Understanding and Leading Change

Understanding and
Leading Change

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1. Analyse several organisational examples in which operations and strategies of firm has
been influenced.......................................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P2. Several ways in which internal and external drivers of change that affect leadership,
individual behaviour and team members within firm.............................................................5
P3. Measures to overcome negative impacts of change on organisational behaviour...........7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
P4. Several barriers to change and identify how they impact decision-making of leadership in
context of organisation...........................................................................................................9
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11
P5. Different types of leadership approaches to deal with change into the organisation context
..............................................................................................................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCE.................................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Organisational change refers to the different types of modifications that may occur within
the workplace. It is considered as an essential characteristics for firm by which companies can
easily reach its successful goals through gaining competitive advantages appropriately. As it
refers to the alteration of structural relationship so that could be easy for employees to perform
their each task in a systematic manner (Kaufman, 2017). Therefore, technology plays significant
role as well into the firm through applying several changes within functions of firm. Present
report is based on PRIMARK AND ZARA. Further discussion will be based on different types
of organisational change as well as policy towards firm's strategy. After this, there are so many
internal and external drivers in regards with leadership and their barriers for change. At last,
several kind of leadership approaches that influence firm will get covered in this project.
TASK 1
P1. Analyse several organisational examples in which operations and strategies of firm has been
influenced
Organisational structure refers to the system that mainly shows that firms are adopting
advance technology by which they are directly able to achieve desired goals and objectives in a
perfect way. These sorts of activities involves several types of roles, rules and responsibilities.
Whereas, strategical plan may take long time but these assorted plan are always accomplished by
an organisation. ZARA is one of the best Spanish brand and very famous organisation as its
provide large number of products with several varieties (Azanza and et. al., 2013). It was
established in 1975 through Amancio Ortega and Rosalia Mera. For giving best goods and
services at marketplace this firm follows multiple organisational structure to achieve targeted
goals. On the other hand, PRIMARK, is the best fashion retailer which was formed in the year of
1969. it is headquartered in Dublin. Along with, this organisation follows tall organisational
structure in order to have large number of hierarchy. Difference between both firm on the behalf
of changing drivers has been described below:
Comparison between ZARA and PRIMARK
Basis ZARA PRIMARK
Technological Change It was the first organisation In order to bring so many
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