...Change and Culture Case Study l Kimberly Phillips HCS/514 July 2, 2012 Norma Wright Change and Culture Case Study l Kimberly is the middle manger in a healthcare organization that has merged with a previous competitor. Up until now, the employees saw the competition as an enemy that provided a poor quality of care. The new corporation, however, has in place several inpatient and outpatient services that her organization does not. This paper will discuss the impact the sale will have on the culture of the new combined organization. It will discuss what She can do to ensure that the combined staff will work together to provide quality care without taking on a competitive stance. It will also describe what the organization will look like, in terms of systems and shape. A person who is employed as a middle manager does not have an easy job. It is even worse during the time of drastic changes. It calls for maintaining and balancing changing personnel inside the organization including a subordinate workforce and upper management. An alternative for those who have not successfully influenced the direction of an organization is to leave the establishment. However, a more ordinary but insidious alternate is to stay with the company and evolve into a mindless transporter of decisions from the top (Convey, 2004). The middle manager who accomplishes the battles with the demands from upper management with some range of success faces alternating disputes from within the company. Middle...
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...Change and Culture Case Study I July 18, 2011 Case Study I This paper focuses on the merger of company A and company B. The middle manager of a health care organization has the responsibility of combining the workforces of both companies, and re-structuring the systems and shape of the new organization. The task of making company C, the two organizations combined, is made more difficult due to the fact of prior competitiveness in the health care realm, with employees viewing company B as non-professional and lacking in quality care. Company B, however, has several inpatient and outpatient services that company A does not, validating the merger. So, this paper presents the effects of the merger, how employees are coached to work together, the new systems and shape of the organization, and the theoretical framework of the merger. Effect of Sale One of the effects of the merger of company A and company B is the power struggle and fights for control that arises from combining the two organizations. Company A was a smaller agency, with a definite hierarchal operating structure displaying a centralization of power, while company B was of a horizontal...
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...Change and Culture Case Study 1 Sharon Reed HCS/514 October 15, 2012 Steve Kovak Change and Culture Case Study 1 In the world of health care organization mergers are common as the pressures of free market drive organizations into combining resources with each other. Not every merger is a success. The health care organizations in most successful in making a merger are characteristics. The characteristics be examined and used to reveal key insights about organizational structure and ways that the free market system operates. The main reason corporate entities are to merger with companies to increase level of competitiveness in the market. A middle manager in a health organization had experience with merged with a previous competitor. Competition result to delivery of poor quality of care. The new organization has in place outpatient and inpatient service whereas one organization does not. Mergers can occur when two different organizations decide to joint together as one. In a merger is often a clash of cultures as two different organizations interact with each other and attempt to become one. Organizations that take advantage of a merger can resolve conflicts of culture and develop new collective attitudes. Each organization has its own ways of doing things and change will be made. Change in any organization comes with conflict and resentment which, management must resolve. In organization culture brings life experiences from each employee. Culture made of morale, values...
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...Introduction In changing economic times, companies must constantly explore new ways to be profitable. One of the methods organizations are using to do that is to merge with other organizations that do comparative work. Some even feel that “a combination of key forces and factors, intensified by passage of federal healthcare reform legislation in 2010, makes it likely that the next few years will be a major period of consolidation” (Zuckerman, A.M., 2011). Such mergers can be successful if the differences between the organizations are overcome and the companies blend their cultures. To do this, higher management must agree on what changes need to take place within the new organization as the new companies come together. Decisions need to be made about who has voting interests, how much stock that stockholders have in the merged organization and what staff will stay and what positions will be terminated. Each organization must agree to the changes and direct staff in what their roles will be. Communication is very important in the beginning. This involves staff meetings, memos, interoffice email, and clarity as to what management expects and what that mission statement of the organization is. The companies that are merging do not have to be the same. In fact, organizations should complement each other, where one is strong where the other is weak. To be effective and to be a success, the merging companies must be strong internally for the merged organization to keep...
