Critical discourse analysis‚ organizational discourse‚ and organizational change A realist view of discourse analysis Discourses is an element of all concrete social events (actions‚ processes) as well as of more durable social practices‚ though neither are simply discourse: they are articulations of discourse with non-discoursal elements. ‘Discourse’ subsumes language as well as other forms of semiosis such as visual images and ‘body language’‚ and the discoursal element of a social event often
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Carlos Ghosn – Change Leadership Carlos Ghosn implemented highly effective change leadership when transforming Nissan from a company that was experiencing several years of negative growth to one of the best managed and most profitable corporations in its industry. He accomplished this by executing management techniques that can be categorized within the “core tasks of change leadership.” The evaluation of Ghosn’s execution of each task is covered in the following paragraphs below. The case
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Organizational Change Plan Part III “Fall Prevention at a Rehabilitation Hospital” Lisa Schorling HCS/587 May 7‚ 2012 Pamela Young Hobbs Introduction Organizational change can be an intimidating process for everyone that is involved. Resistance may be met‚ which is why strong leadership is crucial for implementation of an organizational change to succeed. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the effectiveness of an organizational change once implementation has occurred. It will
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Hilton‚ James. Lost Horizon. New York: William Morrow and Company‚1939. I read Lost Horizon for my book report. The main characters in this story are Conway‚ Mallinson‚ Barnard‚ and Miss Brinklow. Conway was a man of thirty-seven years old who didn’t have a wife or any other family. Mallinson was a young man of about twenty or so who was not married yet either. Barnard was a middle-aged man that was without a wife or family also. Miss Brinklow was a woman of around the age of fifty. This
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Leadership Skills- The Building Blocks of a Leader xxxxxxxx Ashford University Bus 660 Contemporary Issues in Organizational Leadership Gary Shelton Abstract This paper will discuss the concept of leadership skills and the ways in which those unique skills define the exceptional leaders of today. This paper will try to explain which skills are most necessary for a successful leader‚ and how ones acquire them. The paper will provide a brief plan to one could acquire and or strength these unique
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A Decade of Organizational Change at Unilever Unilever is one of the world’s oldest multinational corporations with extensive product offerings in the food‚ detergent‚ and personal care businesses. It generates annual revenues in excess of $50 billion and a wide range of branded products in virtually every country. Detergents‚ which account for about 25 percent of corporate revenues‚ include well-known names such as Omo‚ which is sold in more than 50 countries. Personal care products‚ which account
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Africa: Alusaf’s Hillside Project2 1) Is primary aluminum production an attractive industry? Why or why not? Within the framework of the Structure-Conduct-Performance (SCP) model3‚ the primary aluminum production industry (“the industry”) in 1994 can be described as perfectly competitive. The industry is characterized by a large number of competing firms – the largest of which has only 4.1% of total industry capacity; homogeneous‚ commodity-type products and low-cost entry and exit into and
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This paper will discuss three important elements of business communications as outlined in Chapter Five of the textbook‚ “Organizational Management and Leadership‚ A Christian Perspective” (Satterlee‚ 2009) and relate those elements to Chapters One and Two of the book “Resilient Leaders” (Dees‚ 2013). First‚ exceptional listening skills are essential for business leaders to facilitate effective responses to crises. Second‚ presentation substance‚ liken to competence‚ builds trust and credibility
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Assignment Title: Change Is Required For Organizational Growth Subject: Organizational Development Today‚ teams and organizations face rapid change like never before. Globalization has increased the markets and opportunities for more growth and revenue. However‚ increasingly diverse markets have a wide variety of needs and expectations that must be understood if they are to become strong customers and collaborators. Organizational change is the term used to describe
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Leadership‚ Policy and Change Julian I Abstract This paper will focus on how effective Leadership can influence policy and change in the United States healthcare system. The implementation of new policy‚ program‚ and institutional change is often meant to improve the quality of the nation’s ever-changing healthcare system. Several journal articles and texts have been selected particularly with a focus on leadership strategies to improve the quality of healthcare‚ and leadership’s
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