Course: Business Unit: Business Challenges – Change Management Task 2: Research Report XXXXXXXXXXLength: XXXXXXXXXXwords Weight: 40% Teacher: Sandhia Prasad & Kerry Buik Due: XXXXXXXXXX/10/2017 (Mon,...

You are to carry out a research and write a business report addressing the following:
(i) Discuss at least three influences that forces businesses to undergo
changes
(ii) Analyse the impact of the changes in part (i) on businesses
(iii) With reference to any Australian business:  discuss a major change it has recently undergone  analyse the reasons for the change and  evaluate the impact of that change on that particular business.

Course: Business Unit: Business Challenges – Change Management Task 2: Research Report Length: 1000-1500 words Weight: 40% Teacher: Sandhia Prasad & Kerry Buik Due: 30/10/2017 (Mon, Week 4) Distributed: 18/09/2016 INSTRUCTIONS: REPORT “The only constant in business is change. The pace of change is accelerating, with change coming from both internal and external sources. How a business responds to these changes will ultimately determine its future.” You are to carry out a research and write a business report addressing the following: (i) Discuss at least three influences that forces businesses to undergo changes (ii) Analyse the impact of the changes in part (i) on businesses (iii) With reference to any Australian business:  discuss a major change it has recently undergone  analyse the reasons for the change and  evaluate the impact of that change on that particular business. Submission of Your Assignment: On the due date (30/10/2017) for this task you are required to submit: 1. Your research report with your name, collated in the right order of pages. 2. If due to any reason, you are not able to submit by this time, a copy can be emailed to your teacher through google classroom and a hard copy to be handed in the very next day. Remember it is your responsibility to ensure that the assignment has been successfully emailed. 3. You will be expected to reference any research material using the HARVARD SYSTEM. This includes a bibliography of all works consulted. 4. Computer and/or printer failure will not be accepted as a valid reason for late work. Make sure you backup, keep hard copies of your work. 2 BSSS POLICIES ON ASSESSMENTS LATE PENALTIES: The penalty for late submission is 5% of possible marks per calendar day late, including weekends and public holidays, until a notional zero is reached. If an item is more than 7 days late, it receives the notional zero. Submission on weekends or public holidays is not acceptable. Calculation of a notional zero is based on items submitted on time or with an approved extension. Please refer to the ACT BSSS Policy and Procedures Manual for further details, available at http://www.bsss.act.edu.au/ PLAGIARISM: Plagiarism is the copying, paraphrasing or summarising of work, in any form, without acknowledgement of sources, and presenting this as your own work. Any work that is found to be plagiarised will incur a penalty. Please refer to the ACT BSSS Policy and Procedures Manual for further details, available at http://www.bsss.act.edu.au/ Non Reasonable Attempt The Board of Senior Secondary Studies requires that students are to SUBSTANTIALLY complete all assessment items. This means that students need to make a reasonable attempt at answering many questions on the test – otherwise it is possible they could be considered to have NOT completed the test. Please refer to the ACT BSSS Policy and Procedures Manual for further details, available at http://www.bsss.act.edu.au/ http://www.bsss.act.edu.au/ http://www.bsss.act.edu.au/ http://www.bsss.act.edu.au/