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...Change and Culture Case Study 1 Deardra Woods July 9, 2012 University of Phoenix – HCS 514 Professor Steven Bonell, MBA, MHA Once North Broward Hospital purchased Florida Memorial Hosptial it was necessary to focus on the relationship between the employees once the two facilities were combined. The management of North Broward Hospital District and Florida Memorial Hospital identified several key areas that will be impacted during the merger. As a middle manager at North Broward Hospital District, my job is to ensure that the combined staff will work together without taking on a competitive stance. Taking into consideration the key areas that will be impacted in the merger, new hierarchies and job descriptions will need to be made for many of the employees. This essay will discuss the transition of the employees and the impact the merger will have on the culture of the new combined organization and will address how systems will be developed as the new organization takes shape. Impact of Sale on the Culture of the Organization The culture and working conditions for the employees of both organizations will be impacted during and after the merger. Each organization currently has its own way of doing business. Employees are used to the way their organization currently works. As the two organizations merge employees and management will possibly need to get used to a new set of policies and procedures as well as new expectations and a new order of business...
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...Case study Topic: Disney’s FROZEN as a global pop culture phenomenon FROZEN has been a global sensation with great reception by audiences around the world with its original song “Let It Go”. Let It Go was translated into many languages which captivated people around the globe of all ages . This move by Disney can be seen as a form of “media globalization” via the means of YouTube and theatrical releases on Television in different countries with different cultures and languages. The reception of the film can be seen as a “cultural process” or Cultural globalization which is the intensification and expansion of cultural flows across the globe . Academic Sources 1) Mollet, T. 2013. “With a smile and a song …”: Walt Disney and the birth of the American fairy tale.” Marvels & Tales 27 (1): 109-24. In this journal article, Mollet reviews on how Walt Disney’s production is now being seen as crucial to the construction of the modern American society through his contribution to the formation of a new United States nationalism . The author approaches the topic using cultural studies and textual analysis ofn Disney fairy tales to exemplify how they reflect the dominant (?) culture of America. Her research focuses on analysing Disney films such as “Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs”, “Three Little Pigs”, “Wizard of Oz” and how these films and their characters portray the unstable society and culture of America during the great depression and other different time periodslines. The...
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...Applied Economics Letters, 2011, 18, 1121–1124 Management innovation, corporation core competence and corporate culture: the impact of relatedness Chich-Jen Shieh Department of International Business, Chang Jung Christian University, Kway Jen, Sector 1, 396 Chang Jung Road, Tainan, 71101 Taiwan E-mail: charles@mail.cjcu.edu.tw This study reports the results of a study of Management Innovation of Taiwanese businesses in China. Over 800 questionnaires were sent out to the Taiwanese owners/managers in Kun-Shan City, China, with 260 valid responses included in the study. Four relationships were examined in the study: the correlation between management innovation and corporation core competence, between management innovation and the corporate culture, between corporation core competence and the corporate culture and finally the effect of the corporate culture on the relationship between management innovation and corporation core competence. Findings and conclusions are discussed. I. Introduction Management innovations are processes such as new distribution methods or novel applications of technology in the management process, which enable organizations to reach their goals, and include object management, environmental research and judgment, coordination, integration and schedule control (Van de Ven, 2003; Van Ark et al., 2003b). Van Ark et al. (2003a) defined management innovation as a management product or management process that is based on some technology...
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...Case Study: China Myths, China Facts Julliana Schlemper Embry-Riddle Aeronautic University Organizational Behavior & Change MGMT520 Fernando Muniz April 27, 2016 Case Study: China Myths, China Facts Introduction Considered the second-largest economy in the world, that should surpass the US in the next decade, China has a very unique culture. When I think about China, in a business way, I think about very serious people that know what they want and go get it. Chinese people like to know you more than what other people from other nationalities would. This way, Chinese can learn more about the person and know if they can trust you or not. Most of what Chinese do in business has to do with trust and how it’s built. The biggest difference between the West people and the Chinese people is we work on building a trust relationship (Harvard Business Review, 2015). In this case study, I will comment about three myths that surround China’s culture, work ethic and management techniques. The three myths are collectivism, long-term deliberations and risk aversion. Discussion Questions 1. Has this presentation challenged any assumptions you had about China and the Chinese people? Yes. Movies, News, the media in general, have pictured China as a culture that is more inclined to the individualism more than collectivism. It was new to me to know that workers in China are more inclined to self-interest than their communities and the companies they work for. 2. Using your...
