Managing organisational change at Foxconn’s factories in contemporary China 1. Introduction Since China’s engagement to the global economy in the early 1980s‚ it has become the global manufacturing centre given its abundant supply of low-cost labours. International corporations have long taken advantages of this to have their goods produced or assembled in China‚ and they have been able to squeeze their costs and transform them into a lower product price for their potential customers.
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century the forms of change within organisations have been innovatory and a widespread conviction has arisen as to the revolutionary nature to such changes as a sign of the times‚ (Pettigrew & Massini‚ 2003). While Tushman & O’Reilly III (1996) argue that the industry level of studies has not been helpful in illustrating the path of organisation’s change‚ Greiner (1972) outlines a corporate growth model in order to provide a useful framework in understanding organisational change. Psychologists believe
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A Reflection on Managing Organisational and Personal Change and it’s Implications for Organisational Practice MOIC Assessment 11005385 January 2015 Table of Contents Personal experience of change 2-5 Organisational experience of change 6-9 Reflection 10 Personal Experience of Change From my early teenage years I became increasingly interested in a career in Journalism‚ thus‚ after completing my A –Levels and a lengthy UCAS process I was offered a place at UWE to study Journalism
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[pic] Assignment 2 Case Study of Foxconn Ning JIA 23944021 Wei SHI 23776234 Simin LIU 23624337 Jieru HE 21216819 Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 1.1 Background 4 2.0 Explanation 6 3.0 Analysis and Evaluation 8 3.1 Utilitarian View 8 3.1.1 Absolute Utility 8 3.1.2 Marginal Utility 8 3.2 Kantian Views 10 3.2.1 Utilitarian View Revisited Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.2.2 Means not Ends 10 3.2.2 Respecting one’s
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Context AY 2012/2013 Semester 1 A Case Study on Labour Exploitation by Foxconn in China http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-26/foxconn-workers-labor-under-police-watch-after-riot-shuts-plant (must print) An essay submitted by Ng Hui Min [U1230824D] A Case Study Background on Foxconn’s riots Since 2010‚ Foxconn was introduced to the world and was under massive public scrutiny for its infamous suicide cases located in China (Shenzhen) responsible for the production of Apple’s products such as
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Overview of Foxconn: Foxconn is primarily an original design manufacturer‚ and its clients include major American‚ European‚ Japanese electronics and information technology companies. Foxconn has factories in Asia‚ Europe‚ and South America that together assemble around 40 percent of all consumer electronics products sold. Foxconn has 13 factories in nine Chinese cities—more than in any other country (Foxconn‚ n.d.). Foxconn Technology Group is the most dependable partner for joint-design‚ joint-development
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Case Analysis: Foxconn Human capital management & Supply chain responsibility Foxconn has very poor human capital management. In fact‚ their management of human resources almost resembles the old feudal land owner and peasant relationship. Everyone is subservient to authority and this culture of fear originates from the ‘feudal lord’ Terry Gou‚ the apex of the organization. He displays pictures of himself with various people in power and also has bizarre
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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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successful business‚ change is essential. Changes can be made and come as a form replacement or modification‚ in order to achieve strategic fit for the business. Living in an age where the change of demands switches from one form to another within an instant‚ businesses have to well-informed and keep up with the ever-changing market in order to maintain its survival. In this case study of Courthouse Hotel‚ detailed analysis will be provided‚ covering various areas of change‚ in regards to different
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Key Concepts | Key notions/ ideas/ points | Comments | InertiaWhy is it difficult to change? | To understand why there is organisational inertia and why it is difficult to change‚ it is necessary to first identify them so that they can be individually addressed. This can be done by categorising the inertias identified into ‘socio-technical’‚ ‘cultural’‚ ‘political’ and ‘economical’ with the ‘today’ and ‘tomorrow’ scenarios mapped out for each category. (refer to Appendix A for notes on the various
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