The research project provides students with the opportunity to explore the process by which organizations change and transform with emphasis on what makes for effective change in organizations. Research activities will involve analyzing the intricacies in organizational change management such as factors/conditions that influence changes and the implications of change components (i.e., change agents, initiatives, processes) on stakeholders and the actual change. Findings from this research project will help inform the theory and practice of organizational change management.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Students will work independently under the supervision of Dr Theresa A. Chika-James to complete the following task:

1. Complete professional training on research methods

2. Conduct a literature review on one (selected) change management topic stated below:

- Organizational Change and Ethical Conduct in Work Environment

- Organizational Change Readiness and Resistance

- Forces of Change and the Shaping of Hybrid Management Practices

- Management Education in a Canadian Context: Associated Effects of Service-Learning on Individual and Organizational Change.

3. Systematically collate and summarise research findings in an 8-12 pages report.

Students will be working with Dr. Theresa A. Chika-James on a research project on organizational change and listed related topics. Guidance on conducting research will be provided throughout the research project.