Written Assignment 4.1: Annotated Bibliography Luis A. Santiago-Gaetan The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Brief Introduction This paper contains a brief annotated bibliography of research articles selected on the specific research topic of the perceived institutional ethical behavior of US-based multinational corporations and its relationship with organizational longevity. Following the five peer-reviewed qualitative research articles. APA Annotation Aleksic, A. (2013). How Organizations Achieve Longevity: The Role of Change Management in Building Their Sustainability. International journal of the academy of Organizational behavior management. Issue 4 (January-March 2013) (65 - 78). The primary purpose of this study according to Aleksic (2013) was to assess the role of organizational change and change management in building long-term organizational sustainability” (p. 65). For this purpose, the author reviewed existing literature related to change management and organizational sustainability of studies performed among long-lived organizations in the United States and Europe (Aleksic, 2013). The author’s intention behind this research study was to find which elements could be determined to be indispensable for achieving sustainability and organizational longevity (Aleksic, 2013). In addition, Aleksic (2013) sought to how important is change management for creating a sustainable competitive advantage and overall organizational behavior (p.6). The findings in
Freud introduced us to unconscious motivations and how they determine our behavior. The study of the unconscious mind became a base and paved the way for other therapists. Also, the psychosexual stages were introduced which explain the biological and instinctual drive of children. The structure of personality is the foundation of our impulses, behaviors, and our interactions in our mental life. These include the id, ego, and superego. The superego prevents actions the id wants to accomplish; which is important because we all have irrational impulses and the superego saves us from those. It is important to look at the weaknesses of psychoanalysis and Freud’s ideas. The psychosexual stages stop at the age of six when development happens throughout someone’s lifetime. These psychosexual stages are his main focus and there is not much of a focus on how important social factors are on our mental health and development. Psychoanalytical therapists can sometimes be seen as subjective. The therapist analyzes the dreams and that is subjective. There is no empirical research to support his psychodynamic model, although the theory does explain reasons for irregularities in development. A common criticism is he blamed for inadequate parenting on mothers while the father was not in the equation. The time
Its value and longevity are connected to its ability to contribute to the evolution of society and its sustainable development,” (Balestrero & Udo, 2014, p. 78). As HP highlights, organizational sustainability is made possible through all sizes of changes, even down to the efficiency of real estate office
Organizational change is a necessary outcome when considering various scenarios contributing to the resulting vision. Perplexing as it may seem, change initiatives don’t always result in positive outcomes. In fact, many never succeed. As a change agent, one should always have formulated a vision of what change will “look” like for the organization. One would be hard pressed to paint a landscape without having a vision of what the landscape should resemble. Yet, resistance to change usually becomes a significant factor contributing to an initiative’s failure. It is likely an
Change is an ongoing and never-ending process of organizational life. The intensity of organizational change can range from the nominal to the radical. As Clark, Gioia, Ketchen, and Thomas (2010) mentioned, three degrees of change intensity are distinguished according to the amount of
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
In today’s competitive and fast-paced business environment, change is the only constant and it happens quickly. Change can be strategic, structural or cultural but it is always essential. It is inevitable; it is a way of life and can be as simple as a process change or as complex as a major corporation change due to internal and external pressures. Because of this, the concept of change management was developed as a structured approach for ensuring that change is implemented successfully to move an organization from its present state to the future state. Change is vital and it requires the right combination of the 3 S’s: strategy, structure, and support. The purpose of this paper is to address an organizational change initiative for the AT & T Corporation formally known Workforce 2020. This paper will discuss and analyze a holistic conceptual framework for change by identifying, communicating, organizing, measuring, aligning and tracking this strategic change through the eyes of the leader and the follower. In addition to this, the successes and failures will also be discussed along with organizational change concepts and theories and finally an evaluation of how this change impacted the organization and a discussion on the sustainability of this effort.
For several decades, literature has suggested that multinational corporations (MCNs), transnational corporations (TNCs), and or international business companies (IBCs), are among the most powerful and wealthiest organizations in the history of the world (Tirimba & Macharia, 2014; Bouquet & Birkinshaw, 2008; Fuchs, 2007; Cohen, 2007; Stopford, 1998; Meleka, 1985; Hawkins, 1979).
Most organisations are in a constant state of change. Over the decades there has been improved technology, globalisation, ecological and social considerations in organisations. Some organisations are seemingly ready to make changes whenever required and generally embrace change. Other organisations avoid, delay or stop change from happening. For organisations change is the way to stay competitive and to develop. The paper seeks to explore the different changes in organisations and how it has made an impact.
