportunities or activities with good scope for improvement.
• An identification of the underlying source(s) of the problem(s) and any cause and effect relationships between the problems identified.

Based on the diagnosis you have made, identify specific intervention(s) to address the problems you have identified and explain why you believe the intervention(s) you have selected are appropriate.

Students are expected to complete all assignments ensuring that they are submitted by the specified date. All submissions must be typed, be well laid out, written in an academic style with appropriate headings (introduction, main part, and concluding comments) and sections.

• Students are expected to exhibit the following competencies:
• Knowledge and understanding of key concepts,
• Analysis and level of argument,
• The extent of reading and references used,
• Structure and presentation of the submission, writing style, etc.