Change Management Report for Tesco: Models and Theories for Effective Change Implementation

Component
Management Report
Managing Change

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Identification and analysis of the changes at the organisational level....................................1
Change management theories and models to enable change to be more effectively enabled in
the future.................................................................................................................................5
Evaluate and Analyse.............................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
RECOMMENDATION.................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Change management can be explained as the process of managing and preparing for
dynamic situations by implementing new procedures, methods, ways and processes for
enhancing the performance at organisation levels. Change management is a very important part
for adapting to the dynamic situations and ensuring that the employees get compatible with the
new responsibilities, processes, plans and objectives for restoring the effectiveness and efficiency
of their performance at the workplace. The following report will discuss the change management
activities within Tesco. Tesco is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise
retailer that was established in the year 1919 and is headquartered in Welwyn Garden, London.
This report will describe the necessary organisation changes that took place within the
organisation and the areas where changes are required. For this purpose, it will demonstrate
about different models, concepts and theories that can be helpful for the process of change
implementation within the organisation. In the end it will cover discussion about the models that
are adopted by Tesco for effectively enabling the change in future. In the end, it consists of the
explanation of Kotter's change management and Lewin's 3 stage model of change for improving
the change management process of the organisation.
MAIN BODY
Identification and analysis of the changes at the organisational level
Change management refers to the process of managing the transitioning of the organisation
and its employees towards the changes implemented within the organisation such as new
processes, methods, plans, objectives etc. Due to the occurrence of Covid-19 global pandemic
the businesses needed to change their business strategies and organisational structures. For any
organisation it is very difficult to make changes in the business strategies and organisational
structure (Galli, 2018). Tesco has to implement significant change management strategies for
taking its business structure from physical workplace to remote work operations. Change
management is a very crucial process within an organisation to adapt to the dynamic situations
that affect the overall functioning of the organisation for staying competitive in the market.
Changes within an organisation are very important for handling the growth and development
activities of the organisation and improving its overall competitiveness (Barley and et.al., 2017).
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With the help of effective change management practices, models and theories and organisation
can transform itself and its employees from one phase to another phase by proper planning and
implementation of change management.
Figure 1: Change Management process
Due to the dynamic market variations such as rapid technological advancements,
globalisation, pandemic situations etc., Tesco is forced to implement changes. The main cause of
implementing change within the organisation is due to the shift of physical workplace to remote
work operations. The change management activities within Tesco have enhanced the ability of
the organisation for adapting to the current trends of the market. Tesco has focused on renovating
its ideas, processes, plans, methods, objectives etc. for enhancing organisational growth and
development activities. The changes in the organisation are related to improving the
organisational capabilities to handle the activities more leniently after the Covid-19 pandemic
which has led to the catastrophic effects. The company has developed stages for achieving
positive results for their change implementation and helping the employees to adjust those
changes. In my personal opinion I would say that an organisation is quite successful in making
changes effectively but there is always a scope for improvement. The company has focused on
identifying the skill gaps and loopholes within the activities of the organisation so that proper
action can be taken for implementing the changes (Light and Miskelly, 2015).
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