Case 3 1. Intro (casandra)
The case is about Excelsior Steel, a large steel manufacturer founded in the 1960’s. The company currently has a centralized hierarchical structure, where top management makes most of the decisions and there are several departments that handle the manufacturing, marketing, metallurgy, field sales, and support of the company. Once the company realized that their company was not competitive anymore they decided to reorganize to create less red tape for making decisions. A big part of restructuring is understanding, “ultimately, a company’s value is no more than the sum of the decisions it makes and executes,” and in order to allow for an easier flow of information vertically through the organization there needs
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The company then rehired the essential personnel needed for the newest technology and focused on training them well. An example of the change in technology would be the implementation of electronic mail and voicemail for the employees to use in order to improve communication between departments which increased their efficiency and time to manufacture steel.
Second, Excelsior decided to allow employees who have product ideas to plead their case management and then design and implement approved products. Allowing for innovation the products and processes within the company. Asking recommendations from employees
Third, Excelsior did everything to increase communication between workers and more fluidity of information. By putting emphasis on the functional teams this allowed the team managers to keep up to date on the latest technologies and training which made sure if they were assigned to a project manager they were abreast of their job requirements. what type of culture exists? Is it effective? How do you know? (prince)
How can the communication climate be characterized? Is it appropriate? What should change? (yavaris)
It is not clear that a company in Excelsior’s position can ever stop changing. What are some of the disadvantages of continuous change? How could Excelsior minimize them? (spencer)
Although it is unclear as to whether or not a company in Excelsior’s position
Innovations in technology and use of machines affected the working of all sectors in positive ways. Telephone, typewriter and other devices turned out to be
There are many competitive forces that are affecting Nucor Corporation. Some of the primary ones are the market size, number of rivals, and pace of technological change.
Upon Review of Nucor Corporation’s current findings, analysis of internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as a comparative analysis at the industrial level of the steel industry, the following includes a summary of findings and recommendations for Nucor Steel Corporation:
Armstrong (2009) indicated that change is the only thing which is constant in any organization. The work of Kotter (1990) however noted that organizations are in a state of constant flux. The fact that organizational change is inevitable is a constant element of all organizations that seek to adapt to new challenges as well as approaches (Mullins,2010).
6. Organization development consultant David Nadler was interested in developing a model of how large companies cope with restructuring in a competitive business environment. With a team of consultants, he followed the restructuring process of Xerox Corporation for two years. He interviewed the CEO and the top managers at Xerox. He observed the behavior and analyzed the speeches of the CEO and the top managers. Nadler and his team collated and interpreted the information they had collected, and wrote up a detailed account of Xerox’ restructuring process,
Any business in today's fast-moving environment that is looking for the pace of change to slow is likely to be sorely disappointed. In fact, businesses should embrace change (Richards, 2012). Change is important for any organization because, without it, businesses would likely lose their competitive edge and fail to meet the needs of what most hope to be a growing base of loyal customers.
Leading and managing change require a solid theoretical foundation. This assignment will research the theoretical elements of change and change management. Addressed will be the following: Organic Evolution of Change, Formulating Strategic Development Approaches, Leadership and Management Skills and Gathering and Analyze Data. As societies continue to evolve and changing demand creates the need for new products and services, businesses often are forced to make changes to stay competitive. The businesses that continue to survive and even thrive are usually the ones that most readily adapt to change. A variety of factors can cause a business to reevaluate its methods of operation. According to literature from the past two
Lehigh Steel is a manufacturer of speciality steels for high strength, high use applications. Its financial performance has generally trended wit but outperformed the industry as a whole.
The management of the company had taken an innovative approach to earn their required return on investment. They had emphasized on customer service and the employee training programs to gain
Businesses are facing a dichotomy between wanting to chalk out an all-time structure and strategy for their organization, and recognizing that their world is in a constant state of flux [3]. For most of the 20th century they were largely focused on the static elements of this dichotomy. However, in the last decade changes have become more frequent and more dramatic, so much so that a whole branch of management is now devoted to the subject of change itself.
Change is inevitable. Changing is not always welcomed but it is necessary for organizations to maintain their place in the world. Successful organizations thrive because they have a vision, a mission
An environment in which change may be the only constant is a challenge to every organisation and manager alike (Hayes, 2007). The need and pressure for change being consistent, it is crucial
Over the past few years technology has caused significant changes in the way enterprises conduct business.
Credit Accumulation & Transfer Scheme (CATS) – Undergraduate – Degree in Business & Management Studies
Over the years, technology has become a major part for a business and for an individual as well. Technology has become so advance that it has made a major effect for the staff as well as for the customers. New technology has helped in many areas such as data and information storage, advertising, transportation and communication.