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Organisational change

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C/M/1359. Personal reflection on learning about organizational change

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1950
DATE:
2010
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The paper presents the author’s reflection on the expectations and current knowledge about organizational change identifying the areas of interest related to the topic, the motivations behind the choice of the topic, and the expected practical outcomes of the knowledge acquired through learning.

 

KEYWORDS: organizational change, learning, knowledge,

 

C/M/1323. Change Management in Lufthansa

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4250
DATE:
2010
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49.99 GBP

The paper addresses the issues of organisational change and change management in the German airline Lufthansa discussing the importance of effective communication and motivational leadership. Change processes and policies at Lufthansa are described including organisational restructuring, privatisation, D-Check initiative, etc. Key success factors of the change implementation are highlighted.

 

KEYWORDS: Change management, German airline, Lufthansa, D-Check, motivational leadership, restructuring,

 

C/M/1228. Change drivers in pharmaceutical industry: challenges and solutions

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1700
DATE:
2009
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19.99 GBP

The paper examines the drivers of change within the pharmaceutical industry suggesting the use of ‘force field’ and SWOT analysis to identify the factors that need to be changed and the factors that resist change. Recommendations about change management in pharmaceutical companies are suggested arguing that they can no longer rely on the promotion of primary care products for mass market consumption, highlighting the need for extensive research and development (R&D), and discussing the Pugh’s change matrix.

 

KEYWORDS: Organisational Change, Pharmaceutical Industry, Change Drivers, research and development, R&D, Pugh’s change matrix,

 

C/M/1227. Change drivers in pharmaceutical industry: challenges and solutions

WORDS:
1700
DATE:
2009
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19.99 GBP

The paper examines the drivers of change within the pharmaceutical industry suggesting the use of ‘force field’ and SWOT analysis to identify the factors that need to be changed and the factors that resist change. Recommendations about change management in pharmaceutical companies are suggested arguing that they can no longer rely on the promotion of primary care products for mass market consumption, highlighting the need for extensive research and development (R&D), and discussing the Pugh’s change matrix.

 

KEYWORDS: Organisational Change, Pharmaceutical Industry, Change Drivers, research and development, R&D, Pugh’s change matrix,

 

C/M/1220. Organisational change at Q Training: analysis, problems and recommendations

WORDS:
3200
DATE:
2009
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39.99 GBP

The paper examines the need for the change of the organisational structure at the UK company Q Training. The rationale behind the change is defined using the DTI 7-part framework, SWOT and McKinsey’s 7S analysis. Problem areas of the company are outlined, a framework for change management is recommended.

 

KEYWORDS: Q Training, organisational change, SWOT, McKinsey’s 7S, change management, innovation,

 

C/M/1215. Can organisational culture be changed?

WORDS:
1500
DATE:
2009
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19.99 GBP

The paper argues whether organisational culture could be changed examining the cultural change in two organisations, BBC and Ericsson Australia. The three levels of culture proposed by Edgar Schein are discussed and applied to the analysis of the organisations.

 

KEYWORDS: Organisational culture, change management, Edgar Schein, BBC, Ericsson,

 

C/M/1213. Technological advancements and cultural change at BBC

WORDS:
4500
DATE:
2009
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49.99 GBP

The paper examines the macro and micro environment of the BBC conducting PESTEL and SWOT analysis, discussing technological advancements and cultural change that the company adapted to in the 1990s, highlighting the challenges of change for the organisation and suggesting recommendations for developing a decentralised and ‘mission-oriented’ organisational structure.

 

KEYWORDS: BBC, organisational change, cultural change, technological advancements, PESTEL, SWOT,

 

C/HR/474. Impact of organisational change on employment relationship in the context of psychological contract

WORDS:
2400
DATE:
2009
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29.99 GBP

The paper looks at the impact of organisational changes on the psychological contract between the employee and the organization examining the concept of psychological contract as an important determinant of employee behaviour, reviewing the changes in macro and micro business environment over the past twenty years, discussing the breaches and violations of psychological contracts during economic crises, and considering the compensation and reward system as a means of valuable workforce retention.

