Mgt 380 Week 1 Discussion 1

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In the paperwork MGT 380 Week 1 Discussion 1 Implementing Change in Decision Making you will find a right solution on the following task: "After watching the Change is good movie clip, list three ways in which it can impact your leadership at work and two ways it can impact your leadership at home or in your personal life. What was the most important thing you learned from the clip? Respond substantively to two other learners."

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Business - Management Week One: Why Organizational Change? Details Due Points Objectives 1.1 Identify factors that drive organizational change. 1.2 Explain the impact of the global environment on organizational change. 1.3 Describe the various stages of the transition curve. Readings Read Ch. 3 of Managing Organizational Change . Read pp. 30-49 (Ch. 2) 186-89 (Ch. 7) of Changing Organizational Culture . Review this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Participation Participate in class discussion. All Week 1 Discussion Questions Respond to weekly discussion questions. All Week 1 Nongraded Activities and Preparation Submit this week’s Learning Summary as indicated by your instructor. Learning Team Instructions Resources: Textbooks, Learning Team Handbook, Guide to Charter, Learning Team Charter, Learning Team Log, and Learning Team Evaluation Create the Learning Team Charter. Individual What Drives Organizational Change? Paper Write a 750- to 1,050-word paper in which you describe the factors that drive organizational change. Use various resources such as textbooks, Internet, and the University Library. Cite at least two sources. Provide examples from your personal experience in which change in an organization was required due to a particular catalyst. Examples of catalysts include the following: · Drop in sales · Death of a chief executive officer · Merger or acquisition Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Post assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment. 12/5/11 15 Week Two: What Needs to be Changed? Details Due Points Objectives 2.1 Analyze the mission of the company in order to narrow the scope of the change. 2.2 Analyze the global environment and internal information relevant to change in an organization. 2.3 Determine change methods based on organizational needs. Readings Read Ch. 4 9 of Managing Organizational Change . Read pp. 48-52 (Ch. 2) of Business Genius . Review this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Participation Participate in class discussion. All Week 1 Discussion Questions Respond to weekly discussion questions. All Week 1 Nongraded Activities and Preparation Submit this week’s Learning Summary as indicated by your instructor. Learning Team Instructions Resources: Virtual Organization or a company with which the team is familiar Research the selected organization’s mission statement, internal and external environments. Collaborate in the role of a management team working for the selected organization. The team must make a recommendation to the executives regarding potential changes the organization may face in the near future. Individual Why Organizational Change? Paper Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper using one of the Virtual Organizations or a company with which you have some knowledge. Assume, for the purpose of this assignment, the company may undergo a significant reorganization as well as new pricing for its products or services. Describe the stages of the change transition curve and how this could be reflected in the changes this company may experience. Discuss the influence of the global and internal environments on the need for change. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Post assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment. 12/12/11 15 Week Three: Managing Resistance to Change Details Due Points Objectives 3.1 Evaluate various means to communicate clear messages about the change. 3.2 Recommend strategies for managing stakeholder attitudes during organizational change. Readings Read Ch. 6 10 of Managing Organizational Change . Read pp. 175-79 (Ch. 7) of Changing Organizational Culture. Read pp. 168-177 (Ch. 6) of Business Genius . Review this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Participation Participate in class discussion. All Week 1 Discussion Questions Respond to weekly discussion questions. All Week 1 Learning Team Instructions Resources: Textbooks, Virtual Organization, or the company selected for the Executive Memo Research communication strategies, leadership roles during organizational change. Learning Team Executive Memo Resources: Virtual Organization or a company with which the team is familiar Write a 750- to 1,050-word executive memo. Assume the team is a management team working for the selected organization and you must make a recommendation to the executives regarding potential changes the organization may face in the near future. Access the Virtual Organization portal from https://ecampus.phoenix.edu. Click the Materials icon in your Current Course box and then click the link for the corresponding week. Include the following points in the executive memo: · Analyze the relevance of your company’s mission statement so that it provides guidance on the types of change that may be appropriate. · Analyze the internal and global factors that management must weigh before deciding on changes. · Using this information, determine the types of change your organization could experience and make appropriate recommendations to the executives as to which changes might be best to pursue. Provide rationale on your choice of the type of the change. Format consistent with APA guidelines. Post assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment. 12/19/11 10 Week Four: Implementing Change Details Due Points Objectives 4.1 Assess various strategies to implement change. 4.2 Evaluate the consistency between the change implementation and the intention of the change. Readings Read Ch. 6 of Changing Organization Culture . Read Ch. 8 of Managing Organizational Change. Read pp. 279-81 (Ch. 11) 284-89 (Ch. 11) of Business Genius. Review this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Participation Participate in class discussion. All Week 1 Discussion Questions Respond to weekly discussion questions. All Week 1 Learning Team Instructions Obtain faculty approval for the media type to be used for the presentation. Begin to review products the team members used for their individual papers. Collaborate to incorporate findings into a presentation. Learning Team Resistance to Change Paper Resources: Textbooks, Virtual Organization, or the company selected for the Executive Memo Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word follow-up memo to discuss strategies of managing the change. Discuss the following in the memo: · How to communicate change in an organization · Attitudes, both positive and negative, that come with change · Strategies for managing attitudes · The role of president, manager, and employee in managing proposed changes · How can combining leadership and communication strategies mitigate resistance to change? Format consistent with APA guidelines. Post assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment. 1/9/12 10 Week Five: Sustaining Change Details Due Points Objectives 5.1 Establish metrics to sustain change. 5.2 Identify indicators of sustained change. 5.3 Select adjustment strategies to sustain change based on feedback from metrics. Readings Read Ch. 12 of Managing Organizational Change . Read pp. 305-09 315-19 (Ch. 12) of Business Genius . Review this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Participation Participate in class discussion. All Week 1 Discussion Questions Respond to weekly discussion questions. All Week 1 Individual Implementing Change Paper Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper on the market introduction of a particular consumer product that underwent some sort of change (e.g. product was picked up by another company, new and improved version of the same product, distribution of the product changed). Research on the Internet or University Library. Describe in the paper how the company managed the change process. · What strategies did the company use? · Were they successful? · Was the way in which the change was implemented consistent with the intention of the change? · Why or why not? Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Post assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment. 1/16/12 20 Individual Final Examination Resource: Managing Organizational Change: A Multiple Perspectives Approach , Business Genius: A More Inspired Approach to Business Growth , Changing Organizational Culture: The Change Agent’s Guidebook Complete your Final Examination. 1/16/12 10 Learning Team Implementing Change Presentation Prepare a presentation of approximately 5 to 10 minutes. Compare findings from the Implementing Change Paper. Review the products used for the assignments and choose a minimum of two products for the team to review. Incorporate these findings and answer the following questions in the presentation. · How might the companies effectively evaluate the success or failure of the change? · What are some indicators the companies should review to determine the sustainability of its changes? · How can the companies evaluate the results to determine if the change that occurred is the intended change? · Should the company find their change process has not gone according to plan, what is a possible adjustment strategy they could use? Format is of the team’s choice. The team might, for example, make a 5- to 10-minute oral presentation accompanied by a PowerPoint® presentation. The team may also record their presentation as a video clip or another form of media. You must obtain faculty approval for the type of media. If the team chooses to prepare a PowerPoint® presentation, submit 6 to 8 slides with speaker notes. If the team chooses to do video or another type of media, submit the media file in the appropriate format or follow the instructions from your instructor. 1/16/12 10

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