Issues & Observations The Narrative Lens and Organizational Change Nick Nissley and Stedman Graham W hat do a CEO and a six-year-old child grieving over the death of her pet dog have in common? More than you might think. Recently a friend told us a story about her daughter‚ who after the death of the family’s chocolate Labrador said‚ “I wish we could just give Woody a pill and make him a puppy again.” It reminded us that when people’s health fails them‚ they often seek prescriptions. Our
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Strategic organizational change: the role of leadership‚ learning‚ motivation and productivity Steven H. Appelbaum Faculty of Commerce and Administration‚ Concordia University‚ Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada Normand St-Pierre Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce‚ Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada William Glavas Pratt and Whitney Canada‚ Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada Presents an overview of strategic organizational change (SOC) and its managerial impact on leadership‚ learning‚ motivation and productivity. Theoretical
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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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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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Organizational Change and Resistance Intervention Honor Student University of Somewhere Organizational Change and Resistance Intervention Growth within any organization brings about a certain amount of change‚ and this can be unsettling to some individuals who have grown accustomed to a certain way of doing things‚ as well as a feeling of being overwhelmed with new functionalities and a sense that their once close nit family oriented business has exploded into an organization where they are
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Organizational Change and Employees’ Behaviors Abstract Organizational change can affect employees’ attitudes and behaviors in the workplace. Being able to recognize the types of changes and how employees are affected will better help a company in the process of a change gain a better workplace environment. Organizational Change and Employees’ Behaviors Organizational change is something that occurs most often in today’s business world. Organizational change
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A Decade of Organizational Change at Unilever A DECADE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AT UNILEVER 7 November 2012 • Originally founded in 1872‚ and incorporated in 1929‚ Unilever was facing a difficult time when upon their discovery that the organizational architechture and strategy they were employing was not benefiting the company. • The company was under a decentralized structure for generations. o Managers looking for a change o The decision was to go global • It was mid-1990
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OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES & ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR ON EMPLOYEE BEHAVIOUR & ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE ABSTRACT Nothing is permanent in this world but “Change” What are your reactions when you hear the word “Change”….?? * Negative Perceptions * Positive Perceptions This term paper contains a journey to organizational change‚ various types of organizational changes‚ responses to those changes. It also includes the reasons why employees resist to changes in an organization and how
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Contents Concept of Culture 2 What is Organizational Culture 3 The Internet and Organizational Culture 3 Cultural Change 5 The Classical Approach to Cultural Description 5 New Ways of Describing Culture 6 Culture as Emergence 7 Steps in Organizational Culture Change 8 Managing Organization Cultural Change 8 Bibliography 12 ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT Concept of Culture The concept of culture is complex and definitions of culture vary. The anthropologist
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Organizational Change Models and Change Strategies Martin H. Pham Amberton University To remain competitive in today’s economy companies must be ready to manage organizational change effectively and efficiently. With the pace of change continually increasing‚ everyone is affected by change. Organizational change models are used to assist in reorganizing and/or restricting a company. There are many change models that exist
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