Provide a brief summary of the organization. Explain why a change was needed. What is the gap between the present state and the desired future state? How strong is the need for change? What is the source of this need? Is it external to the organization?

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Organizational Change (100 points)

Each organization has its own background perceptions, ethics, values, history, and ambitions. Therefore, a “one size fits all” change management process may not work in every organization. We must assess and adapt our process to fit the backgrounds and philosophies of each organization.

Given this understanding, we need to research and assess when, and if, an organization is ready for change, and then adopt a process to best facilitate the change process. Choose a Middle Eastern organization at which you are currently working or one in which you are familiar. (If neither is possible, conduct an internet search to identify a Middle Eastern organization which has gone through a transformation process within the last three years.) Then address the following:

  • Provide a brief summary of the organization (its history, culture, industry, product, and services).
  • Explain why a change was needed. What is the gap between the present state and the desired future state?
  • How strong is the need for change?
  • What is the source of this need? Is it external to the organization?
  • If the change does not occur, what will be the impact on the organization in the next few years?
  • Briefly explain if the change process was a success or failure.
  • Based on what you have learned thus far in the course, evaluate the company’s readiness for change. Were they ready, why or why not? Would you have done anything differently?

Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

  • Be 4-5 pages in length, which does not include the title and reference pages, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.
  • Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.
  • Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
  • It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments into the Turnitin Originality Check prior to submitting it to your instructor for grading. If you are unsure how to submit an assignment into the Originality Check tool, review the Turnitin Originality Check – Student Guide for step-by-step instructions.

 

If these projects are independent, which project or projects would you recommend investing? If these projects are mutually exclusive, which project would you recommend? How would you consider the difference in the life of the projects in making this decision?

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Case Questions

  1. Estimate the incremental cash flows for Sneaker 2013 project. Estimate the project’s payback period, net present value, and internal rate of return. (Use excel template posted)
  2. Estimate the incremental cash flows for Persistence project. Estimate the project’s payback period, net present value, and internal rate of return. (Use excel template posted)
  3. Which project do you think is more risky? Explain. How can you incorporate differences in risk into your analysis?
  4. Based on the calculated payback period, NPV, and IRR for each project:
    1. If these projects are independent, which project or projects would you recommend investing?
    2. If these projects are mutually exclusive, which project would you recommend? How would you consider the difference in the life of the projects in making this decision?

 

  1. What is your final recommendation to Rodriquez? Why?

 

Explain the various types of constraints. Describe the Portfolio Optimization Model.

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Non-Linear Optimization

8.2 Action Required:

 Read the following chapter of your Textbook.

  • Chapter 8: Non-Linear Optimization

 8.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

 Explain the various types of constraints.

Describe the Portfolio Optimization Model.

 

Illustrate the research design and measurement issues associated with evaluating organization development (OD) interventions. Discuss some of the issues faced by organizations in Evaluating OD Interventions.

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Organization development

6.1 Learning Outcomes:

Illustrate the research design and measurement issues associated with evaluating organization development (OD) interventions. (MLO 9.1)

6.2 Action Required:

Required Readings:

Chapter 9: Evaluating and Institutionalizing OD Interventions.

TEXTBOOK: Cummings, T., & Worley, C. (2015). Organization development and change. (10th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. ISBN#: 13 9781133190455 (print), ISBN#: 13 9781285800967 (e-text).

Recommended Readings:

Church, A. H. (2017). The art and science of evaluating organization development interventions. Od Practitioner, 49(2), 26-35.‏

The Art and Science of Evaluating OD Interventions

Head, T. C., & Sorensen Jr., P. F. (2005). The Evaluation of Organization Development Interventions: An Empirical Study. Organization Development Journal, 23(1), 40–55.

https://eds.s.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewe…

6.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

Discuss some of the issues faced by organizations in Evaluating OD Interventions.

 

Research and find a published article (academic or industry) describing an individual or organization that has utilized, applied or practiced aspects of Emotional Intelligence effectively to improve working relationships, manage change, innovate, enhance organizational effectiveness, well-being and/or other benefit(s).

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The Art of Executive Outline Format

You will research and find a published article (academic or industry) describing an individual or organization that has utilized, applied or practiced aspects of Emotional Intelligence effectively to improve working relationships, manage change, innovate, enhance organizational effectiveness, well-being and/or other benefit(s). You will then write-up a 2-3 page analysis & outline (Word Doc) including associated takeaways of the article for submission and then posting of a synopsis on the discussion board (for class review and dialogue). Your discussion board post(s) goal will be to stimulate insights and discussion regarding your and others’ analysis of the article’s focal issues and takeaways.

Define the different Knowledge types and explain how they are addressed by knowledge management in different business environments.

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Interactive activity

 

 

4.1 Learning Outcomes:

Define the different Knowledge types and explain how they are addressed by knowledge management in different business environments.
4.2 Action Required:

Click on the following link to watch a short video. Listen to the video carefully to understand the concepts highlighted.
4.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

Q. Write a brief paragraph based on your understanding about the concepts highlighted in video.
4.4 Instructions:

  • Answer the question in test your knowledge section.
  • Post your answer in the discussion board using the discussion link below (Week4: Interactive learning Discussion)
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Interactive activity

5.1 Learning Outcomes:

Recognize the overall knowledge management processes, concepts, goals and strategies within the context of organization.Demonstrate effective knowledge management skills to utilise knowledge management tools for the benefits of the organization.
5.2 Action Required:

Click on the following link to watch a short video related to Peter Senge’s concept of learning organization.
5.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

Q. Discuss the concept of learning organization as given by Peter Senge. What are the five important disciplines necessary for a true learning organization.

