Critical Review and Analysis Report

Running head: CRITICAL REVIEW REPORT
CRITICAL REVIEW REPORT
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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CRITICAL REVIEW REPORT1
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Background of the Article...........................................................................................................2
Article Claim...............................................................................................................................2
Purpose in currency and importance............................................................................................2
Author expertise...........................................................................................................................2
Thesis statement...........................................................................................................................3
Critique on the Article.....................................................................................................................3
Summary......................................................................................................................................3
Critique........................................................................................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
Background of the Article
The report is a critical review and analysis of an article on change management or change
leadership. The name of the article is “Change management – or change leadership?”. The
author of the article is Roger Gill (2003). The main focus of the article is towards finding the
relationships that exist between change management and leadership.
Article Claim
The main claim of the article is that while change management is very important for
organizations across the corporate world. It is very important that change is initiated, managed
and controlled through the development of effective leadership. The author proposes an
integrative model of effective leadership concerning change that can be sustained. The proposed
change model through effective leadership focuses on the important aspects of spiritual,
cognitive, behavioral and emotional dimensions. The model also consists of values, visions,
empowerment, strategies, inspiration and motivation. This model is claimed to be effective in
terms of managing change across organizations.
Purpose in currency and importance
The author has brought forward some important information through the study. The
current corporate environment is being affected by various changes. The article is focused
towards both evaluating the change processes that are taking place, including changing
operational environments and the leadership dimensions that tend to affect change management
across organizations. As argued by the author change has always faced resistance and lack of
commitment. This is a major threat to organizations that are currently engaged in the various
corporate sectors across the world. The currency of the article is determined by the fact that it
focuses on some of the important issues that organizations presently face due to the old practices
of change management that are in place. The subject is always important in view of the rapidly
changing organizational environments.
Author expertise
The author has significant expertise in the subject matter. Roger Gill is the director of the
research center for leadership studies at the University Of Strathclyde Graduate School Of
Business. He is the former professor of Human Resources and Organizational Behavior. At the