INITIATING CHANGE IN THE MANUFACTURING DIVISION OF POLYPROD CASE By: Martin Pirgiotis Leading Organizational Improvement Professor Thad Barnowe Introduction: Roberta Jackson‚ the concerned‚ experienced first-level project manager who works for the headquarters site of the manufacturing and distribution division of Polyprod is trying to improve the current information management practices. She realizes that it will not be an easy job. Failing to do so would in the future cost Polyprod millions
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The causes of resistance to organizational change The role of the individual in and the contribution of the change agent to the occurrence of resistance during change processes. The causes of resistance to organizational change The role of the individual in and the contribution of the change agent to the occurrence of resistance during change processes. Master Thesis Name: Studentnumber: Date: Myrna van Engelen 1941623 6th of October‚ 2010 Business Administration – Management Consulting
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Background The implicit change model held by the agent is a mix of a Coach and Navigator. The reasons for the change The pressure for change arose from environmental pressures in the industry. There were slight fashion pressures facing the company. Many companies in the industry were implementing quality programs. There was also the reputation and credibility pressure present. Internally‚ there were forces pushing the need for change. The company had been growing at a fast
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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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Human Relations‚ Vol. 52‚ No. 5‚ 1999 Politics and Organizational Change: The Lived Experience David Buchanan 1‚3 and Richard Badham 2 This paper explores the “ lived experience” of organizational politics from the standpoint of the change agent. While political behavior appears inevitably to accompany organizational change‚ the literature of change manage ment seems to adopt an ambivalent approach to this area. The literature of organizational politics‚ on the other hand‚ identifies power bases
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The First Change Analysis Paper: Images Change Analysis Done By: Melissa J. Love Keller University‚ 2010 Professor: Robin Goins Change Analysis: Images Six Images of managing change consist of change manager as Director‚ change manager as Navigator‚ change manager as Caretaker‚ change manager as Coach‚ change manager as Interpreter‚ and change manager as Nurturer. In my organization and change within it in the context of different images of change is a factor within the organization
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ACADEMY OF ECONOMIC STUDIES FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ASSESSING CHANGE AT PETROM CHANGE MANAGEMENT Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION 4 II. CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS 6 III. ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGE PROCESS 7 - KOTTER’S 8-STEP MODEL PERSPECTIVE IV. ROLE OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT 12 V. FUTURE PLANS IN PETROM 17 VI. CONCLUSION 20 VII. REFERENCES 26 I. Introduction Petrom is a very well-known oil company in Romania‚
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Leadership and Change Module Leader: Vincent Traynor Name: Sameer Panchal Student ID no.: 24041719 Date: 28th November 2014 Module Code: 44-7865-00N Contents Personal Leadership and Personal Change (Part 1) 3 Critique of theories and concepts (Part 2) 13 Personal Leadership and Personal Change (Part 1) Word Count: 1700 Contents Introduction 5 Changes you wanted to go through and those you had to go through 5 Personal levels of engagement with other students
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Formal Process Change 1. The importance of understanding Business Process Change as it relates to your future employment plans. Change is a very important aspect of any condition whether it is going to be applicable in personal life or any business life. In a competitive world‚ if we will not adept the changes as according to the requirement of the time‚ we cannot survive in the long term. As according to Kandwalla‚ (1982)‚ Organisational Change means “significant change in any one or
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Resistance to change Definition The phrase “resistance to change” is quite often used in the organizational change research as a justification for explaining why efforts to introduce new technology‚ procedures or management practices fall short of expectations or fail altogether (Oreg‚ 2006). Zaltman & Duncan define resistance as "any conduct that serves to maintain the status quo in the face of pressure to alter the status quo” and in the view of Folger & Skarlicki resistance is defined as "employee
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