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Please conduct an analysis of the organizational culture at your organization or an organization of your choice.
In a report from Gartner (2011) they look closer at the cost ratio between development and maintenance, especially relating to the development model used.
Discuss five to seven reasons why change is resisted, providing examples.
Find an article that identifies at least one reason why organizational change initiatives fail in organizations.
You anticipate a great deal of resistance to change from the employees of Pegasus, especially if there are layoffs involved.
As a manager, how do you identify the environmental pressures that drive the organization toward change?
How do you approach change? Is the risk of failing at change less risky than not changing?
Another possibility for CJI would be to make these pumps in-house. Nik Grams knew that CJI had the capability to make this pump
Research and analyze one environmental factor that has caused organizations to change their strategy in some way.
Below is the scenario for the course project assignment. You are assuming the role of the project manager for a company (you select the name)
What global occurrences could influence change in a pet food organization? What types of changes should the company make in response to these changes? Why?
What are the similarities and differences between the various models of organizational change? What do you think about the different models?
What are the various models for change strategies. Why might one strategy be better suited to an organization than another?
What is disruptive innovation? What is the difference between incremental change and disruptive change?
Most of the employees know the inventory is already too much and the overflowing inventory would be a disaster to store.
Describe Lewin's change model and the systems model of change, and discuss the external and internal forces that create the need for organizational change.
Describing the change management approach and recommended action steps you would advise for minimizing adverse impact on the organization and its people.
Select, define and expand upon a change model that would be utilized to implement these changes in the organization.
Explain and evaluate your experience with organizational change. (This can be from your employer, club, church group, or family unit.)
What is a change in accounting principle? How do you determine if a change in principle should be reported retroactively, currently, or prospectively?
Describe the implications of different types of organizational change such as those driven by technology, product, structure, and people.
Select 5 (five) of the 26 "Commandments of Resisting Change" and re-write them to be "Commandments of Influencing Change."
Writing a mission statement requires focus and should inspire not only the employees within an organization but the customers, suppliers and community
Question: Compare and contrast change theory and organizational life cycle theory.
What do organizations consider when trying to choose inter organizational strategies in order to minimize transaction costs and bureaucratic costs?