ASSIGNMENT 05 Due Date Unique Number Weight % of Assignment 06 September 2023 599642 INSTRUCTIONS Step 1: To answer Question 1, study section 8.6 of Lesson 8 and critically studied Chapter 20 of the prescribed textbook - Hayes (2022), The Theory and Practice of Change Management. In addition to using the prescribed book as your primary source of theory, you are also required to identify and download a minimum of 3 relevant journal articles from the Unisa library, incorporate them into your answers and reference them properly. Question 1 - Maximum of 2500 Words You are a Change Analyst of a medium-sized South Africa organisation that is considering acquiring a competitor that is on the brink of collapse. You are also an honours student at a South African branch of a large university based in Abuja, Nigeria. Your lecturer for a Change Management module (IB9CI), Dr. Mabadiliko Gbanwee, has asked you to write a 2500-word essay on communicating change based on Case Study 20.1 - Connect2 from your prescribed textbook. For you to write and submit an academically sound essay that blends theory and practice, Dr. Gbanwee has asked you to use the prescribed study materials as your primary source of theory. However, to expand your knowledge and understanding of the phenomenon you are writing about, Dr. Gbanwee has asked you to identify and make use of relevant supplementary material that can be accessed and downloaded from the university library. In your essay critically discuss the following: (i) the need for Connect? to develop a communication strategy during the change initiatives, and (ii) how would Connect2 go about developing a communication strategy to communicate the changes planned and implemented by the new owners