Objectives
The aim of this assignment is to offer students insight regarding the thoughts of selected executives on the topic of the challenges associated with organizational change. It seeks to help you make sense of change initiatives from the point of view of managers.
Instructor Comments
Experienced managers have come to understand that managing chance is a normal part of their job requirements. Indeed to some extent, that is the major aspect of their work. Think of the operations head of a professional soccer, football or hockey team. They constantly gauge the team performance and make needed change on the go, be they in the early, late, or playoff stages of the season. Think of a buyer for a major clothing store. He or she sources new products from around the world and responds to fashion changes on a daily basis. Change and managing change is a constant and for many professionals, a way of life.
Assignment
The aim of this assignment is to offer you insight regarding the thoughts of selected executives on the topic of the challenges associated with organizational change. It seeks to help you make sense of change initiatives from the point of view of managers.
You should base your responses to the following questions on the answers offered by interviewees to questions posed in the video interview database. In order to complete this assignment, please undertake two tasks. First, enter the web site of the Acadia International Executive Insight Series (AIEIS) using the following url: http://amcms.acadiau.ca.
How to get access to AIEIS video database: (click to open/close)
Please use the scroll bar labeled "Keyword Index". Scroll down to "Workday". Sort the interviews using this key word. View and listen to at least 15 of the respondents as they discuss a typical workday for themselves.
For each of the respondents please suggest which of these individuals practice change management as part of a normal day and why?
What do these responses suggest about the practice of change management?
Please examine the responses closely. Are there any natural categories that arise that can be used to group them? If so, what are the categories and which responses fit within each category?