To: Consulting Team From: CEO Re: Research Project and Presentation For this project, you will be focusing on Organizational Change, which is discussed in Chapter 16. Organizational change can come...

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  • To: Consulting Team
    From: CEO
    Re: Research Project and Presentation


    For this project, you will be focusing on Organizational Change, which is discussed in Chapter 16. Organizational change can come about for a number of reasons, which include problems within the organization that decreases its reputation or product confidence, innovation, technological improvements, or simply staying ahead of the competition. Mergers and acquisitions, changes in leadership, ethical violations, and organizational mistakes may require changes to the organization.


    For example, remember Tony Howard, the former chief executive of BP? He faced leadership and communication problems within his organization following the 2010 oil spill. BP's image and value plummeted, and the employees' motivation followed. BP needed to make external changes, and these changes needed to be accepted internally (by the employees) in order to be successful. BP and Howard would be in a lot better shape if they had consulted with us! We want to show this client we can take such an event, research its history, and apply organizational behavior concepts to recommend successful solutions. You will learn that change is very difficult to implement in an organization. “Out with the old, and in with the new” is not always welcome by the organization’s staff. Many employees like the old ways and do not embrace the change. So, the question becomes – how to get everyone on the staff to support the change?



    This is a Research Paper


    I need you to research and write a paper where you will review an organization that you find needs to implement a change. For this Week 6, your paper will analyze the organization, identify the problems that make it ripe for a change, and apply a change theory.


    I want to be absolutely certain that you follow all directions to a “T”, so read the directions to the project below very carefully. Let’s get this deal! Good luck and let me know if you have questions.


    1. Locate 3 peer-reviewed journal articles that discuss organizational change and organizational change models. (Limit your change model discussion to the two change models identified in the text in Chapter 16: Lewin and Kotter). This will require research using library databases. Note your text does not count toward the 3 peer-reviewed articles. You can use Google Scholar or the Library resources to locate the 3 peer-reviewed articles.


    2. Topic: Start by locating an organization that has experienced a problem or event that has a significant effect on the organization. Review news reports, newspapers or business periodicals such as National Public Radio, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week or the New York Times. You will need to use 3 references for this part.


    3. Write 2000 -2500 words with the following headings and discuss:

    a. Definition and discussion of Organizational Change.

    b. Why this organization was chosen: Identification of the organization and its problems

    c. Identification of Organizational Change Models.

    d. Choose the best of the 2 Change Models (Lewin or Kotter) and apply it to the Organization. This is best done using a step-by-step approach.

    e. Provide a brief (2 paragraphs) overview of a Change Management Plan to explain the monitoring and progress reporting during the implementation of this plan.


    4. Include a reference page with headings as follows:

    a. Peer-Reviewed Articles: (Include three peer-reviewed journal articles that discuss organizational change and organizational change model).

    b. News/Business Periodicals: (Include three references to newspapers or business periodicals that discuss the topic/organization you have chosen to review and its problems)


    Provide a title page with your name. Your content should use double-spaced Times New Roman font. You should include headings, topic sentences, and the inclusion of the weekly learning. You must cite at a minimum 7 sources, (3 peer-reviewed and 3 newsworthy articles, and the textbook)



    Other Requirements



    • Length:Write 2000-2500 words of pure content(content does not include title and reference pages)

    • The organization you select must be a listed company, which means that you have to choose a publicly-traded company that is listed in a U.S. exchange such as New York Stock Exchange / NASDAQ. Examples of listed companies are Amazon, Apple, Nike, Tesla, Disney, Caterpillar, Johnson & Johnson, General Electric, Bank of America, Jabil, JP Morgan Chase, Ford, General Motors. To see other listed companies, click on the Yahoo Finance link below


    • https://finance.yahoo.com/most-active

    • Apply other relevant concepts from the course learnings

    • Provide a title page

    • Include a reference page

    • Use a double-spaced Times New Roman font

    • Include headings and topic sentences

    • Must include a total of 7 different quality sources as explained above. All sources must be cited (don't use Wikipedia).

    • The textbook can be one of the quality sources but does count as a peer-reviewed article

    • Use APA format

    • Write the paper in third person, that means, don't write "I, me, we, our" or "you"

    • As needed, include charts, graphs, and/or tables

    • Reviewthe rubric

    • Information and facts about the company must be supported by a source, not just your personal opinion; therefore,Doinclude all sources relevant to the company

    • All assertions in this assignment must have citations and references


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Answer To: To: Consulting Team From: CEO Re: Research Project and Presentation For this project, you will be...

Shubham answered on Jul 11 2022
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Running Head: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE                        1
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE                                5
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE IN
Table of Contents
Introduction    3
Background of the organization    3
Identification of Organizational Change Models    5
Overview of change management plan    5
Conclusion    6
References    7
Introduction
Change is a process of transition which helps an organization to stay scale and viable. Changes can be anything from growing a product line to department, accepting the decision of merger or welcoming new employees on board have noticeable impact on the business trajectory (HBS, 2020). It can be said that organizational changes are nothing less than aggressive actions, which are taken by company to alter the major component of the organization so that changes can be introduced. There are main causes of organizational change like leadership, changes in the structure and culture of the company, adoption of new technology and business models to increase sales, or gain competitive advantage. It is required that leaders and managers contribute in preparing the internal environment for change so that resistance can be minimum and success can be measured through accomplishment of change goals. It is time consuming process need to be flexible and sustainable (HBS, 2020).
Background of the organization
Nike is an American multinational corporation. The mission of the company is to expand potential of human beings through various activities like innovating sports articles from apparels to footwear, from accessories to skateboarding, from equipment to training. They aim at creating a healthy planet and thus their focus towards sports is unbeatable. Nike believes in breaking barriers and therefore it encourages people around the globe to take challenging path. In the year 2022 on its 50th anniversary it pledged to innovate best running shoes so that they can reflect the values of guidance to growth through it. They believe that changes can be shaped through sports and so is their belief in it.
The need for change management has not even spared this leading brand and due to market challenges the management at Nike looking for ways through which they can implement change in the organization. The biggest change it need to introduce is the innovation in the culture (Businesswire, 2021). There is no doubt the pandemic declined the sales and post pandemic the immunity form headwinds is also not reduced. This is due to the fact that external environment obstacles which is threat to the business can only be solved through it.
The external threats for Nike in the year 2022 are:
1) Inflation and supply chain management: Due to rise in inflation and disruptive supply chain networks Nike is facing difficulty in maintaining the price of its world famous sneakers to $150. The trade sanctions have made it even worse for the company as due to pandemic no concrete results are in table (Pymnts.com, 2022). The manufacturing constraints are pushing the production backwards and also becoming a worrying factor for investors. There is a need to change the situation to a lucrative one so Nike regain the pricing power and brand muscle.
2) Overcrowded women athleisure wear market: Market is flooded with many brands and new brands are emerging as mushroom in the segment of women athleisure wear. Lululemon, Under Armour, Puma, Van Huesen, Reebok and Adidas are the major ones which are string competitors to Nike. The downgrading impact of the competition is a real concern as it is losing market share to these companies(Modern Retail, 2021). Women consistently look for new designs which are unique and affordable so that they can wide variety in their wardrobe.
3) Threat to intellectual Property: IP is territorial and therefore need to protect is high for any brand. Due to different jurisdictions it requires lot of time and money to take care of concerns. Nike has to register the marks in different regions, constantly police the brand, identify the infringers, look for collaboration, file suites and check on...
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