week 12
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Week12questions.docxWeek 12 - Overview & Learning Objectives
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Assigned Readings:
Chapter 12. Innovation and Change.
Overview:
Chapter 12 explores how organizations change and how managers direct the innovation and change process. First, we look at how difficult innovation can be and discuss the challenge of disruptive innovation. The next section describes the four types of change—technology, product, structure, people—occurring in organizations, and how to manage change successfully. The chapter then describes the organization structure and management approach for facilitating each type of change. Management techniques for influencing both the creation and implementation of change are also covered. The final section of the chapter looks at techniques managers can use to successfully implement change and innovation.
Chapter 12. Innovation and Change
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter you should be able to:
1. Describe the types of strategic innovation.
2. Explain the necessary elements for successful organizational change.
3. Compare and contrast techniques for encouraging technology innovation with those that encourage product and service innovation.
4. Explain how innovation speed provides a competitive advantage.
5. Describe the dual-core approach to organizational change.
6. Explain how a large group intervention can be used to bring about culture change in an organization.
7. List techniques for overcoming resistance to change.
Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 12
Assigned Readings:
Chapter 12. Innovation and Change.
Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.
Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
1. The manager of R&D for a drug company said that only 5% of the company's new products ever achieve market success. She also said that the industry average is 10% and wondered how her organization might increase its success rate. If you were acting as a consultant, what advice would you give her about designing organization structure to improve market success?
[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student's own words - do not provide quotes!]
[Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]
Activity 12
A noted organization theorist said, "Pressure for change originates in the environment. Pressure for stability originates within the organization. “Do you agree? Discuss.
The assignment is to answer the question provided above in essay form. This is to be in narrative form and should be as thorough as possible. Bullet points should not to be used. The paper should be at least 1.5 - 2 pages in length, Times New Roman 12-pt font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins and utilizing at least one outside scholarly or professional source related to competitive strategy. The textbook should also be utilized. Do not insert excess line spacing. APA formatting and citation should be used.
