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Organization Change Utilizing Kotter’s 8-Step Approach
Introduction
Change in and organization is an important aspect of business to ensure innovation and
implementation of new ways that will help a company achieve and realize more growth. An
organization change is required in different frontiers of business either in introduction on newer
internal processes, training of employees, or organization culture. Organizational change is
realized to help business become more efficient within the targeted industry. There have writing
and assumptions about a sort of change and the best methods to handle change in an
organization. Based on different researches, it now easier to identify various steps that can be
utilized in ensuring specific change is successfully attained. Thus, this paper explores different
reasons why a business requires managing change. Also, the document outlines ways that Sears
Holding requirements to fit in to carry an important change. Also, it will give an overview of the
Sears Holding Inc on how it conducts its business. This paper will talk about how Sears Holdings
Company can make use of Kotter’s 8-step approach and the viewpoint of the alteration tactics.
Sears Holding Company Overview
Sears Holdings Inc. is an American company that is headquartered in Hoffman Estates,
Illinois. It is parent company of the Kmart and Sears retailer shops. Sears stores were founded in
1893 in Chicago, but Sears Holdings Company was founded in 2005. In 2018, Sears is ranked as
31st –largest retailing shop in the United States but it has fallen from it position dramatically over
the past years. The company has stores across the United States. In august this year the company
closed over 40 stores across the United States ...