INSTRUMENT TO ASSESS ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE CAPABILITIES FOR e-BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION By Michael Sullivan A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty Of the WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science In Manufacturing Management December 2000 APPROVED: Dr. Chickery J. Kasouf‚ Thesis Advisor Francis Noonan‚ Faculty Advisor Edward M. Gonsalves Abstract This thesis investigates organizational change strategies for e-business transformation
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Chapter 5 Organizational Development and Change Chapter Overview The organizational development (OD) tradition is a practitioner-driven intervention-oriented approach to effecting organizational change via individual change‚ with view to increasing effectiveness. It is implemented within a problem-solving model‚ places a heavy accent on survey-based problem diagnosis and subordinates people to a vision of the future. Commitment-based strategies of effecting change assume that the impetus for change must
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In today’s society the need for organizational revolution has become a necessity. Through many factors‚ such as competition‚ the economy‚ changes in technology‚ etc. we see the need to develop new forms of an organization. Constant change in society creates the struggle for improvement and finding effective ways for dealing with change. Some concepts to consider when deciding on an appropriate strategy to combat change include: organization behavior‚ organizational culture‚ diversity‚ communication
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Organizational Structure of Walgreens Chandra Carr‚ Germaine Cayer‚ Latrisha Jackson‚ and Daniel Pacheco MGT/521 October 15‚ 2014 Trina Hall Organizational Structure of Walgreens This week’s learning team assignment focused on the organizational structure and design. Team C will examine the organizational chart of Walgreens and restructure it to make it more efficient and beneficial for the company. The students have decided the CEO of the organization is overwhelmed
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Topic: Organizational Change and Stress FUNDAMENTALS OF CHANGING AN ORGANIZATION * DEFINING CHANGING AN ORGANIZATION > The process of modifying an existing organization to increase organizational effectiveness – that is‚ the extent to which an organization accomplishes its objective > These modifications can involve virtually any organizational segment‚ but typically affect the lines of organizational authority‚ the levels of responsibility held by various organization members and
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Organizational Theory: Determinants of Structure -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The objective here is to understand why organizations have the structure that they do. By "structure" I mean things like degree and type of horizontal differentiation‚ vertical differentiation‚ mechanisms of coordination and control‚ formalization‚ and centralization of power. See handouts page for more information on organizational structure. According to Taylor
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Make the Change Andrea Nolt Strayer University Research and Writing ENG215 Jerred Metz‚ Ph.D. December 09‚ 2012 Make the Change Although there are newly imposed regulations of the school food programs‚ the benefits are outweighed by drawbacks. Childhood obesity is at an all time high. Children spend at least eight hours a day in schools and many eat two of their three meals there as well. For the success of the newly imposed regulations‚ there needs to be many changes. Without these
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TOOL KIT Is Yours a Learning Organization? Using this assessment tool‚ companies can pinpoint areas where they need to foster knowledge sharing‚ idea development‚ learning from mistakes‚ and holistic thinking. by David A. Garvin‚ Amy C. Edmondson‚ and Francesca Gino L Daniel Chang EADERS MAY THINK that getting their organizations to learn is only a matter of articulating a clear vision‚ giving employees the right incentives‚ and providing lots of training. This assumption is not merely
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began in 1968 and has been a prime symbol of McDonalds ever since. Over 1.7 million people are currently employed for the company. The company saw several growth opportunities and were more than willing to take their shot at going global and trying to make the business become a worldwide phenomenon rather than just an American thing. The progress they have made since opening in 1940 as a barbeque restaurant has been remarkable‚ now having 27.5 billion dollars in revenue each year and profiting 5.5 billion
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TERM PAPER ON ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES AND CHANGE AMAL ALTAF MOHAMMAD ALI JINNAH UNIVERSITY ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to summarize several strategies and describe how these strategies can help bring about changes in an organization. The authors show how different strategies can be used for successful implementation of change process. The article compares the four level strategies‚ namely functional level strategy‚ business level strategy‚ corporate level strategy and
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