these organizations have done major structural changes and layoffs to reduce bureaucratic costs and
formulate new strategies to overcome existing problems and improve organizational performance.
Choose an organization that has the above parameters and study how the management has
diagnosed the problems and has changed the organization. Prepare a report that answers the
questions below.
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Provide a brief introduction to the company and its business (or business sectors if exist).
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List and briefly explain the problems the organization faced that led the organization to take
initiatives for organizational change. -
Using the concepts you learned in the class, discuss and critically analyze how and to which
degree these problems can be solved by the new structure and the other changes. If you see
any possibilities, how can it be further developed? -
Discuss the challenges and barriers the organization encountered such as the resistance from
employees at different levels and the strategies the management followed to overcome these
challenges by motivating employees to support, implement and establish the new structure
and other changes. -
Does the organization follow an ethical approach while terminating employees or while
changing roles and scope? Justify. -
Discuss how the implementation of changes supports the organization to develop an
environmentally friendly and sustainable business organization