5.4 Instructions

  • Answer the question in test your knowledge section.
  • Post your answer in the discussion board using the discussion link below (Week5: Interactive learning Discussion)
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Interactive activity

1.1Learning Outcomes:

Identify and analyse role of communities of practice in knowledge management and the challenges and issues pertaining to community of practice.
6.2 Action Required:

Click on the following link to read about communities of practice, how they support the organization and different types of communities.https://www.apqc.org/expertise/knowledge-management/communities-of-practice

6.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

Q. How communities of practice support organizations? Which type of community is best for the organization you work in?
6.4 Instructions

  • Answer the question in test your knowledge section.
  • Do not copy paste. Copy paste material will be marked as zero.
  • Post your answer in the discussion board using the discussion link below (Week3: Interactive learning Discussion)

 

How successful is the Shouldice Hospital? How do you account for its performance? What could go wrong here? As Dr. Burns Shouldice, what actions, if any, would you take to expand the hospital’s capacity?

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Case study

The questions need to be answered. it’s an operations and supply chain-related case study. questions to be answered are

Assignment Questions:
1. How successful is the Shouldice Hospital?
2. How do you account for its performance?
3. What could go wrong here?
4. As Dr. Burns Shouldice, what actions, if any, would you take to expand the hospital’s capacity?
5. How would you implement the changes you propose?

What is the natural coefficient of variation? If the times remain independent, what will be the mean and variance of a job of 60 panels? What will be the coefficient of variation of the job of 60?

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Answering questions

The mean time to expose a single panel in a circuit-board plant is 2 minutes with a standard deviation of 1.5 minutes.

  • (a) What is the natural coefficient of variation?
  • (b) If the times remain independent, what will be the mean and variance of a job of 60 panels? What will be the coefficient of variation of the job of 60?
  • (c) Now suppose times to failure on the expose machine are exponentially distributed with a mean of 60 hours and the repair time is also exponentially distributed with a mean of 2 hours. What are the effective mean and CV of the process time for a job of 60 panels?

Reconsider the expose machine of Problem (1) with mean time to expose a single panel of 2 minutes with a standard deviation of 1.5 minutes and jobs of 60 panels. As before, failures occur after about 60 hours of run time, but now happen only between jobs (i.e., these failures do not preempt the job). Repair times are the same as before. Compute the effective mean and CV of the process times for the 60-panel jobs. How do these compare with the results in Problem 1?

Frequently, natural process times are made up of several distinct stages. For instance, a manual task can be thought of as being comprised of individual motions (or “therbligs” as Gilbreth termed them). Suppose a manual task takes a single operator an average of 1 hour to perform. Alternatively, the task could be separated into 10 distinct 6-minute subtasks performed by separate operators. Suppose that the subtask times are independent (i.e., uncorrelated), and assume that the coefficient of variation is 0.75 for both the single large task and the small subtasks. Such an assumption will be valid if the relative shapes of the process time distributions for both large and small tasks are the same. (Recall that the variances of independent random variables are additive.)

  • (a) What is the coefficient of variation for the 10 subtasks taken together?
  • (b) Write an expression relating the SCV of the original tasks to the SCV of the combined task.
  • (c) What are the issues that must be considered before dividing a task into smaller subtasks? Why not divide it into as many as possible? Give several pros and cons.
  • (d) One of the principles of JIT is to standardize production. How does this explain some of the success of JIT in terms of variability reduction?

How is the problem currently framed, expressed to uninvolved parties? What is said to be the desired outcome? You might think in terms of “interests/wants” (e.g., the car). How do you think the other party would describe the conflict?

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State the conflict

Briefly state the conflict in terms of the core problems (not positions) involved. This should be “the story” providing information that “takes the reader there” – who, what, timeline, context. You might have someone in one of your class activity groups review this section to see if you provide adequate information. Your focus is more on the manifest issues here (the toilet seat).

In summary, how is the problem currently framed, expressed to uninvolved parties? What is said to be the desired outcome? You might think in terms of “interests/wants” (e.g., the car). How do you think the other party would describe the conflict? Focus on key points, no need to get into the details here, that will come later.

 

Decision making is the process of making choices by identifying a decision, gathering information, and assessing alternative resolutions.” Explain the statement with example.

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Assignment Question(s):

Part-I

Read the article titled as “Drive Innovation with Better Decision-Making.” by Linda A Hill, Emily Tedards, and Taran Swan published in Harvard Business Review, and answer the following Questions:

  1. Summarize the article and explain the main issues discussed in the article. (In 500-600 words)
  2. According to the article, why we should focus on Decision-Making? Discuss in relation with the text you learnt in the course. Use additional reference to support your argument. (In 400-500 words)

Part-II- Critical Thinking Question

  1. “Decision making is the process of making choices by identifying a decision, gathering information, and assessing alternative resolutions.” Explain the statement with example (Words 400-500)

https://hbr.org/2021/11/drive-innovation-with-better-decision-making