Burke-Litwin: Understanding Drivers for Change There are many reasons that change occurs in organisations. Building on the Burke-Litwin model of organisational change and performance‚ this article will help you identify different drivers of change and consider the implications for you as a change manager. The Model The Burke-Litwin model[1] shows the various drivers of change and ranks them in terms of importance. The model is expressed diagrammatically‚ with the most important factors featuring
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Juiimul lit MuiiagL-mcni )992‚Vi>!. IK. No. 3‚ . ’52.1-545 A Causal Model of Organizational Performance and Change W. Warner Burke Teachers College‚ Columbia University George H. Litwin The Graduate Center To provide a model of organizational performance and change‚ at least two lines of theorizing need to be explored—orgatiizational ftuictioning and organizational change. The authors go beyond description and suggest causal linkages that hypothesize how performance is affected and how effective
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. Because Sears Holdings has performed poorly in the past‚ it has made leadership changes‚ new technology implementations‚ and expanded its online product selection‚ among other improvements. Based on these developments and the improving economic conditions‚ the projected target price for Sears is $77.10‚ based on the price/earnings ratio as a valuation model. After examining key financial data‚ it can be concluded that Sears’ sales ratio is expected to decrease by
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| Sears Holding Company | Individual Paper | | Gregory A. Squires | 10/15/2010 | | Contents HISTORY 4 Vision Statement 10 Mission Statement 12 Key Leaders 16 Organizational Culture 20 Organizational Structure 23 NAICS/SIC Codes 26 General Environmental Forces 28 Porter’s Five-Forces Model 35 Key Competitors 40 Competitive Profile Matrix 43 General Discussion on Stakeholders 46 Top 70 Stakeholders 47 Nutt&Backoff Model 53 Finn stakeholder Model 55
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Original Research APPLYING THE BURKE–LITWIN MODEL AS A DIAGNOSTIC FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS Authors: Nico Martins1 Melinde Coetzee1 Affi liations: 1 Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology‚ University of South Africa‚ South Africa Correspondence to: Nico Martins e-mail: martin@unisa.ac.za Postal address: Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology‚ PO Box 392‚ UNISA‚ 0003‚ South Africa Keywords: Burke–Litwin model of organisational performance
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Abstract Kmart a long standing discount retailer and Sears have merged to make up Sears Holdings Corporation. As the two struggling retailers combine forces‚ it will allow for both companies‚ now working as one to reemerge bigger and better than ever. Now they are in the process of restructuring their management structure‚ to hopefully be able to locate where their areas of weakness are. K-mart‚ one of the leaders in department stores‚ has been around for over 100 years. Although the company
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Sears Holdings Corporation is a company that came from two very well known organizations‚ Sears and Kmart. Both companies go back even farther than the 1900s and unfortunately both companies experienced financial difficulty at one point. With the merger Sears Holdings Corporation has the experience of both organizations as well as their different style of operating. Along with an improved customer base and a new outlook Sears Holdings Corporation is experiencing financial growth. Richard W. Sears
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Litwin‚ Inc. Comparative Balance Sheets December 31‚ 2008 2007 Assets: Current Assets: Cash $ 690‚000 $ 540‚000 Accounts Receivable (net) 1‚560‚000 1‚080‚000 Merchandise Inventory 1‚950‚000 1‚260‚000 Prepaid Expenses 351‚000 315‚000 Total Current Assets 4‚551‚000 3‚195‚000 Long-Term Investments 225‚000 Plant Assets: Property‚ Plant & Equipment 2‚190‚000 1‚440‚000 Accumulated Depreciation (450‚000) (270‚000) Total Plant Assets 1‚740‚000 1‚170‚000 Total Assets
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SEARS HOLDING CORPORATON Presented in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Class BUSN105 – Introduction to Business By Heather J. Williams AIU Online 01 November 2011 Abstract I work for the largest Sears Holding Company in the United States. This is an honor to be a part of something so big where I can make a difference. We will be looking at three different environments and how it affects Sears and the profits of the store. I will also explain the elaborate management
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Denial Class Discussion Questions – I would suggest that you develop notes for these. 1. What is denial and what problems does it lead to? Denial is how we pay attention to everything today; we are constantly making unconscious choice about what to notice‚ and not to notice. It means when something happened and the person lies to cover up or used to escape from the truth‚ According to the book‚ Denial is the unconscious calculus that if an unpleasant reality were true‚ it would
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