The Big Idea HOW HOW THE MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES CAPITALIZE ON TODAY’S RAPID RAPID FIRE STRATEGIC CHALLENGES AND AND STILL MAKE THEIR NUMBERS. BY BY JOHN P. KOTTER PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES HBR.ORG November 2012 Harvard Business Review 45 THE BIG IDEA ACCELERATE! Perhaps the greatest challenge business leaders face today is how to stay competitive amid constant turbulence and disruption. Any company that has made it past the start-up stage is optimized for e ciency rather than for strategic
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Change is vital in every organization to survive and to keep up with the ever-changing technology and environment. They include globalisation‚ clashing cultures and diversity‚ changing technology‚ challenging economies‚ the need to be more efficient‚ innovative and responsive to customer demands‚ corporate social responsibilities‚ and aging and growing population (Thompson‚ 2009). In order to survive‚ organizations are required to constantly change so that it remains competitive with the changing
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Introduction Change is a very natural part of life. Very rarely do things remain the same either in our personal lives or our professional lives. People must be able to adapt to these changes in order to keep up with those around them. Some of these changes are easy to take on as people buy into them very quickly and easily. Other changes are met with resistance. If not handled properly‚ this resistance to the change can overcome the change agent thus rendering the desired change impossible to
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be preserved through a system of whitening of the population. Blackness in particular‚ was inherently unclean‚ and a gradual darkening of the Brazilian population would lead away from the desirable “progress” of whitening (Butler‚ 1998). Consequently‚ the Brazilian State systemically alienated them from the free labor market and instead European immigrants took their places. Only in the 1930s does miscegenation transform itself from being Brazil’s ultimate disgrace into being
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Allegiance. Most citizens of America are affiliated with some sort of religion‚ so by having the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance does not affect them at all. Even though a large portion of the population in the United States does not mind having “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance we cannot forget about the fraction of people that does not feel comfortable saying “under God” every time they recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Some people feel so uncomfortable saying “under God” that they
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Impact of Mergers & Acquisitions on Human Resource: A Global Prospective Shilpie chakravarty Tanvi Gaur Abstract: To achieve competitive advantage‚ merger and acquisition (M&A) has become a strategic option for organizations. A phenomenal change has been witnessed in India in recent years‚ owing to the liberal reforms executed by the Government of
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to see where it is today‚ he probably would not recognize the country. There have been many changes in how people live their lives because of the change in government. Many of these political changes were sparked by Gandhi’s commitment to free India from British rule. His peaceful approach to protest continues to inspire many. He chose to make his own traditional loincloth-style clothing as a rejection of western culture‚ participated in a series of hunger strikes both in and out of jail as a form
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Organizational Change THE TECHTRON COMPUTERS "WANT TO SURVIVE‚ GO PUBLIC‚ AND THEN WHAT?" CASE Investors (venture capitalists) knew the potential was good for Techtron Computers to challenge the dominant players in the high-speed computing market. They also knew the types of computers Techtron hoped to bring to market were a long shot for success even with their significant financial investment. The four founders of Techtron all had come from large international corporations known for their high-speed
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In the earliest pages of “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck‚ one wouldn’t have been able to predict the changes that overcome Kino. In chapter 1‚ we are introduced to Kino who is enjoying the sight of his wife and child‚ and the beautiful nature that surrounds him. The peaceful description of their family and home lead us to believe that they are living a loving harmonious life. Him and his wife Juana have recently had a baby named Coyotito‚ and are happily raising him in the brush village. Kino is content
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Project Part 4: Communicating the Change Date: 2/17/13 Communicating the Change Introduction: Communication is generally known as the glue that holds organizations together. It is the way we share information‚ ideas‚ goals‚ directions‚ expectations‚ feelings‚ and emotions in the context of organized action. The change strategy for communicating the necessary changes made by Apple during the integration of iPod and iTunes business unit and the subsequent vision that kept the company flexible
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