 

KEYWORDS: Employee Relations, Psychological Contract, Employment relationship, compensation and reward,

 

C/M/1091. Review of Meyerson & Scully (1994) Tempered Radicalism and the Politics of Ambivalence and Change Organization Science, vol. 6(5): pp585-600

WORDS:
1000
DATE:
2009
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19.99 GBP

The paper discusses the article on change management arguing whether the individual holds a position of responsibility within the organisation. The notion of Tempered Radicalism is examined, the author's reflections on tempered radicals are presented.

 

KEYWORDS: Tempered radicalism, political change, lobbying, position of responsibility,

 

C/M/1092. Change management at the Royal Mail Group

WORDS:
2900
DATE:
2009
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29.99 GBP

The paper examines the changes proposed at the Royal Mail Group on the basis of the Independent Review instigated by the government to assess the fortunes of the ailing postal service and provide recommendations for its renewal. The prospects for employee resistance to the recommended changes are considered, the reasons behind resistance to change are explored discussing the ways to manage such resistance in the Royal Mail Group.

 

KEYWORDS: Change management, employee resistance, Royal Mail,

 

C/M/1096. Rolls-Royce: Porter's five forces analysis and organisational change

WORDS:
1200
DATE:
2009
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19.99 GBP

The paper examines Rolls-Royce's strategic position within the aero-engine industry discussing the challenges of the industry and conducting its Porter's Five Forces analysis for Rolls-Royce. The impacts of the terrorist attack of 9/11 on Rolls-Royce are considered analysing the changes that the company had to implement.

 

KEYWORDS: Rolls-Royce, aero-engine industry, Porters Five Forces, terrorist attack, organisational change,

 

C/M/1108. Organisational Change

WORDS:
1600
DATE:
2009
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The paper examines whether organisational change is the key success factor in organisations' development. The concept of organisational change is defined, the attributes of effectively performing organisations are outlined, the significance of adaption of change is critically evaluated.

 

KEYWORDS: Organisational change, effectively performing organisations, ADKAR model,

 

C/M/710. Management of Change in Water Plc

WORDS:
2300
DATE:
2008
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29.99 GBP

The paper addresses the issues of organisational culture and organisational change reviewing their theoretical underpinnings and applying them to the transformation of Water plc into Alpha, Beta and Gamma water companies. The problems of resistance to change are outlined suggesting recommendations for the smooth change implementation.

 

KEYWORDS: Organisational change, Water Plc, resistance,

 

C/M/741. Organisational Analysis of Merlin, IT service provider

WORDS:
2500
DATE:
2008
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29.99 GBP

The paper reports on the problems with IT service delivery to the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) by their provider Merlin analysing the environment of Merlin within WAG, the external (PESTEL) and internal factors that influence the performance of Merlin and stimulate organisational change, and the barriers to this change. An action plan is suggested to reduce the barriers and improve the organisation's performance.

 

KEYWORDS: Merlin, WAG, change, PESTEL,

 

C/M/762. Multiskilling in the Healthcare Sector. Using relevant organisation and management theories analyse the changes at the NHS Trust. Examine the impact of these changes from the perspective of the managers and teams

WORDS:
1700
DATE:
2008
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19.99 GBP

The paper reviews the theory of management by Weber and its interpretation by Brooks in 'Organisational Change: multi-skilling in the healthcare sector' case study. Theoretical approaches are discussed with reference to the practices of the UK National Health Service (NHS) touching on the issues of resistance to change, hospital staff training, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Organisational Change, National Health Service, NHS,

 

C/M/805. Managing Organisational Change

WORDS:
4000
DATE:
2008
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49.99 GBP

The paper examines the scope and concept of organisational change and strategic change aiming to understand why change theories have been increasingly important for companies and how change is implemented in their organisations. An example of HMV Group is considered to give a better understanding of strategic change and organisational change.

 

KEYWORDS: Organisational change, strategic change, HMV,

 

C/M/806. Why have planned change theories and models been so heavily criticised by academic and other commentators? What is the basis of their criticism and how can their ideas improve the way we implement change in a modern organisation?