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...Management of Cross-cultural Interaction Case Study 1 1. The future role of the US universities might be to gather the best minds of people from all over the world and it might be with intention to influence them, their thoughts. US might even choose to attract students from countries in which they want to have the influence. 2. The high percentage of students who do not graduate high school badly influences the US economics. First of all, high school dropouts are more likely to be unemployed. Even when they can find work, the differences between their earnings and that of individuals with diplomas is huge. They are very likely to live in poverty. High school dropouts are more likely to seek out and live on public assistance. Also the literacy rate in the country increases. So overall, it badly reflects on the US economy and ability to compete in the global labor market. 3. From the perspective of US the fact that foreign students are attending college in the US is both good and bad. The positive side could be that it increases the global diversity and cultural exchange. Students can learn a lot from foreigners and widen their perspective. Also foreign students bring in lots of money for US as well as cheap labor force. On the other hand, there are some negative sides for allowing so many foreign students. A small disadvantage would be the fact that the bad language knowledge might slow down the study process for other local students. A huge negative side is the...
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...Vol 4. No. 1 Mar 2009 Journal of Cambridge Studies 6 Why Do Change Management Strategies Fail? ---Illustrations with case studies Xiongwei SONG∗ Department of Politics, University of Sheffield ABSTRACT: Change management is crucial to the survival and development of organizations, the more effectively you deal with change, the more likely you are to thrive. However there are a large number of failures of change management. Organizational change itself is a considerably complex activity; any tiny mistake in change management could lead to the failure of organizational change. Consequently this paper is impossible to encompass all factors that could result in the failure of change management. This paper attempts to explain why change management strategies fail from four perspectives (leadership, culture, people issues and quick response) that are major factors to determine whether change management is successful or not. INTRODUCTION Change for organizations both large and small, whether in the private, public or voluntary sectors has been inevitable for the past decades or so. Such trends of organizational change are increasing in frequency, pace, complexity and turbulence under current situation, and there appears to be no sign of abatement. The concrete purposes of change management for different organizations are probably not the same, but the ethos of change management is the same, that is, making the organizations more effective, efficient, and responsive...
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...Shui Fabrics: Critical Analysis of a Global Problem GM500 Management Theories and Practice I December 30, 2013 Introduction The objective of this paper is to analyze the Shui Fabrics Case Study to show how to manage effectively globally. The case is about an American company Rocky River Industries, a textile manufacturer, and a Chinese company Shanghai Fabric, a fabric company, forming a 50-50 joint venture that would produce, dye, and coat fabric for sale to both Chinese and international sportswear manufacturers. With this case I will show the differences in cultural views between the Chinese and Americans by using the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) project value dimensions (Daft, 2012). I will also show problems that arose by not understanding the different cultures between the U.S. and China. It will also show the importance of learning the cultural values of other countries. I also will be doing an “Experimental Exercise” that focuses on my strengths and weaknesses and my potential to deal effectively with different cultures. Problems This case analysis is about Shui Fabrics and some of the problems that were faced between the Chinese culture and American culture. Chiu Wai, the Chinese deputy general manager, felt that with the company employing close to 3,000 employees it was making a contribution to the economy when the unemployment rate was around 20 percent. Paul Danvers, the U.S. Company’s president, felt that with...
