Study and analyze the required resources offered in the module and other relevant resources (optional resources, videos and others indicated by the teacher). In addition, you can do a search in reliable sources on the Internet and in the Virtual Library.

Then, write a 2,500-word critique in which you discuss the importance of employees being change agents. The critical essay is intended for you to exercise the skills of critical reasoning and evaluation of information and theories, which are important tools when analyzing the content. The analysis must contain the following:

Introduction

Write concisely and clearly what will be discussed in the analysis. The introduction should have a minimum of two to three paragraphs.

Development

1. Study the flowchart provided here Download here. Can an employee at the bottom level of the organization chart be a change agent? Explain your answer.

FLOWCHART:

Superior Level

Intermediate, Executive Level

Level, lower, technical or operational

2. Answer if you agree with the following statement and explain why: In order to innovate, there must be room to make mistakes. However, making too many mistakes can lead to failure.

3. From the point of view of human resources, what are the implications of cultivating innovation in employees?

4. Planned change is often considered the best approach to take in organizations. Unplanned changes, can they be effective? Explain your answer.

5. Organizations often have limits to the amount of change they can accommodate. As a manager of the Human Resources Department, what important points would you consider that might suggest that the organization has exceeded its capacity for change?

Conclusion

o Summarize the topics discussed throughout the writing. The conclusion should have a minimum of two to three paragraphs.