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For the organizational change at Tiger Boots, I would recommend a planned approach using Kotter’s 8-step Model of Change. Kotter’s Model includes eight steps that serve as an effective framework to plan and executive organizational change. The Tiger Boots case reflects a goal of new market entry accompanied by a capacity change implementation. Tiger Boots has decided to enter a new market of lower-cost casual menswear but lacks the appropriate production capacity, marketing relationships, and a…

Merlin: Knowledge and Power through the Ages. By Stephen Knight. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2009. xvii + 275 pages. $27.95 cloth. Merlin: Knowledge and Power through the Ages is an observation of Merlin and his different forms in the variety of literature written about him. In the books, films, poems, etc. written about him he is seen as a figure of knowledge. Knight follows the myth of Merlin and goes back to his earliest roots as the early Welsh figure of Myrddin. He traces the images…

Task 3 – Peter 1. What stages of change is Peter currently at? How will this affect your working with Peter? Contemplation (Stages of Change) 2. What are Peter’s current social and emotional wellbeing issues? Peter social and emotional wellbeing issues include: Isolation – limited contact with family, no longer participating in his church group and no involvement in any social activities. This disengagement with his family and community could be impacting his social wellbeing. Inconsistency…

What implications does job instability have on how we approach our relationships with both work and personal life? Allison Pugh tries to answer this question, along with many others, in her book titled “The Tumbleweed Society,” where she examines how job insecurity impacts how we perceive our sense of duty or responsibility toward our work and intimate life. This book will aide sociologist, academics, counselors and anyone in the helping or public service field to understanding how we as a…

Can turning point in a single person’s life change a whole society? A turning point can be described as a life changing event that teaches people of the world around them. People who endure a life changing event can respond positive/negative. In the autobiography “I Never had it made” by Jackie Robinson. The memoir “Warriors Don’t Cry” by Melba Pattillo Beals. In “The Father of Chinese Aviation” an article by Rebecca Maksel each of the individuals faced life-changing experience that altered…

A systems theory can be described as a sociological theory that looks at how groups of individuals interact as, and within a system. It is a group of different individuals working together to make something work. Individuals work together, influence each other, and make their system the system that works perfectly and allows each individual to work in harmony. Megan, Tom, and Edward are all detrimental to the systems that they are apart of, and without them their systems can fall apart, and…

connected with various personal and professional attitudes including commitment to the organization, involvement in work, setting for joint activities, and self-concept. Job satisfaction is a pleasant positive emotional state, resulting from the evaluation of an individual’s work or productive process, which is the feedback of the employees’ perception of how well the work provides important outcomes. In many organizations, job satisfaction is considered to be the most critical…

2. In the business world, firms tend to have large costs and therefore it would seem that firms are more likely to insure themselves of these perceived risks by signing onto contracts. However, it turns out that non-contractual relations are very common and subsequently, very important in business. In his piece, “Non-Contractual Relations in Business: A Preliminary Study,” Stewart Macaulay discusses why firms tend to engage in non-contractual relations. There are three main factors why firms…

in 1918, firefighters were not treated fairly. They were considered to be “unskilled laborers”, and were treated as such. Firefighters were forced to work over 80 hours a week, and for shifts that could last as long as 24 hours. Without the organization of the first firefighter…

Key to success Henry Ford said, “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself,”. What Ford meant is that people must work together, as well as take care of their responsibilities to be successful. This is a great motto to have when working with people. It can help be a reminder that if they can get over their internal struggle of working with someone, there will be success. Therefore, Teamwork and personal responsibility are essential to maintaining a floral shop…