Technology is a leading role in effective business practices. As technology changes so rapidly, managers must have the capability to adapt to the change and make the necessary decision to maintain success. My friends shop has to constantly keep up to date with the latest changes in the automotive industry. They must do this in order to stay ahead of their competitors and be able to effectively diagnose and repair vehicles in a timely fashion. Innovations in the automotive industry also drive customers to bring their vehicles in to be worked on by automotive shops rather than working on them themselves.
The management team needs to understand that “change is an ongoing and never-ending process of organizational life” (Van de Ven & Sun, 2011, p. 58). After showing the team where they are the next step would be to show them where they can go if they make the necessary changes. During the future state presentation, an outline of how business would increase and improve statistically. Companies often require visual and the future state presentation would provide several visual chart reports showing the company how they will improve their marketability by implementing project management functionality. The increase to employee morale and production would be the closer to this presentation.
However there are changes that would have a small affect on the business. There are two areas that a business should look at when change happens. Impact on working methods and impact on the products and services offered and is the first thing that a business should look at to improve the quality. We have to review the impact on working methods. This could be ensuring that all staff is using best practice and everyone is working in the same way.
Section II: Communication Plan Create a Communication Plan for the proposed change covered in the Change Management Plan. In the Communication Plan, complete the following: • Select the most appropriate channels to communicate the change to the employees, and explain why you selected these channels. • Identify the potential barriers to effective communication and strategies for overcoming the barriers. A communication plan will be put into motion in order to effectively communicate the new information regarding the proposed change for Riordan Manufacturing. The first step in this process is to set a communication goal for the employees to be able to understand the changes that will occur.
Case Questions: 1. How do information systems projects get started in organizations? Information System projects start with a request which describes problems or desired changes in an information system or a business process. The request might propose enhancements for an existing system, the correction of problems, the replacement of an older system, or the development of an entirely new information system that is needed to support a company’s current and future business needs. In the Petrie Electronics a request from the executive team has decided that the number one priority is to not only survive but to thrive and prosper by developing closer relationships with their customers.
Leadership Case 10 What do Mr. Cotes ideas on results and learning mean to you? I believe that results and learning are probably the most important parts of learning and leadership to rely on in business. It was neat to read that he is focused on getting results in the right ways. It is very important to set your company up for success in the future while still maintaining the results one is trying to achieve. I believe that learning somewhat comes from being enthusiastic and always willing to try new things.
Is his present strategic vision likely to undergo further evolution? Howard original strategic vision was to allow Starbuck to become a national company with values and guiding principles that employees could be proud of. Schultz management ideas was ahead of his time, he actually want it to included employees in the decision making process, to create an open and honest relation. He believed that if employees were to take part of the decision, the greater the chance for the company to proliferate and become successful, since they would feel part owners. In 2010 Starbuck has considerably change as a business, but the initial mission was still part of the process they just added more to add to express their commitment to not only the employees and customer, but the community, farmer, and the whole world.
What can the Toyota marketing department do to develop advertising and marketing strategies to attain leadership in the segment? Some of the things they can do for the consumers to understand is to focus on making the 2004 Prius a “normal” car in design and feel with advantage of an HEV. Make the costumers loyal to the brand by providing better services than competitors. Create an awareness campaign to get the customers used to the product and the technology. Also make automobile magazines, bloggers and experts report about the good quality and reliability of HEVs.
Should Jack have taken the special assignment offered him by the consumer products firm? What kinds of skills was the president of overseas operations thinking about when he offered the assignment to Jack? In my opinion, Jack should have taken the special assignment offered to him by the consumer products firm. The upper management of the company were impressed by Jack’s current management skills and wanted to give him a chance to learn more, thus enabling him to grow and become a very valuable part of the company. When the president of overseas operations offered Jack a new assignment, he wanted to give Jack a chance to learn more from other managers within the company.
This kind of ERP system is helpful for managers and employees to find a related solution with their own problems easily and the system accumulate the best practices and this helps create new knowledge in future. Also, CEO Franck Riboud’s approach such as informal sprit (climate) is also very important to motivate sharing knowledge within the organization as well as the effectiveness of knowledge management such as quality of knowledge. Thus, the company needs to maintain the informal sprit that can generate a friendly-climate to share knowledge beyond cultural/managerial barriers. Therefore, I recommend that the company maintain social tools such as marketplaces, message-in-a-bottle, T-shirts, Who’s Who, and communities although those activities can’t generate the best solution. In addition, in order that the third option (Richer: for innovation) is successfully implemented, this option is basically operated on the informal sprit, which enhances creating new