References: Burke‚ W. W. and Litwin‚ G. H. (1989) ‘A causal model of organizational performance’‚ in J. W. Pfeiffer (ed.) The 1989 Annual: Developing Human Resources‚ San Diego‚ CA: Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer‚ J. (1996) Theories and Models in Applied Behavioural Science‚ San Diego‚
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Business Process Reengineering Using Radical Change to Improve Organizational Performance Incremental change or radical rethink? © iStockphoto Stan runs a soft drinks company. His revenues‚ and his profits‚ have been steadily dropping for the past year. He studies his major cost centers‚ and he worries that he might have to "right size" the assembly line (in other words‚ lay off workers) to reduce costs. Currently‚ there are six stations that need human monitoring. The assembly line runs
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Chapter 1 Overview of Organizational Development 1.1 What is Organizational Development? Organization development (OD) is a new term which means a conceptual‚ organization-wide effort to increase an organization’s effectiveness and viability. Warren Bennis has referred to OD as a response to change‚ a complex educational strategy intended to change the beliefs‚ attitudes‚ values‚ and structure of an organization so that it can better adapt to new technologies‚ markets‚ challenges
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DIAGNOSTIC MODELS: AN INTRODUCTION Julie A. C. Noolan Traditional diagnostic models can be categorized as descriptive models or normative models. Descriptive models With descriptive models‚ the role of the OD practitioner is to illuminate “what is” for the client‚ and “what could be”. Within descriptive models‚ contingency theorists would argue that the OD practitioner facilitates change only‚ not focus. The client determines the direction of change and the OD practitioner helps the client get
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for Social Responsibility. 2001-2005. Gomoliski‚ B. (2001). Managing age diversity in the workplace. Computerworld Inc.‚ 2005. Retrieved from www.computerworld.com on August 6‚ 2005. Hahn‚ S.‚ Litwin‚ A. (1995). Women and Men Understanding and Respecting Gender Differences in the Workplace. Anne Litwin & Associates‚ 2005. McInnes‚ R. (1999). Workforce Diversity: Changing the Way You Do Business. Diversity World‚ 1999-2005. Retrieved from www.diversityworld.com August 4‚ 2005. The Columbia Encyclopedia
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References: Alvesson‚ M. (1990). On the popularity of organizational culture. Acta Sociologica (Taylor & Francis Ltd)‚ 33(1)‚ 31-49. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Burke‚ W.‚ & Litwin‚ G. H. (1992). A Causal Model of Organizational Performance and Change. Journal of Management‚ 18(3)‚ 523. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Davis‚ S. (1984)‚ Managing Corporate Culture‚ Balinger‚ Cambridge‚ MA Gordon‚ G.G and DiTomaso‚ N. (1992)
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HRM-587 Course 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
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Change Management What was true more than 2‚000 years ago is just as true today. We live in a world where "business as usual" ischange. New initiatives‚ project-based working‚ technology improvements‚ staying ahead of the competition – these things come together to drive ongoing changes to the way we work. Whether you’re considering a small change to one or two processes‚ or a system wide change to an organization‚ it’s common to feel uneasy and intimidated by the scale of the challenge. You
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INSTILLING AN AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY AMONGST PRODUCTION EMPLOYEES AND IMPLEMENTING THE COST OF QUALITY AS A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE WITHIN A PRODUCTION PLANT INITIALS SURNAME STUDENT NO PS XXXXX 2008YYYY RESEARCH PROPOSAL Submitted in partial fulfillment for the degree of B/TECH (OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT) In the DEPARTMENT OF QUALITY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT At the UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG SUPERVISOR: A. Vermuleun
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For session eight I red Walker Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin. On every page of the story I asked Walker what color he thought the shoes where going to turn. He really liked this story and it was good for him to interact with. I choose to work on the sounds of sh‚ ch‚ and th. I then asked Walker what animal tries to chase cats. He answered with the correct answer‚ a dog. I then told Walker that we were going to be working with three dogs named sh‚ th‚ and ch. I told him these dogs
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