Business
System transformation
Now that you have learned about systems and system transformation approaches, this week you will write a paper describing what you notice is going on in the human systems in which you participate, what are your responses (thoughts, feelings, actions) to those experiences?
Week 3 Readings and Resources
This week’s readings will help you to understand the concepts of the 5 Cs of organizational change as well as what leverage points can be identified to help systems transform.
Textbook Readings
Designing the Customer-Centric Organization. J. Galbraith. Chapters 3 & 4 (pages 43-86)
The Fifth Element. P. Senge. Chapters 4 & 5
PowerPoint Presentations
5 Cs
Change Strategies
Article
Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System (Links to an external site.): This article helps to explain what leverage points exist within a system (and therefore with an organization) with real-world examples that make it easier to understand the leverage points.
Video
Chinese Consumer manufacturers
Review the corporate strategy of AB Electrolux.
As the social and demographic trends continue to evolve so do the opportunities afforded to Electrolux. The most significant demographic shift globally is the growing middle class in Asia, which includes families with incomes between US$6,000 and US$30,000. It is estimated that by 2030 there will be 3 billion more people in the global middle class than there were in 2013.(Ernst & Young, 2013)
Correlated with rising incomes worldwide, homeownership has also increased at a substantial rate giving rise to increased demand for consumer durables such as refrigerators, washing machines, and dishwashers. (Electrolux, 2013)
Electrolux (2013) Electrolux 2013 Annual Report.
https://www.electroluxgroup.com/en/electrolux-annu…
Ernst & Young (2013) Hitting the sweet spot. (Attached pdf)
Company competitive
Imagine you own or manage a company. Your company recently completed a strengths, weaknesses, opportunites, and threats (SWOT) analysis, and the board of directors is looking to revise the company’s compensation program. Doing so will help keep the company competitive in attracting new talent. As part of the human resources department, you were asked to draft an essay describing how compensation programs are developed and how laws can affect compensation practices.
Your essay should be a minimum of two pages in length, using at least your textbook as a source. Be sure that your essay includes the following elements:
In your introduction, create a fictitious name for your company, and include some basic background information such as where the company is located, when it was founded, and how many employees work at the company. Do not use an actual company for this essay.
Describe issues that influence an individual’s decision to apply for or accept a specific job at your company.
E-business
Write at least one page about E-business. If you can write about what it is and write about the different parts of e business and anything about it. Must use APA citations. Example would be (Author last name, year of the article). Must also make a reference page that is APA style as well. It can be longer than a page but a page is the minimum.
Make sure to proofread your work thoroughly.
Features of E-Business
E-business does not have geographical boundaries for conducting business processes. Business is done on a worldwide phenomenon. Moreover, setting up an e-business is easy and straightforward. Business activities