B7628 Leading Innovation and Change
Instructor Sopko
Argosy University
April 17, 2013
Abstract
Case studies of companies that have bench marked the best practices on the topic of organizational culture characteristics that supports innovation and changes. These companies focus on different things to maintain and improve their environment for both staff and clients. The CEO’s believes that, if business faces severe challenges, they can look for opportunities to change and grow stronger. Facing the challenges in today’s environment has made it hard for employers to find good employees so they have to do what they can to keep them happy and secure in their jobs. Leading ethical companies and innovative companies are not as easy as it seems. Innovative companies tend to be companies that people admire and want to work for. As a leader it is important to make sure that the rules and policies as followed, compliance is a must. Best ethical companies don 't have ethics officials so this is enforced by the leaders. An indicator as to whether a company is ethical may be linked more to the happiness of the people who work there than it is to the state of the company 's official ethics strategy.
Case Study Introduction
Professor Nikolai Petrovsky founded Vaxine Pty Ltd in 2002. Petrovsky is a medical specialist with a head for administration and business. Along with his specialist medical degree, he has a doctorate in science and currently a professor of medicine at Flinders University, head of the Endocrinology Department at Flinders Medical Centre and research director of Vaxine Pty Ltd. His 3 hats are juggled through long working weeks in which the patients always come first. Vaxine is a small company in Australia with 15 staff members. They have a great track record for vaccine research and business achievements. Vaxine owes their success to break through vaccine research and development technology, an efficient business model