Paper Homework: Organizational Behavior
Overview:
The goal of your Paper is to describe how you would implement a major program of organizational change as if you were a senior leader of the company, using one of the following approaches:
a. Total Quality Management Initiative (TQM)
b. Six Sigma
c. Continual Quality Improvement (CQI)
d. Organizational Learning
e. Kaizen
f. Systems Thinking
Additionally, the Paper's purpose is to draw upon as much of the course material as possible.
In this homework, you will create a draft of your paper.
Instructions:
The requirements for your paper are:
Research the initiative you select and the business:
a. What is at issue here?
b. How will it affect large scale organizational change?
c. What is the company you selected doing in this regard?
Answer/address these questions:
a. What is meant by organizational change approach selection (i.e.: TQM, Six Sigma, etc.)?
b. What specific goals do you hope to achieve with this program? For example, improve Return on Investment, Market Share, reduction in errors, etc
c. How will these goals be measured?
d. How will the program be implemented?
e. How will the company be structured to achieve these results?
f. How will "buy-in" by the employees be gained?
g. What is the role of leadership/management in the implementation of your selected organizational change approach selection?
h. Discuss the implications for organizational culture
Specific, real world examples are preferred where possible (discovered by research). For example, how did a company like Continental Airlines restructure themselves? How do these examples reflect concepts we are studying? If you must make assumptions to supplement the material you find, if insufficient real world examples exist, then please identify when you have done so.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.