UNIT TITLE: MANAGING CHANGE FOR COMPETITIVE SUCCESS UNIT CODE: TITLE: INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND RESPONSES TO CHANGE OCTOBER 2011 Nairobi Table of Contents Defining change 3 Individual Change 3 Other forms of changes 9 Organization Change 10 Responses to Change 12 References: 14 Defining change Change has various definitions but one underlying factor about change is that it is the transformation from a status quo position‚ to a new position. This new position
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Processes of Change Tim J. LeClaire Gonzaga University 12-14-2012 DPLS 719 – Systemic Organizational Change Dr. Francovich Abstract In many instances‚ change is the bi-product of trying to solve a problem. The problem may be close to you and have a direct impact on your daily living. It may be that you are an active participant in change you are trying to implement. Or‚ it may be that you are in an external role of inciting action that leads to change in a remote
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IMPACT OF WORK STRESS ON EMPLOYEES’ PRODUCTIVITY IN AN ORGANIZATION CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY There has been an increasing amount of talk about “employee stress” over the past decade. Quite what it is and how best to combat it are two aspects which are rather less-documented. Stress is a more subjective topic than most we have so far encountered. People may have widely differing views about its causes‚ impacts and‚ even‚ very existence. The workplace of the 21st century
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Over the past decades‚ organizational changes have become recurrent. It then became decisive for managers to perfectly understand this phenomenon in order to lead organizations to efficiency. The main objective of this report is to gain a better understanding of large scale organizational change. The different changes implemented by General Motors company in an attempt to cope with the economical crisis of 2008 is a perfect example of this concept. This paper details each change undertaken by the organization
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Impact of Globalization on organizational behavior Introduction to Globalization Globalization has become an ever-present expression in the past few years; it is defined as the integration of culture‚ politics and economies between different countries. It is essentially how one culture affects or impacts another on multiple levels‚ for example on an individual level; in the United States a person my drive a Swedish car home to watch a French movie on a Japanese television whilst eating Mexican
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organizations that not offer such arrangements (Rau & Hyland‚ 2002; Bevan‚ Dench‚ Tamkin‚ & Cummings‚ 1999). In our study we will focus on flexible work schedules as a sort of flexible work arrangements. The objective of this study is to understand the impact of schedule work schedules on the employees’ performance and if the job type is affecting the relationship between the flexible work schedule and employees’ performance. Literature Review Definition of flexible working hours Flexible working
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Performance Excellence and Organizational Change CHAPTER Performance Excellence Profile: Park Place Lexus1 At its two locations in Piano and Grapevine‚ Texas‚ Park Place Lexus (PPL) sells and services new and pre-owned Lexus vehicles‚ and sells Lexus parts to the wholesale and retail markets. PPL is part of the family of Park Place Dealerships (PPD)‚ which includes eight dealerships with 12 franchises. In 1994‚ PPL began benchmarking business practices outside of the automobile industry
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Climate change is one of the most important global environmental challenges‚ with implications for food production‚ water supply‚ health‚ energy‚ etc. Addressing climate change requires a good scientific understanding as well as coordinated action at national and global level. This paper addresses these challenges. Historically‚ the responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions’ increase lies largely with the industrialized world‚ though the developing countries are likely to be the source of an increasing
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P E W R E V •I E W C E M B E R EVIAL 75 DE 75 109 2001 Technological change and opportunities for development as a moving target Carlota Pérez Honorary Research Fellow‚ SPRU‚ the University of Sussex. Adjunct Senior Research Fellow‚ INTECH‚ United Nations University The Netherlands carperez@reacciun.ve This article puts forward an interpretation of development as a process of accumulation of technological and social capabilities dependent upon taking advantage of successive
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IMPACT OF MOTIVATION ON WORKERS ’ PRODUCTIVITY IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Ayodeji Olatunji Aiyetan1 and A. O. Olotuah2 1 Department of Quantity Surveying‚ Federal University of Technology‚ Akure 34001‚ Nigeria Department of Architecture‚ Federal University of Technology‚ Akure 34001‚ Nigeria 2 This is a research on the relationship between motivation and performance of workers in the Nigerian construction industry. It identifies a number of motivational schemes that enhance
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