Unit four: Principles of supporting change in a business environment Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. * The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document, either onto your computer or a disk * Then work through your Assessment, remembering to save your work regularly * When you’ve finished, print out a copy to keep for reference * Then, go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name, the course title and the Unit and Assessment number. Please note that this Assessment document has 3 pages and is made up of 3 Sections. ------------------------------------------------- Name: Section 1 – Understand why change happens in a business environment 1. Explain why change happens in a business environment.
The Force Field Analysis Model classifies and analyses factors in order to display all forces reacting to the desired change and to enable the ability to make decisions that will make change acceptable and effective. For change to occur within the organisation, the driving force must exceed the restraining force. Three stages to the model: Unfreezing- explaining to employees the need for change and giving motive for changing the attitudes, values, behaviours, systems and structures they are accustomed to. Unfreezing may be perceived as unimportant if it is not based on the survival of the company. Changing- involves identifying and implementing the change in the organisation encouraging and motivating employees to adapt to the new structure and culture.
Unit one: Principles of personal responsibilities and working in a business environment Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. • The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document, either onto your computer or a disk • Then work through your Assessment, remembering to save your work regularly • When you’ve finished, print out a copy to keep for reference • Then, go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name, the course title and the Unit and Assessment number. Please note that this Assessment document has 8 pages and is made up of 7 Sections. Name: Section 1 – Know the employment rights and responsibilities of the employee and employer 1. Identify four main points that would be included in a contract of employment.
Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. • The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document, either onto your computer or a disk • Then work through your Assessment, remembering to save your work regularly • When you’ve finished, print out a copy to keep for reference • Then, go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name, the course title and the Unit and Assessment number. Please note that this Assessment document has 8 pages and is made up of 7 Sections. Name: Section 1 – Know the employment rights and responsibilities of the employee and employer 1. Identify four main points that would be included in a contract of employment.
Lessons learned from this topic and case study: 1. Managers need to be able to estimate the costs of different responsibility centres and products to assist with monitoring the performance of different departments and also to assist with decision making about product pricing, profitability of individual products, assist with decisions when making changes to product lines and various other managerial requirements such as controlling costs and valuing inventory for financial statements. 2. Dividing the business into cost objects such as departments or products can assist with creating greater accuracy when allocating costs to each ‘cost object’. 3.
[Type the company name] | Understanding incident management and disaster recovery in the workplace | [Type the document subtitle] | | ryan.peacock | [Pick the date] | In this essay I will show you my understanding of incident management and disaster recovery in the workplace. | Understand business risk management process and potential threats to the organisation Risk Management Process, describes the steps you need to take to identify, monitor and control risk. Within the Risk Process, a risk is defined as any future event that may prevent you to meet your team goals. A Risk Process allows you to identify each risk, quantify the impact and take action now to prevent it from occurring and reduce the impact should it eventuate. Business risk is classified into 5 main types – 1.
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has published guidance on various ethical issues that may possibly arise from the shift in business strategy in this firm. The following paragraphs will explain this firm’s plan for ethical and economic success. Economics and Pricing Economic issues tend to dictate many aspects of business, including the pricing of services and products. Land values, inflation, access to healthcare, the cost of living, and unemployment are examples of key issues that indirectly affect economy as a whole. Inflation and cost of living change the way consumers spend their money.
Identify and discuss the key issues that are responsible for the resistance to organizational change at GSB INC as stated in the case Change is an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another which denotes the transition that occurs between one state to another Organizational change occurs when a company makes a transition from its current state to some desired future state. Managing organizational change is the process of planning and implementing change in organizations in such a way as to minimize employee resistance and cost to the organization, while also maximizing the effectiveness of the change effort. Today’s business environment requires companies to undergo changes almost constantly if they are to remain competitive. Factors such as globalization of markets and rapidly evolving technology force businesses to respond in order to survive. In organizations, inside pressures come from top managers and lower-level employees who push for change.
Although it would appear wise to accept gifts or provide gifts to another company to earn their business you are in fact interfering with normal business practices and in most companies can be a reason for termination for such actions. Successful careers are not built by the gifts or bribes one receives but by the determination of professional individuals whose physical and mental labor is the foundation of any profitable business. While professional ethics are the mold that results from the morally obligation to provide fair and equal treatment to others, professional values are the substance that is engulfed by smart business practices and mission statements. Certain Mission Statements can include particular values such as a specific services that are responsible for providing their customers the services or products they demand. Examples of some mission statements are listed in table 1 below.
It is important for businesses to understand the environments in which they are operating, both from a general environment perspective at looking at overall trends and conditions, but also at the competitive environment to understand what is happening within their specific industry environment. By evaluating the external environment, the CEO can make better strategic decisions to place the firm in a position of success going forward. The book looks at two different tools to help analyze the environment – the PESTEL analysis, which looks at political, economic, social, technical, environmental and legal factors that could influence the business. It also talks about Porter’s 5 Forces Analysis, which looks at the interactions between competitors, potential new entrants, substitutes for industry offerings, suppliers and industry buyers to understand the potential profit in a given industry. I like the Five Forces model.