UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN Pre-Course Assignment Managing Change BSc16 (E) Kevin Hadiono – 11210506 3/5/2012 Mr. Mogan Swamy Introduction The word ‘change’ might sounds very simple and easy to most of us. In reality‚ it is quite the contrary; to change is one of the biggest challenges faced by companies‚ both large and small‚ ever. Companies‚ in respond to their internal and external challenges‚ are trying to make a transformation effort to be a better competitor. John P. Kotter
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1.0 Introduction to Strategic Management It is important to understand what strategic management means prior to considering the different approaches used to analyse‚ develop and implement change. Johnson and Scholes (2002 cited Burnes 2009 pg. 250) provide a useful summary of the three key areas of strategic management as understanding the strategic position of the organisation‚ identifying strategic choices for the future and turning strategy into action. Initially‚ it is important to recognise
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Organizational Change THE TECHTRON COMPUTERS "WANT TO SURVIVE‚ GO PUBLIC‚ AND THEN WHAT?" CASE Investors (venture capitalists) knew the potential was good for Techtron Computers to challenge the dominant players in the high-speed computing market. They also knew the types of computers Techtron hoped to bring to market were a long shot for success even with their significant financial investment. The four founders of Techtron all had come from large international corporations known for their high-speed
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Managing Organizational Behavior In all organizations‚ regardless of size‚ it is important for management to create a safe and nurturing environment for all employees. To create this type of environment management needs to understand: employee behavior; organizational culture; the need for diversity; a formal code of ethics; strong communication; and how to promote and manage change. The first step is to understand employee behavior and to manage that behavior. The behavior of employees within
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Week Four Assignment Darryl Friedlund Forecasting & Leading Change – STL 420 Chapter 10 Page 298 1. How do evolutionary change and revolutionary change differ? Evolutionary change is gradual‚ incremental‚ and narrowly focused and does not involve drastic or sudden altering of the basic nature of the organization’s strategy or structure. Whereas revolutionary change is rapid‚ dramatic‚ and broadly focused in order to quickly and decisively find new ways to be effective.
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------------------------------------------------- Case Study: Air Asia Strategy IT Initiative ------------------------------------------------- Managing Strategy Assignment Choi Yoke Teng (TP026161) Harvard Reference: Kho‚ C.‚ Aruan‚ H.S‚ Tjitrahardja‚ C. & Narayanaswamy‚ R. (2005)‚ ‘Air Asia – Strategy IT Initiative’ http://sandygarink.tripod.com/papers/AA_SITA.pdf 11th June 2013. Introduction According to Oxford
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Today’s business environment requires organizations to undergo change almost on a daily basis in order to remain competitive. These changes are typically unplanned and gradual. The content or what to change that I identified in my personal case is the shipping method for service parts that are exported to Europe. This particular type of change is referred to as an evolutionary change which is an ongoing‚ evolving process. The process of changing the shipping method for export service parts is with
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INTRODUCTION Organizational Development (OD) has become more and more important for today’s organizations because the world is moving so fast that organizations have to find ways to be more effective‚ more innovation‚ more customer-driven‚ and more agile. Cumming and Worley (1997) define organizational development as “a process that applies a broad range of behaviour science knowledge and practices to help organizations build their capacity to change and to achieve greater effectiveness”. Therefore
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Organizational Diagnosis 2 Organizational change‚ in theory should be fairly straightforward – upper management mandates a change‚ and lower management and their staff agrees to implement the change‚ no questions asked. However‚ any organization that has attempted to go through any kind of change understands it’s not that simple. The most effective change implementation starts with a diagnosis that is shared by many employees at multiple organizational levels (Spector‚ 2010). Diagnosis
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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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