Why is it difficult to enact change in organizations? Whether the need for change is due to increased global competition, shifts in consumer preferences, or stricter corporate ethics – change is inevitable. Organizations are faced with many forces of change: external forces such as demographic characteristics, advancements in technology, customer and market changes, social and political pressures, as well as internal forces such as low […]

Music industry belongs to turbulent and high-velocity markets because of products it deals with. By making music accessible and with prices set at a reasonable cost, high industry standards are being put in place. Similar to other industries, music industry, its structure and function¬ing must reflect, therefore, the nature of the environment in which it is operating. In order to ensure its survival and future […]

BSNL competitive portfolio & Change Management M Ramesh, [email protected] com Synopsis: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. formed on 1st October „2000, is one of the largest & leading public sector units providing comprehensive range of telecom services in India. They operate under 13 different brands. Their customer base as on July 31, 2011 was at 95. 14 Million. BSNL has an installed Network in the country […]

The determinants and impediments of change In each branch of change management have been considered and addressed. Some elements fall outside the scope of the literature review and research. The literature review is structured in such a way that echoes this integration as illustrated in the following diagram (Figure M). Figure XX: Areas within and outside the research boundaries leading to organizational responsiveness to change. […]

Bill, lost his job recently. It seems his company was downsized, his well developed skills were no longer required. It’s tempting to claim his company was at fault. But the fault was his and his alone. Let me explain why. Things are changing incredibly fast. Yesterday’s idea, is an emerging technology today, mainstream news tomorrow and history by next week. And… everyone contributes to the […]

A mission statement is a phrase which guides the day to day operations of a company. It defines what the company want to do, when, where, why and how. It is a statement which regulates core business activities of the company. On the other hand a mission statement states what the company or organization wants to achieve in the future. It encourages and inspires people […]

The determinants and Impediments of change In each branch of change management have been considered and addressed. Some elements fall outside the scope of the literature review and research. The literature review is structured in such a way that echoes this integration as illustrated in the following diagram (Figure M). Figure XX: Areas within and outside the research boundaries leading to organizational responsiveness to change. […]

Organizations are in constant interactions with their environments.  A change in the environment will subsequently cause a change in the organization that interacts with it.  This change can be positive or negative, and in both cases, it alters the organization’s status on many different levels.  Dealing with this change on all the levels is a key factor in minimizing disruptions to the organization’s functioning and […]

Answer 1 In April 1981, when Jack Welch became the CEO of GE, US was in recession. There were high interest rates. Strong dollar resulted in country’s highest unemployment rates. In this rapid changing and uncertain environment it was extremely difficult task for him to handle a conglomerate as big as GE and ensure that general confidence among the investors is not lost. His predecessor, […]

Preliminary Study Report Prepared by: Milan Pagon, Emanuel Banutai, Uros Bizjak University of Maribor, Slovenia 1 INTRODUCTION 1. 1 Competencies in General A competence in general can be understood as the ability of an individual to activate, use and connect the acquired knowledge in the complex, diverse and unpredictable situations (Perrenoud, 1997, in Svetlik, 2005).Gruban (2003) defines competencies as the ability to use knowledge and […]