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Change Theories and Leadership

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Prior to beginning this assignment, carefully review Chapter 3 of the text. In addition, using the Gale Business: InsightsLinks to an external site. database located in the UAGC Library, research your selected organizations. Be sure to properly cite the database as a reference for your selected organizations.

Numerous changes occurred at the CEO level during the 2020-2022 fiscal seasons. With new leadership comes change opportunities and change challenges.

From the list below, pick two of the organizations with changes in leadership and research the possible changes that accompany this transition.

• CEO Change Choices: Pick two
  • Disney – From Chapek to Iger
  • Ford – From Hackett to Farley
  • Amazon – From Bezos to Jassy
  • LinkedIn – From Weiner to Roslansky
  • MGM Resorts – From Murren to Hornbuckle
  • Harley Davidson – From Levatich to Zeitz
  • Walgreens Boots Alliance – Wasson to Brewer
  • For one of your selections, you may include a major company with a CEO change that has occurred within the past 12 months. The same analysis criteria must be used for your selection. Change Theories and Leadership

In your paper,

• Provide a brief overview of the company using the Business Insights Global Tip Sheet FinalLinks to an external site..,
• Provide an overview of both the exiting leader and the new leader.,
• Describe the challenges of the organization and the changes needed.,
• Assess how the changes might impact customers employees and investors.,
• Selecting from Ackerman & Anderson’s roadmap for change Cummings and Worley’s five dimensions of leading and managing change or Kotter’s eight step approach, what change model would you recommend for the new leadership team and why?

You may select different models for the selected organizations.

This paper should be at a minimum of sevenpages of content, not including the title and reference pages. There should be one introduction and one summary for the entire paper. Each company should have a minimum of three pages of content. Support your work with the text and with at least four credible resources. One resource should be specific to the selected organization. Two additional resources should be research-oriented about the change model selected.

Use APA Style ElementsLinks to an external site. as provided in the paper outline for headings to provide the reader with a clear path of content and to create an organized document.

The Change theories and leadership paper

• must be at least 7 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
• must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
  • title of paper in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page
  • student’s name
  • name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • course name and number
  • instructor’s name
  • due date
• must utilize academic voice. Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
  • Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• must use at least four scholarly resources in addition to the course text and the Gale Business: InsightsLinks to an external site. database in the UAGC library.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source. Change Theories and Leadership
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site.guide.
• must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.