Actes du GERPISA n° 26 37 TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING AUSTRALIA IN 1995: AN EMERGENT GLOBAL STRATEGY Takahiro FUJIMOTO The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze the manufacturing operations of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Australia Ltd.‚ an Australian subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation‚ from the point of view of “emergent global strategy”. It is based on an exploratory case study. In the field of strategic management‚ the notion of “strategy as plan” has been a prevalent
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Implementing Change Omar Essar HCS 475 January 2‚ 2013 Dr. Baron Smith Implementing Change Positive or negative‚ change can be challenging to manage because employees need to be on board and be obliged to make necessary changes as well as adjust his or her work habits. When implementing change‚ a manager may run into numerous obstacles from resistance from the staff to morale issues. This is primarily caused by a lack of understanding by the employees and a fear of how the
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John P. Kotter’s “Leading Change” is the quintessential book for any organization looking to successfully bring about change in the workplace. As many of us know‚ change is never easy‚ but Leading Change helps by offering a plan of action. Leading Change has been used by many organizations‚ both large and small as a road map‚ to establish new policies successfully and with minimal resistance. The book offers a step by step process to introduce and successfully inplement changes. The book describes eight
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Understanding Change BUS610: Organizational Behavior June 30‚ 2013 Understanding Change Introduction Change occurs as a response to the need within business organizations for stimulation and growth. There are many benefits of organizational change‚ some of which include a competitive advantage or the strategic growth that occurs in response to changes specific to industry regulation. Change is never easy‚ yet it is always necessary in order for businesses to grow and thrive. As a result of
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INTRODUCTION TO CHANGE MANAGEMENT Change management is a structured approach to transitioning individuals‚ teams‚ and organizations from a current state to a desired future state. Change management (or change control) is the process during which the changes of a system are implemented in a controlled manner by following a pre-defined framework/model with‚ to some extent‚ reasonable modifications. Change management is the process of developing a planned approach to change in anorganization. Typically
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foundations of change ‚ approaches‚ models‚ methods and tools 1.1 General definition changes ‚ the concept ‚ the scope of 1.2. Approaches to organizational change 1.3. Models of change management - "Theory E" (hard method changes) and "Theory O" (soft method) - organizational change strategy 1.4. Methods of organizational change 1.4.1. harsh methods 1.4.2 . Soft methods of organizational change 1.4.3 . Integral methods of organizational change 1.5 Reactive and proactive change management
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Companies and organizations are changing continually to be more efficient in what they do. Change is not always readily accepted. Many people like to stay where they are and become comfortable with their current position. Business writers and managers have stated that unless organizations continue to change‚ they will become stale and inefficient. There have been many change management initiatives such as Total Quality Management‚ Six Sigma‚ and the Japanese Kaizen. Although these initiatives carry
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Impact of Change Management on Employee Morale and Performance Monica Kodithala (1010790) University Canada West High Level Design Document Professor: Michele Vincenti MBA 522- Research Project January 26th 2013 Impact of Change Management on Employee Morale and Performance This research is conducted on impact on employee morale and performance in change implementation process which is an extension to previous studies conducted in telecommunication sector. This research study is conducted
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18 MANAGING CHANGE Chapter Scan Organizations have to keep pace with current issues related to quality‚ technology‚ diversity‚ globalization‚ and ethics. This requires managing both change and resistance to change. All organizations experience external and internal forces for change. There are numerous organization development interventions available to managers. Diagnosis and needs analysis are essential first steps in any change management effort. LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading
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1 THE NEED FOR ORGANISATIONS TO CHANGE 3 1.2 AIM OF DISCUSSION 3 2 PREPARING AN ORGANISATION FOR CHANGE 4 2.1 THE CONCEPT OF CHANGE 4 2.2 THE USE OF CHANGE AGENTS 5 2.3 THE LEARNING ORGANISATION 5 2.4 DEVELOPING A CHANGE MODEL 6 2.5 PREPARING NISSAN SA FOR CHANGE USING KOTTER’S EIGHT STEP PLAN 6 2.5.1 Establish a sense of urgency 6 2.5.2 Form a powerful coalition to lead change 7 2.5.3 Create a vision for change 7 2.5.4 Communicate the vision 7
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