WORDS:
4000
DATE:
2008
PRICE:
49.99 GBP

The paper examines the scope and concept of organisational change and strategic change aiming to understand why change theories have been increasingly important for companies and how change is implemented in their organisations. An example of HMV Group is considered to give a better understanding of strategic change and organisational change.

 

KEYWORDS: Organisational change, strategic change, HMV,

 

C/M/816. Role of management, leadership and power in organisational cultural change

WORDS:
2700
DATE:
2008
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29.99 GBP

The paper examines the concept of organisational culture change (OCC) providing its academic definitions, analysing the effects of OCC at behavioural and cognitive levels, reviewing the models of OOC, considering OCC implementation in Apple Inc, and discussing the role of leadership, power and management in OCC.

 

KEYWORDS: Organisational culture change, leadership, management, power, Apple Inc,

 

C/M/819. Organisational change in Thames Valley University

WORDS:
2200
DATE:
2008
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29.99 GBP

The paper examines the organisational change in the Thames Valley University (TVU) featuring the history of the University and discussing the policy of the UK Government towards higher education, the growth of TVU over the last decade, the changes in their management policy, and the TVU strategic plan.

 

KEYWORDS: organisational change, Thames Valley University, higher education, TVU,

 

C/M/843. Changing organisational culture at Hephaestus

WORDS:
3100
DATE:
2008
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39.99 GBP

The paper reports on the changes in the organisational culture (OC) initiated at Hephaestus reviewing definitions of OC, outlining the change triggers and OC scope, indication criteria for successful OC change, and predicting the outcomes of OC in Hephaestus.

 

KEYWORDS: Hephaestus, organisational culture, organisational change,

 

C/M/847. Interactive Behaviour at Work in HSBC India

WORDS:
5000
DATE:
2008
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59.99 GBP

The paper examines two cases of interactive work behaviour at HSBC India. First, the report focuses on the implications of intercultural work and the tensions that are created from a mix of expatriate managers and local bank managers working together. Second, the report highlights the tensions that have occurred as a result of the structural changes that have taken place at the bank, affecting the existing organisational culture.

 

KEYWORDS: HSBC, India, intercultural work, culture,

 

C/M/852. Change with pain at Yokozuna Oil

WORDS:
5300
DATE:
2008
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59.99 GBP

The paper examines the reasons behind the organizational failure (OF) of Yokozuna Oil (YO) providing a theoretical approach to the causes of OF and the challenges of the organisational change, reviewing motivational theories and the principles of HRM, and providing recommendations for the implementation of change in YO.

 

KEYWORDS: organizational failure, Yokozuna Oil,

 

C/M/896. Managing Strategic Change at Procter and Gamble

WORDS:
3200
DATE:
2008
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39.99 GBP

The paper examines the changes at Procter and Gamble (P&G) that followed their revenue and profitability difficulties in 1999 and the firm's reaction to this over the subsequent six years. In order to examine the change process, the study focuses on the situation faced by the firm at the time, the nature of the change process, the organisational culture change that took place, and the design choices that were made.

 

KEYWORDS: Procter and Gamble, organisational change, P&G,

 

C/M/908. Managing Change: case study of Sainsbury's

WORDS:
1000
DATE:
2008
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19.99 GBP

The paper examines the relationship between organizational change and the factors within the organization, i.e. its corporate culture, external and internal environment. A case study of Sainsbury's is conducted describing the background for change, the process of change, etc. Success factors in managing change are identified. The importance of being proactive whilst managing change is emphasized.

 

KEYWORDS: managing, change, study, sainsbury,

 

C/M/973. Organization Change at Marks & Spencer

WORDS:
3100
DATE:
2008
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39.99 GBP

The paper looks at the changes that took place at Marks and Spencer (M&S) since 2002 in response to external circumstances. PESTLE analysis is conducted to evaluate the macro economic environment that precipitated the changes, the effects of the changes, and the current M&S situation.

 

KEYWORDS: Organizational Change, Marks and Spencer, M&S, Leadership, PESTLE, Stakeholders, Exter,