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This assignment seeks to help you understand the answer to a broader concern and that is, why is change so difficult to accomplish in organizations?
Please answer the following questions:
• What are the connections that link the concepts of organizational effectiveness, redesign and organizational change?
• How might the different forms of revolutionary and evolutionary change be defined?
• What are some of the challenges and obstacles faced by executives seeking to effectively manage change?
• What is organizational development (O.D.)?
• What are some of the O.D. techniques that can be used to pursue desired future organizational outcomes?
Hint:
When responding to the questions of this assignment, do keep in mind that the concepts of change noted in the chapter can apply to an organization that may take the form of a government or a local baseball league. Pick an example of an organization that you understand fairly well when thinking about your responses.
Please limit your response to this assignment to a maximum of four single spaced, typed pages. Where necessary please identify relevant theories and examples noted in the text. In some instances, your responses should take the form of a summary, in your own words, of the main ideas of particular sections of the chapter. Please cite your sources in the text and please reference them at the end of your assignment. Please end your write-up with one paragraph that suggests what you think is the importance of this assignment.
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