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Challenges And Challenges Of An Organization

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According to Borkowski (2016) three drivers of change include external forces such as political-legal forces, economic forces and technological forces (Borkowski, 2016). Such forces cause organizations to adopt new strategies to address these forces. Political-legal forces, such as terrorism and an epidemic of diseases, impact organizations worldwide. Inflation, deflation, and recession are examples of economic forces that affect the value of the dollar and how Americans spend their dollars. Technological forces are a major force demanding organizations to adapt new guidelines. The Internet is an example of a technological force. The Internet creates a robust world of trade among buyers and sellers as they have quick access to one …show more content…

All of these uncontrollable external and internal drivers have forced the University to implement many changes. For example, the law school implemented changes to career development strategies and recruit strategies. We are now streaming law students toward non-legal jobs in corporations (Kirkwood, 2014). The lack of students is affecting the school’s budget as well. How did you feel about the change? When the former Dean began to express the need for necessary changes, I felt fear, anxiety, discomfort with uncertainty, and “lied to”. I first learned of the changes affecting the legal field nationally through magazine articles and television new reports. The former Dean did not address these unplanned changes to the legal industry until it was unavoidable to address. The present Dean handled the process differently, which eased my anxiety, somewhat. He told the real deal about our future as a college of law and employees of the institution. He met with each department individually and laid out the truth regarding future changes and solicited questions and concern from each employee. He answered every question truthfully and honestly, even if it was not the answer we wanted to hear. I respected that. As a result, my anxiety subsided and I felt empowered because now I could make an informed decision about my future career goals. I feel confident that

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