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Assignment: Statement

Business organisations thrive on organizational development and change (ODC) throughout their work history. ODC is usually their way of responding to various environmental factors for the purpose of sustaining their existence on the market as well as achieving competitive advantage.

Requirement - Content

In light of the statement above and course reading, critically evaluate the ODC of a business organization of your choice, highlighting the dynamics and issues affected the ODC process. Your discussion should be supported by the relevant academic discourse and enriched by the practices and policies adopted by the organisation.

Requirement - Format

Your essay should be written in an academic style that is documented with citations, footnotes and a list of references. The work must be word-processed and must not exceed 1000 words. Your work should include the cover sheet for this assignment (it is available on Black Board). The font type used for this essay must be ‘Times New Roman' with a font size of 12. Line spacing of paragraphs should be 1.5.

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• Hard copy to be handed in on the due date specified on Blackboard calendar. Soft copy submitted via Safe Assign. Assignments submitted by email will not be accepted.

• Black text on white paper, A4 size

• Word processed (typed), not handwritten

• Maximum font size 12 pt.

• Use a normal (non-italicized, non-bolded) font, Times New Roman is recommended

• 1.5 spaced paragraphs

• Quotations and footnotes may be single-spacing.

• The writing should be mechanically correct, meaning (minimally) at a level we expect of university students: proofread, written in complete sentences with correct spelling and punctuation and proper citation of sources.

• You do have to cite all sources you used.

• Use APA as your main form of citation. In-text citations are mandatory.

• Number all pages except for the title page.

• Staple the papers at the top left corner.