Assignment
Implementing Change
• What are the factors to consider in deciding whether a fast or slow approach to change is best?
• What are the factors to consider in deciding whether a top-down or participatory approach to change is best?
• Describe a situation where you were either a change recipient or a change leader and a poor choice was made for at least one of these two decisions (use an example from an organization in which you currently work or formerly worked, or use a volunteer organization, a church, a sports team, a fraternity/sorority, etc).
Your initial post should be a minimum of 150 words and specifically reference the applicable elements of this week's reading.
Whole Foods Case Study Questions
Review the Whole Foods Case Study (pp. 1-6) and answer the questions connected to Chapters 13 and 14 as listed below. Responses to each question should range from 100-200 words. Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards (12 point Times New Roman font, double-spacing, 1" margins, title and reference pages). Be sure to use the text and/or other sources to support your responses and properly cite the use of such.
1. Analyze effects of the democratic approach on store operations and on newly hired employees.
2. Whole Foods now faces a significant amount of competition. How should it respond to the changes in the competitive landscape of its industry? What future challenges do you envision for Whole Foods market?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lkhm0jlkhxyrp7y/Case-Study.pdf?dl=0