Case Analysis: Cisco Name: _ _______________________________ 1) Describe who Cisco is and what are its main strategies. Cisco is a company‚ founded in 1984‚ that deals in computer networking. This includes the manufacturing and selling of networking equipment such as routers and technology for VOIP. Their main strategies when they began included assembling a broad product line so they can be a one-stop shop for business networks. This strategy includes acquiring many companies‚ as
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Index 1. Statement of Confidentiality 2. Synopsis 3. Introduction: TCS -An Organizational Perspective The Pre-OD Scenario: Our Strengths and Areas of Concern Alignment and Structure at TCS Scenario Building Workshops Goal Alignment & Balanced Scorecard PROPEL – The Intervention: Culture Building at TCS 4. The case of a large relationship at TCS: Team Alignment through PROPEL framework & Spiral Dynamics Value Cards at the Large Relationship Improvements through Measurements/ Initiatives:
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Time as an Industry “Takes a licking and keeps on ticking.” For years this is the image that has been associated with Timex watches – dependable‚ reliable‚ almost indestructible. Timex’s (www.timex.com) advertising was closely associated with the Timex image. The advertising campaign featured different attempts to destroy Timex watches that failed to stop the Timex from ticking. One memorable ad showed a Timex watch strapped to the propeller of a motor boat before being driven across the lake
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Organization Development Organization development (OD) is a new term which means a conceptual‚ organization-wide effort to increase an organization’s effectiveness and viability. Warren Bennis has referred to OD as a response to change‚ a complex educational strategy intended to change the beliefs‚ attitudes‚ values‚ and structure of an organization so that it can better adapt to new technologies‚ markets‚ challenges‚ and the dizzying rate of change itself. OD is neither "anything done to better an organization"
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Definition of od interventions: An OD intervention can be defined as “the set of structured activities in which selected organization units engage with a task or a sequence of tasks where the task goals are related directly or indirectly to organizational improvement ” “A set of sequenced and planned actions or events intended to help the organisation increase its effectiveness”. In an od intervention the entire process of diagnosis‚ alternative generation and making action choices are jointly
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today’s business world‚ organizations need to implement effective OD interventions aimed at improving performance at organizational‚ group and individual levels. OD interventions involve respect for people‚ a climate of trust and support‚ shared power‚ open confrontation of issues‚ and the active participation of stakeholders. OD interventions are broader in scope‚ usually affecting the whole organization (socio-technical systems). OD interventions are sponsored by the CEO and supported and “owned”
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Ethical issues in OD involve how practitioners perform their helping role with clients. As a profession‚ OD always has shown a concern for the ethical conduct of its practitioners‚ and several ethical codes for OD practice have been developed by various professional associations. Ethical dilemmas in OD arise around misrepresentation‚ misuse of data‚ coercion‚ value and goal conflict‚ and technical ineptness. In this case Kindred Todd who had just finished the master’s degree in organization development
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OD in the movie Hoosiers Organizational Change Professor R. Conejo October 19‚ 2010 OD in the movie Hoosiers The movie Hoosiers was a great story that dealt with many of the topics covered in our readings for the week. The story is about a small-town Indiana basketball team that overcomes many challenges to win the state championship. The main character of the movie is Norman Dale‚ a passionate basketball coach that faces many obstacles in his attempt to teach his players about the benefits
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OD and Change The Message Is Clear - Change Or Disappear “There’s no off season anymore” - Nolan Ryan “You miss 100% of the shots you never take” - Wayne Gretsky “Somebody has to do something‚ and its just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.” - Jerry Garcia‚ the Grateful Dead CHANGE - AN ONGOING PROCESS Companies no longer have a choice‚ they must change to survive. Unfortunately‚ people tend to resist change. It is not easy to change an organization‚ let alone an individual. This
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Overview OD is a long range effort to improve organization’s problem solving and renewal processes‚ particularly through more effective and collaborative management of organizational culture‚ often with the assistance of a change agent or catalyst and the use of the theory and technology of applied behavioral science. Although behavioral science has provided the basic foundation for the study and practice of organizational development‚ new and emerging fields of study have made their presence
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