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Business Management VCE Units 3 & 4 Practice Question 9 – Leadership in change management

Q9 Business Management Leadership in change management Unit 4 - AOS 2

Question 9

1 mark

A medium-sized accounting firm, “LedgerLogic,” is implementing a new cloud-based accounting system to improve efficiency and collaboration. Several employees are resistant to the change due to concerns about job security and the need to learn new skills.

Which of the following actions by LedgerLogic’s leadership team would BEST demonstrate the importance of leadership in managing this change effectively?

Your Answer

A

Announcing the new system with a company-wide email and expecting employees to adapt on their own.

B

Providing comprehensive training, ongoing support, and openly communicating the benefits of the new system while addressing employee concerns about job security.

C

Ignoring employee resistance and focusing solely on the technical aspects of implementing the new system.

D

Disciplining employees who voice concerns about the new system to ensure compliance.

About This Business Management Question

This is a free VCE Units 3 & 4 Business Management practice question worth 1 mark, testing your understanding of Leadership in change management. It falls under Implementing change in Unit 4: Transforming a business. Submit your answer above to receive instant AI-powered marking and personalised feedback.

Subject
Business Management – Victorian Certificate of Education Units 3 & 4
Unit 4
Transforming a business
Area of Study 2
Implementing change
Key Knowledge
Leadership in change management

Unit 4 Overview

Businesses are under constant pressure to adapt and change to meet their objectives. In this unit students consider the importance of reviewing key performance indicators to determine current performance and the strategic management necessary to position a business for the future. Students study a theoretical model to undertake change and consider a variety of strategies to manage change in the most efficient and effective way to improve business performance. They investigate the importance of effective management and leadership in change management. Using one or more contemporary business case studies from the past four years, students evaluate business practice against theory.

Implementing change

In this area of study students explore how businesses respond to evaluation data. It is important for managers to know where they want a business to be positioned for the future before implementing a variety of strategies to bring about the desired change. Students consider the importance of leadership in change management and discuss and evaluate effective strategies for managing change. Students consider how leaders can inspire change and the effect change can have on stakeholders of a business. They consider the principles of Senge’s Learning Organisation and apply the Three-step Change Model (Lewin) in implementing change in a business. Using one or more contemporary business case studies from the past four years, students evaluate business practice against theory, considering how corporate social responsibility can be incorporated into the change process.

Key Knowledge Detail

the importance of leadership in change management

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