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EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND LAW

ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT HRM09103

Academic session: Exam duration:

Diet: 2 hours

Reading time:

(excluding reading time) None

Total exam time:

2 hours

Please read full instructions before commencing writing Exam paper information 

Total number of pages:

TWO pages

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Number of questions:

SIX questions

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Answer THREE questions

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All answers should be supported by reference to academic texts

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Examples from real organisations can be given to support points made

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All questions carry equal marks

Special instructions 

None

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None

Examiner: Dr Allan Ramdhony

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1. Do you agree or disagree with the claim that the psychological contract is becoming

more transactional? Give reasons for your answer, making reference to theory to support your arguments.

2. According to Hayes (2007), transformational change ‘involves a paradigm shift and completely new behaviours … this calls for principles, assumptions and values that underpin the implicit and explicit rules that guide behaviour to be revised’. How can a change agent lead transformational change successfully?

3. Discuss the key features of Organisational Development (OD). How can OD contribute to the successful implementation of change projects within organisations?

4. ‘Employee participation … is perhaps the most powerful lever management can use to gain acceptance of change’ (Judson, 1991). What are the potential barriers to employee participation? How can change agents facilitate employee participation in the change process? 5. Critically examine the theories of planned and emergent change and explain how these can inform approaches to the management of organisational change. 6. How can becoming a learning organisation affect the management of change?

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