Question 1 (100 Marks)

The progressive advances in technology are changing the face of the global business environment to become very complex and dynamic for contemporary organisations. Human Resource Development professionals must possess a strong understanding of complex connections between various elements of a system, and respond in a strategic manner and remedy these complexities for the organisation by developing competent talent. Therefore, when executing Human Resource Development initiatives, many factors should be taken into consideration and the effective application of relevant approaches.

Select any organisation that you are familiar with, and act in the capacity of the Human Resource Development practitioner, appointed to assist your organisation to effectively implement various projects in order to easily adapt to continuous change in a dynamic business environment and achieve sustainable competitive advantage in the industry.

Develop a comprehensive proposal document on various organisational issues, for presentation during your next strategic review meeting. The proposal document should provide sufficient reference to the organisational context and extensive integration of appropriate theory. The document must follow the structure, order and numbering of sections as provided below:

1.4 Based on the recent challenges that your organisation is experiencing, Identify and motivate ONE (1) area that you recommend for change to be instituted. In order for the management team to buy into your change management recommendations, provide a critical argument on the possible application of Kurt Lewin's Three Stages model in managing change with minimum resistance from internal stakeholders within your organisation. Apply convincing examples on the role of training in this process to support the discussion. 1.5 To improve the adult learning approaches in your training interventions, analyse and examine the application of different modes of learning and learning styles in your organisation. Apply relevant examples to corroborate the discussion. 1.6 Provide an overall conclusion of the discussion document 5