MGT:435 Week 2 Discussion 1&2

 Required Readings and Multimedia 

1. To successfully complete this week’s assignments, read the following chapters from the text, Organizational Change:
   • Chapter Two – Diagnosing and Planning for Change
2. To successfully complete this week’s discussion, “Innovation,” view the following video:
   •  Seth Godin: How to get your ideas to spread.  (http://www.ted.com/talks/seth_godin_on_sliced_bread.html)
     

 Discussions

Innovation

View the Seth Godin video about innovation, Seth Godin: How to get your ideas to spread. Think of an innovative company and explain how its ability to adapt has enabled the organization to remain competitive in its industry.  Review several of your peers’ posts.  Discuss with at least two of your peers how these changes impacted employees or other organizational stakeholders.

 

Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

Change Models

Select and compare two of the following change models: environment-industry-organization contingency, organizational life-cycle, action research model, eight-step approach, appreciative inquiry.  Identify the pros and cons of the two models you selected.  Review several of your peers’ posts.  Discuss any similar or opposing perspectives you have, with at least two of your peers.  Take care to be professional and polite even if your beliefs or viewpoints differ. 

Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.