0.0 Sustainability as a Change Management Challenge: Floors ‘R’ World Case 0.1 Question 1: The application of the three change management theories (The Individual Perspective School‚ the Group Dynamics School‚ the Open Systems School) for the Floors ‘R’ World case and the evaluation of the different alternative strategies the organization’s management could employ to drive change and motivate employees. Question 2: Which of the three schools discussed in Question 1 best explains the situation
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CHALLENGES FACED BY HR PROFESSIONALS IN THE NEW MILENNIUM The threats facing managements have been changing with time‚ and what was a fine solution yesterday may no longer be valid tomorrow! We all know that the world is moving at an extremely fast pace‚ and that the rate of change is continuing to accelerate‚ as Alvin Toffler stated so aptly many years ago in "Future Shock". It can now be said that we have moved to the era of not just change‚ but an accelerated rate of change. This demands that
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Strategy formulation process The success of an organisation in an increasingly competitive environment is dependent on the strategy which will differentiate an organisation from its competitors. In this context it is useful to consider strategy formulation as part of a strategic management process that comprises three phases: diagnosis‚ formulation and implementation. Strategic management is an ongoing process to develop and revise in future oriented strategies that allow an organisation to achieve
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SUMMARY 2) INTRODUCTION 3) QUESTION 1 1.1 - Downsizing Techniques and Increasing Use of Downsizing 1.2 - Positive and Negative Effects of Downsizing 1.3 - Workplace Violence 4) QUESTION 2 2.1 - Flexible Work Arrangements and Contingent Employment 5) QUESTION 3 3.1 - Measures to Adopt in Ensuring the Success of Downsizing 3.2 - How Employees are going to Prepare for Downsizing 3.3 - Methods to Maintain the Motivational Level of Survivors of the Downsizing. 6) CONCLUSION 7) REFERENCE 8) APPENDIX
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 ORGANIZATIONAL DOWNSIZING – A LITERATURE OVERVIEW 2 WHY DO COMPANIES DOWNSIZING? 2 STAGES OF DOWNSIZING 3 THE IMPACT OF DOWNSIZING PRACTICES ON THE PERFORMANCE 4 ALTERNATIVES TO LAYOFF 5 EARLY RETIREMENT 5 DOWNSIZING AND THE LEGAL ISSUES 6 REFERENCES: 6 INTRODUCTION Over the past decade‚ corporations have been under economic pressures for a long term. Consequently‚ some of them were eliminated from the local market‚ the survivors have been
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Throughout corporate America‚ downsizing is a common practice. The concept of downsizing as a strategic tool wasn ’t introduced until the 1980 ’s‚ and today it is a well known system. This has been caused by the accelerated growth of international and global competition throughout the past two decades. Increasing competition is forcing companies to drive their costs as low as possible‚ and the quickest‚ easiest way to cut costs is to cut jobs. Top management within corporations is most worried about
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Downsizing And Organizational Culture Thomas A. Hickok -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract In this article Hickok argues that‚ ultimately‚ the most prominent effects of downsizing will be in relation to culture change‚ not in relation to saved costs or short-term productivity gains. In particular‚ the author notes three observations in relation to the impact of downsizing on organizational culture. First‚ it clearly appears that power
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Organizational Change: Downsizing: It’s Not Easy BUS610: Organizational Behavior Organizational Change: Downsizing: Its’ Not Easy There are a lot of different changes that can arise throughout the growth of a company. There can be changes to the structure‚ positions revised‚ hours cut and people losing their jobs. Organizational change can happen at the beginning of a business and even after a few years of success‚ change can happen. While building an organization to strengthen its
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Communication: the exchange of information or ideas between two or more parties Communication cycle: 1. Sender: Must know exactly the message that is to be sent‚ if this stage is unclear‚ the rest of the stages can only get worse. 2. Message: This must be in the correct form and language for the recipient. The message must be designed with the receiver in mind. 3. Recipient: The person or place where the message is targeted. 4. Reaction: The recipient has to respond to the message
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whatever it takes to accomplish that goal. In an ever-growing industry that is health care‚ it is often necessary for organizations to downsize to control costs while maintaining quality. External as well as internal motivators make the process of downsizing necessary to maintain a competitive edge. Difficult decisions must be made taking employees lives under consideration‚ without losing sight of the desired effect; cutting
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