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Managing Organizational Change
In the video presentation entitled, "Did You Know (2.0)," creator Karl Fisch delved into the topic of technological advancement and its potential effects to society, particularly to the education of children and the youth of the 21st century.
In this presentation, Fisch used the power of numbers and statistics in creating a strong argument in creating awareness and inciting society (in general) and educators (specifically) to take action in ensuring that the future of education in the technology-centric 21st century will be responsive to the kind of society that will be develop during this time. Fisch argued that in the 21st century, the youth will be driven by technological advancements, and learning could be primarily computer-based. An interesting information presented was the possibility that in the future, computers could potentially exceed the human capacity to learn. This information was Fisch's way of arguing then that learning must be responsive to the changing technology, making learning expansive, not only limited to the American society, but with more interaction with other societies as well (cited were English, Chinese, and Indian societies). The inclusion of various societies as critical to the future of education and learning in the U.S. is an important argument in the presentation -- this means that learning is no longer centered on American knowledge and values, but would actually be multicultural and highly-diverse in nature. All of these changes in 21st century education, technological advancement and cultural expansion (i.e., creation of a "global village"), are the critical factors that educators must take into account and respond to, so that American society will be in sync with the changing societies of the world. Moreover, acknowledgment of the importance of technology in the lives of the students of the future would equip them more to learn using these technologies, and avoid the fear that computers, made by humans, could potentially exceed the knowledge of its creator because of society's lack of responsiveness to utilize these technologies to its advantage.
Change Management Organizational Change Organizational change aims at ensuring that the implementation of changes in an organization is smooth and successful. Moreover, it ensures that the benefits of these changes are achievable (Burke 2010). The introduction of social media and technology has recently had much effect on business in the recent past. Accessing information by the organization is easier nowadays thus; the need for introducing changes to business to cope with the
c) Change support In the context of the closing of the Orlon manufacturing operations, a useful approach to the problem would be constituted by the action research. This type of research specifically implies that the individual assesses the situation, but in doing so, also seeks solutions to resolving the problem (Saunders, Lewis and Thornhill, 2009). This type of research combines the theoretical stance with the practical stance. Through its lenses then,
There is a major difference in launching any new initiative where adoption is key to its success relative to introducing one where compliance can be demanded. BA Management, by not informing employees of the change, is in effect saying through their actions that compliance is demanded or they will lose their jobs. The sobering fact of 13,000 people let go or nearly 25% of the workforce is a force
This means, assessing where the company is currently sitting, examining the various obstacles that are standing the way of achieving the objective and what possible solutions can used to overcome these obstacles. Once this has been identified, you want to begin taking the different solutions and implementing them. This requires that all managers, work together in making an effort to change the work environment for the better. Where, they
These form the foundation for creating more agile, and responsive change management strategies. What makes the 7-S Model stand out however is the integration of its seven core factors with a Balanced Scorecard (BSC), which seeks to equate organizational strategies to financial performance. Specifically included in the BSC approach are financial and customer perspectives, internal process perspective, and learning and growth perspective (Kaplan, 2005). The integration of the 7-S
What needs to first be improved upon is the lack of ownership on the part of the unionized workers, yet even more systemic is the challenge that Perrier management has in how workers are accustomed to prosperity in an era of economic downturn. Gaining consensus with unions during a contraction of their business cycles is going to be difficult. What needs to first happen is that the Perrier and Nestle'