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............................................................. 2 Summary of the case study......................................................................................................... 3 Theories .................................................................................................................................... 34 Criticism ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Analysis of the case study .......................................................................................................... 7 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................. 7 References ................................................................................................................................ 10 Page | 1 Introduction Globalisation has forced markets to be in constant development and with that companies are also becoming more knowledge-based than ever before. Therefore, it is of great importance for any company who wants to be a part of a leading market to adapt and to keep pace with the rapid changes of the environment they operate in (Gómez, 2004, pp.1). Learning organisations and continuous development is essential for a company to stay in a competitive position with its rivals. Therefore, I found it interesting to research closer into topic number 2; “Learning strategies...
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...BEHAVIORAL INFLUENCE OF MODERNIZATION ON THE CULTURE OF AUSTRALIA Over the years, technology in many ways has crept into the society having a huge moral hold on decision-making and our culture. The purpose of the study is to stimulate a reflection on the relationship between modernization and culture. My case study will examine the general behavior over time of Australians, through the regular monitoring of their Sources of information and technological advancement throughout this time, asking the question, how is modernization affecting behavioral and cultural change? A recent study by Professor Andrew Urevbu (1997) focused on the relationship between media, age, sex, religiosity and its influences on the culture of people. The study examined the given variables in an external or international context with the aim of Australia holding the same results (Merchant, 2007, 432). In recent years, technology has been internalized in almost every sector including the information sector and industrial sector. This has led to modernization of the world. Through the study of sociocultural influences, a look at the incorporating technological diversity into culture and its effects over time (Eshun and Gurung, 2009, 176-236). In every society, attitude, vices, values and behavioral patterns define the way of life. Across Europe and the USA, the media have influenced many of these behaviors. There has been a long list of finds particularly on media showing that viewing of violent media...
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...Case Study: Grayson Chemical Company Presented by: Allan Bermudez Marlon Abito Zarny Zaragoza CASE STUDY: Grayson Chemical Co. Executive Summary: Grayson Chemical Co, a 40-year old company manufactures industrial chemicals sold to other industrial companies. It has been run by a stable management in which there had only been two presidents. However, within the past few years, the company is suffering from declining earnings and sales. This has brought pressure from the board of directors, investment bankers, and stockholder groups to name a new president. The company had become stagnant – (although at Grayson, they refer to this as conservative) and had steadily lost market standing and profitability. Finally, the board decided to hire a new CEO and was able to hire a dynamic manager from another major corporation. CASE STUDY: Grayson Chemical Co. Tom Baker, 47 and an MBA, has helped his former company into a leadership position. He has chosen to join Grayson after another executive was chosen for the top job in his former company. Baker knows what he needs to do and that is to develop a topnotch management team that could provide leadership to turn the company around. Unfortunately, the situation at Grayson is not very favorable. Decisions are made by the book or taken to the next higher level. Things were done because “they have always been done this way,” and incompetent managers were often promoted to higher level jobs. Baker met with three members of the board...
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...An Analysis of Case Studies Prepared by Rafiqul Alam Khan Rakibul Haque Department of Finance Page 1 Dhaka, June 05, 2014 Acknowledgement All the praise and appreciation to Allah, the most merciful and beneficent who has enabled us to submit this humble work. We would like to express our special thanks and honour to our course teacher, Sonia Munmun, who guide us in every minute whenever we sought, and who showed us the right track to conduct the study. Finally, we would be happy if the findings of this study could make any contribution in the field of business efficiency. Department of Finance Page 2 Table of Content 7 Abstract Chapter 01: Context and Rationale Preludes: the General Scenario Rationale of the Study Objectives Methodology: Primary & Secondary Sources Limitation Chapter 02: Framework of Case Study Chapter: Foundations of Group Behavior Case Incident 1 Case Incident 2 Chapter: Understanding Work Teams Case Incident 1 Case Incident 2 Chapter 03: Conclusion & Recommendations Conclusion Findings References Department of Finance 8 8 9 9-10 10 11-14 15-17 17-19 20-21 22-24 25-28 29 30 30 Page 3 Abstract Organizational Behavior (OB) is the study and application of knowledge about how people, individuals, and groups act in organizations. It does this by taking a system approach. That is, it interprets people-organization relationships in terms of the whole person, whole group, whole organization...
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