Kotter Change Management Model

Assignment 3: Kotter Change Management Model

Due Week 7 and worth 200 points

Using the company that your instructor previously approved [Coca Cola], apply Kotter’s eight (8) steps of change management to an HR situation you have selected for change. You will address all eight (8) of the Kotter steps while developing an action plan for each step.

Write a six to eight (8)full  pages paper in which you:

1. Provide a very specific overview of Kotter’s change management model which includes information on the creator of the model, their beliefs about the model, and other key points.
2. Determine how each of the 8-steps of the model applies to your specific organization. Hint: Consider reviewing your previous assignments in the course.
3. Develop a strategy (consider communication strategies and planning from assignment 2) that illustrates how you would address each of the eight (8) stages of change:
   • Establishing a sense of urgency
   • Creating coalition
   • Developing vision and strategy
   • Communicating the vision
   • Empowering broad-based action
   • Generating short-term wins
   • Consolidating gains and producing more change
   • Anchoring new approaches into the culture

4.  Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Academic journals, professional HR sites, and professional business sites are highly recommended.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing an APA formatted running head with page number, the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. No artwork, designs, colors or images are permitted. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Compare theories of change management and select an appropriate theory for an organization change.
• Analyze diagnostic models relevant to various aspects of the change management process.
• Identify organizational changes that link to vision.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in managing organizational change.
• Write clearly and concisely about managing organizational change using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the rubric posted in the student guide.