Questions and Answers of Organizational Change

1. Considering an organization that you know well, to what extent do any of the four consequences of structural deficiencies listed in Illustration 3.14 apply to it?2. If you think that some of these
If you work in an organization, consider the institutional field that it operates within. Identify aspects of organizational design and structure that exist because of conformity to that field and
Think of one small part of an organization that you know well and try to identify where the routine actions of people are creating structure and structural relationships. Then consider why these
In spite of the talk about network and virtual organizations, most organizations conform to more traditional structure types. Why is this?
Matrix-type organizations occur frequently in construction, aerospace, marketing and management consulting firms, in which professionals work together on a project ( Koontz, 2010 ). Using your
UK retailer Marks & Spencer has over 1,000 stores in Britain and Europe. Its financial performance is basically sound, but city analysts see it as declining.Recent performance is disappointing
Consider the following statement:Starting from scratch underplays the fact that significant redesign has to be planned and implemented in a real-life context that won’t go away.
● Obtain an official organization chart for an organization that you know well. To what extent would you regard the organization’s structure as indicative of a bureaucratic structure and
To what extent do you think the environmental scanning tools are effective in diagnosing the environment for organizations? Are there situations when they might not be effective?
Take each example you thought of in Activity 2.4 and make a judgement as to whether your example is, overall, a hard or soft problem/change situation.Did the activity confirm or refute your judgement
To what extent do organizational messes get treated as if they were difficulties? What are the organizational consequences of this? Does it matter how change situations are classified?
1 Using the descriptions in Illustration 2.12 , identify three ‘difficulties’ you have faced at work or in similar situations elsewhere.2 Identify two or three ‘messes’ you have faced or been
Discuss Quinn’s (1979) contention that change occurs through a process of ‘logical incrementalism’. Give examples to support your argument.
Which (one or more) of the five levels of environmental turbulence do you think fits the situation Equitable Life found itself in?What type(s) of change was Equitable Life pushed into?
To what extent are Dunphy and Stace’s four types of change helpful in working with ‘real-life’ examples of change? Illustrate your answer with examples from organizations you know well.
Professional service firms occur in sectors such as architecture, law and accounting. These sectors are characterized by extensive and long traditions of professional practice, highly regulated
Discuss the proposition that: ‘All change can be categorized as either incremental or radical.’ Use examples from your own experience to support your argument.
Think about the future trends identified by the Chartered Management Institute (2014).What sorts of changes will organizations have to confront if they are to respond to them? What managerial
Take the list you made when doing Activity 1.3 and categorize each factor according to whether you consider it to stem from political, economic, technological or socio-cultural forces. Are there any
What do your conclusions tell you about the interconnections between the various aspects of the PEST environment? Can you make any interconnections between events and decisions made outside your
Look again at Dunphy and Stace’s types of change in Illustration 2.2 . Position an organization with which you are familiar on the following scale:How well does the type of change now being
Think about two or three organizations with which you are familiar. Carry out an environmental assessment for each organization. To help you with this, consider:● the PEST factors and the
For an organization that you know well, what are the main reasons why it has attempted to make changes to products, services, systems and/or structure? Who is actually set to benefit most from the
Linking to Illustration 1.2, if you work in an organization, think about the people you work with. What are your impressions of your trust in their goodwill and their competence? What might your
Consider how you would describe an organization that you know well in terms of its wealth-creating capacity. For instance:● Which business sectors does it operate in?● Does the organization
Based in Finland, Nokia transformed from being a diverse conglomerate into a world-leading mobile phone producer in the 1990s. Since then, the company has experienced very tough operating conditions

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