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Diagnosing the Change of McGraw-Hill and Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt
According to Johnston, “Measuring an organization is a sensitive act which is likely to create at the least feelings of insecurity. It is always important to measure in a context where the purposes are understood and agreed upon between the parties involved. The question of who measures and for what is one that automatically accompanies all such attempts. From the point of view of an agency for international cooperation, measuring the capacity and condition of an organization can have at least three relevant reasons: * to establish the base line situation, the conditions for and the objectives of a program for organizational development * to follow up and (in the long run) evaluate the success of support to organizational development * an instrument for promoting learning and participation in the process of organizational development.” (Johnston, 1999).
To accomplish this goal, I feel that the Nelson and Burns’ high-performance programming model is the most efficient way to assess McGraw-Hill and Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt. “The High Performance Programming model illustrates a way of thinking about the process and strategies that can assist in transforming an organization into a high performing one. The structure of the model provides a nested framework for diagnosing current levels of performance, as well as for understanding the potential for performance at the highest levels. The term “programming” is used to emphasize the fact that an organization’s present performance level is a function of past implicit and explicit operating actions.” (The High Performing Library, 2012). The following from Leadersphere is how each company will be assessed: The High-Performing Organization Level 4 | Leaders in the high-performing organization are fully invested in empowering organizational members. There is a common focus on organizational excellence. Communication throughout the
According to Johnston, “Measuring an organization is a sensitive act which is likely to create at the least feelings of insecurity. It is always important to measure in a context where the purposes are understood and agreed upon between the parties involved. The question of who measures and for what is one that automatically accompanies all such attempts. From the point of view of an agency for international cooperation, measuring the capacity and condition of an organization can have at least three relevant reasons: * to establish the base line situation, the conditions for and the objectives of a program for organizational development * to follow up and (in the long run) evaluate the success of support to organizational development * an instrument for promoting learning and participation in the process of organizational development.” (Johnston, 1999).
To accomplish this goal, I feel that the Nelson and Burns’ high-performance programming model is the most efficient way to assess McGraw-Hill and Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt. “The High Performance Programming model illustrates a way of thinking about the process and strategies that can assist in transforming an organization into a high performing one. The structure of the model provides a nested framework for diagnosing current levels of performance, as well as for understanding the potential for performance at the highest levels. The term “programming” is used to emphasize the fact that an organization’s present performance level is a function of past implicit and explicit operating actions.” (The High Performing Library, 2012). The following from Leadersphere is how each company will be assessed: The High-Performing Organization Level 4 | Leaders in the high-performing organization are fully invested in empowering organizational members. There is a common focus on organizational excellence. Communication throughout the
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