Ashford Mgt 435 Entire Course / Organizational Change

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ASHFORD MGT 435 Entire Course / Organizational Change

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MGT 435 Week 1 DQ 1 Examples of Organizational Change
MGT 435 Week 1 DQ 2 Implementing Organizational Change
MGT 435 Week 1 Quiz
MGT 435 Week 2 DQ 1 Innovation
MGT 435 Week 2 DQ 2 Change Models
MGT 435 Week 3 DQ 1 Tools of Organizational Change
MGT 435 Week 3 DQ 2 Changes at the Top
MGT 435 Week 3 Quiz
MGT 435 Week 3 Change Model Assignment
MGT 435 Week 4 DQ 1 Personal Experiences
MGT 435 Week 4 DQ 2 Failures of Change
MGT 435 Week 4 Quiz
MGT 435 Week 5 DQ 1 Partnerships
MGT 435 Week 5 DQ 2 Organizational Learning
MGT 435 Week 5 Quiz
MGT 435 Week 5 Final Paper

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MGT 435 Week 1 DQ 1 Examples of Organizational Change

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Examples of Organizational Change. View the Social Media Revolution video. We have all watched organizations around us change in response to technology, legislation, consumer demand, and other factors. Provide an example of an organization that has changed for the better and how this transition benefited its customers, employees, and investors. Review several of your peers’ posts. Discuss how and why these changes have occurred, with at least two of your peers.
Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

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MGT 435 Week 1 DQ 2 Implementing Organizational Change

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Implementing Organizational Change. This post should be at least 200 words in length. Select one of the following approaches to understanding or implementing organizational change. Summarize this approach. Provide an example of how this information could be useful to an organization. Review several of your peers’ posts. Discuss any similar or opposing perspectives you have, with at least two of your peers. Take care to be professional and polite even if your beliefs or viewpoints differ.
Dunphy and Stace’s Four Levels of Change Balogun and Hailey’s Change Model Proactive vs. Reactive Changes
Strategic Change versus Tactical Change Tichy’s 3 Types of Change
Open-systems Framework Balanced Scorecard
The Stakeholder Approach
Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

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MGT 435 Week 1 Quiz

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Week One Quiz. Complete the quiz on the assigned readings for the week.

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MGT 435 Week 2 DQ 1 Innovation

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Innovation. View the Seth Godin video about innovation, Ideas that Spread, Win. Think of an innovative company and explain how its ability to adapt has enabled the organization to remain competitive in its industry. Review several of your peers’ posts. Discuss with at least two of your peers how these changes impacted employees or other organizational stakeholders.
Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

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MGT 435 Week 2 DQ 2 Change Models

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Change Models. Select and compare two of the following change models: environment-industry-organization contingency, organizational life-cycle, action research model, eight-step approach, appreciative inquiry. Identify the pros and cons of the two models you selected. Review several of your peers’ posts. Discuss any similar or opposing perspectives you have, with at least two of your peers. Take care to be professional and polite even if your beliefs or viewpoints differ.
Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

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MGT 435 Week 2 Quiz

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Week Two Quiz. Complete the quiz on the assigned readings for the week.

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MGT 435 Week 3 Assignment Change Model

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Change Model Assignment. Imagine that you are an executive for XYZ, Inc., a high-end retail chain that sells luxury watches, jewelry, and hand bags. You’ve just been put in charge of the company’s firstinternational expansion, opening a store in Shanghai, China. This will be a short-term, small-scale change for the organization. After one year, you will be expected to begin opening additional stores in Brazil, Russia, India, and China (also known as the BRIC countries). This will be a long-term, large-scale change.
In 3-5 pages, explain which change model you would follow for the short-term change and which you would follow for the long-term change. Provide rationale for your decision and discuss the effects that these changes would have on the employees, managers, and executives within the organization. Include at least two references and follow standard APA formatting for your paper.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

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MGT 435 Week 3 DQ 1 Tools of Organizational Change

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Tools of Organizational Change. Select one of the following tools: the nine steps in Ackerman and Anderson’s roadmap for change, Cummings and Worley’s five dimensions of leading and managing change, or the three components of organizational change. Explain how a leader could use this tool in guiding an organizational change. Review several of your peers’ posts. Respond to two peers who did not choose the same tool as you. Discuss the similarities and differences between the tools.
Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

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MGT 435 Week 3 DQ 2 Changes at the Top

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Changes at the Top. View this video about Apple’s leadership, Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO. Explain what impact you think the loss of Steve Jobs will have on each the company’s primary stakeholder groups: customers, employees, and investors. In what ways to you think Tim Cook’s leadership might change Apple? Review several of your peers’ posts. Discuss any similar or opposing perspectives you have, with at least two of your peers. Take care to be professional and polite even if your beliefs or viewpoints differ.
Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

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MGT 435 Week 3 Quiz

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Week Three Quiz. Complete the quiz on the assigned readings for the week.

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MGT 435 Week 4 DQ 1 Personal Experiences

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Personal Experiences. View the video You Can Be Good at Change. Think of an organizational change that you experienced. Describe how you were impacted by the change. What could the leadership have done to make the transition more successful? Cite one or more change models to support your assertion. Review several of your peers’ posts. Compare your experiences with at least two peers and identify lessons you can apply to future organizational changes.
Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

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MGT 435 Week 4 DQ 2 Failures of Change

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Failures of Change. Organizational change is not always successful. Identify factors that can cause change initiatives to fail and the five pillars that can cause them to succeed. Highlight an organization that failed to adapt and evaluate which of these factors and pillars were demonstrated by this organization. Review several of your peers’ posts. Discuss any similar or opposing perspectives you have, with at least two of your peers. Take care to be professional and polite even if your beliefs or viewpoints differ.
Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

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MGT 435 Week 4 Quiz

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Week Four Quiz. Complete the quiz on the assigned readings for the week.

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MGT 435 Week 5 Assignment Final Paper

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Focus of the Final PaperThink of an organization you have worked for or one with which you are very familiar. Diagnose the need for change and present a plan to transform the organization, utilizing Kotter’s 8-Step Approach.
Include the following sections headings and additional sections as needed:
Introduction
Company Overview
Diagnosis
Kotter’s 8-Step Approach
Conclusion
The Final Paper for the course must be submitted to the instructor by 11:59 p.m. of the time zone in which you reside on the last day of the class.
Writing the Final PaperThe Final Paper: Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (not counting the title page and references) and formatted according to APA style.
Must include a title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis

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MGT 435 Week 5 DQ 1 Partnerships

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Partnerships. View the Malcolm Gladwell video, Malcolm Gladwell on Innovation, about today’s customers desiring partnerships. How does employee empowerment aid in building partnerships between companies and their customers? Provide an example from your experience as an employee or customer. Construct your answer from the theories you’ve learned. Review several of your peers’ posts. Compare your experiences with at least two peers and identify lessons you can apply in your future work.
Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

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MGT 435 Week 5 DQ 2 Organizational Learning

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Organizational Learning. Evaluate the importance of organizational learning. Provide examples of how learning and change can impact one another. Review several of your peers’ posts. Discuss any similar or opposing perspectives you have, with at least two of your peers. Take care to be professional and polite even if your beliefs or viewpoints differ.
Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.