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Assignment

Using the Ashford University Library, locate and discuss a scholarly article that describes a successful change initiative within an organization. Next, locate and discuss a scholarly article that describes a failed change initiative within an organization. Compare and contrast the implementation theories used for the change events discussed in the two articles. Provide a summation of what could have been done to make the failed initiative a success.

Your paper should be three to four pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages). Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, and it must include references and in-text citations for at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library, in addition to the course text. The text reference for this assignment is chapters 6&10 of Palmer, Dunford & Buchanan (2017). Managing organizational change: A multiple perspectives approach. (3rd Ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.