This research article was taken from the Association for Psychological Science (APS) Journal. This specific issue had a total of ten articles, and while they are covering different topics and studies, some of them do focus on similar ideas. Psychology is all about the study of the mind, and how it has different parts intended for unique functions. It seems like a good portion of the articles for this specific journal deal with emotions and how the body interprets them. One article deals with the stress of different generations, while another deals with an individual’s willpower against sugar. There is an article about self-esteem and how that varies during a lifetime, as well as an article on cooperation. The article that will be specifically discussed in this research paper also has to deal with how the body interprets things when it comes to a stressful situation, such as a crime. It looks at how reliable eyewitness testimony is after traumatic events, specifically in regards to lineups.
Sustaining or Institutionalization change is making change permanent part of the organization and internalization is stabilization of change. (P Subba Rao). Gains made from change are lost from the abandonment of new practices is call initiative decay (Buchanan et al., 1999, Doyle et al., 2000). So strategy on how to sustain the changes made is a crucial element in change management process. But relatively little research has been carried out on the issue of sustainability. Most of the studies are focus on implementing change. Buchanan et al. (2005) argued that this is due to the expense of longitudinal research, as well as the generally negative perception of stability as “inertia” and a lack of responsiveness to the changing environment. There are eventually eleven main factors affecting sustainability. If this factor is address carefully the likelihood of sustaining change is higher (Figure 4). Later the factor were develop into a tentative model that displays both the relative weighting of these factors in terms of importance to sustainability of organizational change, and their interaction with one another (Figure 5). Figure 5 hypothesize that there are three issues that is significantly important to sustaining change. The first issue is the substance of the change (whether the change is central to the organization and agreeable to stakeholders and employees). The second issue is the executional process itself (how the change is managed and carried
Creating an organizational mentality of change, is the core of a sustainable organization (Christensen, 2014). Establishments’ have been faced with the necessity to transition from the traditional approach of stability, which ruled previous to the advancement in technology and globalization, or risk irrelevancy or even destruction (Freytag & Hollsen, 2010). Change is provoke by need. Leadership must identify organizational, stakeholder, and market needs to identify reasons for change (Bisoux, 2015, Mento, et al, 2002, Simonds, 2013, Todd, et al, 2014, Stanleigh, 2013, Perlman & Leppert, 2013). Identifying organizational strengths and weaknesses would ensure that the resources needed for the culture of change are available (Peck, et al, n.d.). Once leaders have align
The author’s intention behind this research study was to find or determine which elements could be determined to be indispensable for achieving sustainability and organizational longevity (Aleksic, 2013). In addition, Aleksic (2013) sought to how important is change management for creating a sustainable competitive advantage and overall organizational behavior (p.6).
There comes a time in any business when a successful change in its operation means keeping its doors open. The current business world is one of constant change, with existing processes becoming obsolete, and new processes are constantly being designed (Mella & Colombo, 2012). Businesses unable to adapt face failure, and the reasons for their inability to adjust are many. It is the job of the senior leadership to anticipate not only the needed transformations, but also the roadblocks that may impede success. Some barriers may appear in the form of government regulations or public perceptions regarding the company. Others may exist within the organization itself in the form of employee resistance, or managerial disunity. Regardless of the barriers, the change agents responsible for corporate success must devise paths around these barriers in order to achieve a sustainable business. When moving an organization forward, its leadership must not only define the necessary changes, but also gauge the organization’s readiness to accept change, and fashion a culture that fosters development.
For any business in the rapidly evolving world of business, planning and implementing successful organizational change is indispensable. Essentially, organizational change refers to a process whereby an organization strives to optimize performance in order to achieve its ideal state characterized by high performance and profitability (Côté & Mayhew, 2014). Any business would be more likely to lose its competitive edge, as well as fail to meet the demands of its loyal consumers if it doesn’t plan and implement change. Weiss (2012) emphasizes that all organizations ought to embrace change, and it’s imperative to note that successful organizational change doesn’t involve simple process of adjustments; instead it requires appropriate change management capabilities.
Organizational change is a process where organizations going through a transformation revising their mission, structure and strategy to maintain its competitive edge in the eternal market variation. (Moran & Brightman 2001). Organizational Change Management (OCM) are concluded as a framework for the change leader reacting against the force of change and manage the resist to change towards a success of the organizational effectiveness (Sirkin, Keenan & Jackson 2005) . Recent literature review shows that Globalizations(Stace & Dunphy 2001), economy (Hempel & Martinsons 2009) , cultural (Gail 2009), knowledge competency(Coghlan & Coughlan 2004), quality(Bissett 2004), Information technology and Managerial Innovation (Waddell at el 2011)