Explain how the approaches to change of organizational development (OD), appreciative inquiry, and sense making are embedded in the case study “Change at DuPont.” OD – Organizational Development is clearly the main focus here at DuPont. Tom had a vision to improve the organizational standards at DuPont not focusing on any problems that may have been present. The projected outcome for DuPont’s organizational structure was improving for the better of the company and the employees. Tom wanted to development
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Managing Organizational Change A comparative and critical analysis of the articles “The work of leadership” by Ronald A. Heifetz and Donald L. Laurie and “Leading change: Why transformation efforts fail” by John P. Kotter Introduction Organizations operate in an increasingly complex and dynamic environment, where change occurs continuously. The automotive industry, the health care and biotech industry, financial services, telecommunication and media companies, commodities manufacturers and internet
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may adapt to the new culture considering the changes would not bring adequate and prominent changes since at times it becomes difficult to transmute in such organizations. A leader determined to change the culture has to be confident in his abilities and new management style and needs to make sure if its pertinent and easily adaptable. As per the survey cited in Carr et al. (1996) around 10% of the organizations were successful to confine the new management approach in the institution and the percentage
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Company. While evaluating each company closely, Intersect Investment will pay special attention to each company’s success or failures. Several key factors, such as external and internal forces, extrinsic motivation, organizational and cultural changes, and emotional intelligence will be considered. Introduction Ever since 2001, the financial industry has been an unpredictable climate, with firms “struggling to keep both their clients” trust and Wall Street’s credibility,” (Intersect Investment
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Kamran Rizvi’s talk on Change Management at ARL’s first HR Conference in Morgah Club, Rawalpindi on Feb 17, 2009 Change management A talk by Kamran Rizvi, Director, Navitus “There is no more delicate matter to take in hand, nor more dangerous to conduct, nor more doubtful in its success, than to be a leader in the introduction of changes. For he who innovates will have for enemies all those who are well off under the old order of things, and only lukewarm supporters in those who might be better
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http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-corporate-governance.htm SIX CHANGE APPROACHES OF KOTTER & SCHLESINGER The Six (6) Change Approaches of Kotter and Schlesinger is a model to prevent, decrease or minimize resistance to change in organizations According to Kotter and Schlesinger (1979), there are four reasons that certain people are resisting change: 1.Parochial self-interest (some people are concerned with the implication of the change for themselves ad how it may effect their own interests
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Change Management Questionnaire Alex Reed University of Phoenix December 20, 2010 ORG/6502 Gerald Ingersoll McShane – Von Glinow (2008) refer to organizational structure as the division of labour as well as the patterns of formal power, coordination, communication, and workflow that direct organizational activities. Johanson (2000) suggests that organizational structures are frequently used as tools for change because they establish new communication patterns and align employee behaviour
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According to Robbins et al (2004:208), most people hate any change that does not jingle in their pockets. This resistance to change is well documented. An individual is likely to resist change for three reasons which are uncertainty, concern over personal loss and the belief that the change is not in the organization’s best interests. The leadership styles also adopted by management may also lead to resistance. According to the Harvard Business Review Magazine of 1969, one of the most baffling and
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employees, and making sure all the gaps have been removed. I believe that I can tie this project with our TCO that discusses given a requirement of organizational change, apply a framework for managing change, diagnose the forces for and against change in a situation, and recommend strategies for dealing with resistance to change. The question I would like to answer after completing this project is “ How will the new infrastructure improve effectiveness within the Franke Corporation
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discuss the organizational change process from the readings of, “Tales of Woe at Concord Bookshop.” The variety of change processes gives change leaders and administrators the ability to visualize the internal and external components of change that will go against the status quo and possibly cause a clash between the owners and the workers. The phases in the organizational change model are strategic responsiveness, behavioral change, employee participation and resistance to change. Also included, are the
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