Essay - Change Management: a Case Study on the Arts Faculty of...

CHANGE MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY ON THE ARTS FACULTY OF MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY

OBJECTIVE

The objective of this work is to examine human resource management and specifically ***** make a case study ***** change management in the ***** Faculty at Melbourne University.

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

***** "Faculty of Arts Management Renewal Strategy" document relates that the strategy of the Faculty of Arts is the development of its renewal strategy for the express purpose of managing the deficit in its current operation via a method that "strengthens its teach*****g and research in the *****ities, social sciences and languages ***** preserves its status both nationally and internationally." (2007) In early 2007, the Faculty's Business Plan (FBP) made the provision of "a clear analysis of the financial difficulties currently faced by the Faculty." (2007) Reported is an "unpl*****ned budget deficit ***** $2.9M in 2006, and ***** 2007 a forecast operating deficit of $5.954M (out of a total ***** ***** ***** $100M)." (The University of Melbourne, 2007)

***** was acknowledged ***** The ***** of ***** that these deficits described as "built-in negative dynamic" could not be "reversed overnight." Additionally noted is the fact ***** this built-in deficit results in even larger ***** year upon year if no reversal strategy is in place. The problem is attributed to the fact that salaries in 2006 "accounted for over 82% ***** the expenditure budget, with *****built annual growth mechanisms of around 5% flowing from the Enterprise Agreement, as well as increments ***** promotions." Yet another contributor to the deficits in the budget is ***** fact that "...***** of the Faculty's key sources of revenue (CSP and fee-paying load) had already flattened, for reasons ***** which the Faculty ***** little control." Costs are rising at the rate ***** two percent each year while simultaneously ***** "funding flowing from the Commonwealth Government rises by a maximum of 2% a ye*****r." While The University ***** Melbourne ***** has a track record of attraction of "fee-revenue" that compensates for the condition of under-***** the *****, just as in all facilities in Australia remain "vulnerable to changes in the *****ternational market." The report states that *************** 2006, the Faculty had a great deal of success in ***** development of "new teaching programs in accordance ***** the *****'s strategic aims, ***** included ***** explicit goal of achieving high rates of growth in fee revenue and reducing the staff-student ratio (which fell to 17:1 in 2006). ***** following figure sets out ***** changes in ***** patterns ***** staffing levels ***** student load between 2003 and *****. The decline in student ***** makes it necessary for the Faculty to contain expenditure and find ***** sources of revenue." The ***** chart illust***** just the same.

Source: The University of Melbourne (2007)

I. STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED

The Faculty acknowledged ***** need ***** "...implement a number of cost reduction strategies to address the projected budget deficit and rebuild services." (The ***** ***** *****, 2007) The focus is stated ***** "primarily...reducing staff costs because *****se constitute the vast majority of