Week 4: Shared Direction, Strategy, and Changing the OrganizationIntroductionDo you think mastering technology, being innovative, or possessing high qualifications will automatically make you a leader? It will definitely help you acquire a leadership position in an organization, but it may not necessarily make you a successful leader. To be successful, you need to be aware of the strategic issues of the organization. You also need to know what should be changed for the improvement of the organization.This week, you will learn about the forces driving organizational change and the roles and responsibilities of leaders or managers of organizational change. You will also learn about the various elements of the strategic process of an organization and the flaws in this process.In your initial posting, please address the following as a group:Read and discuss the case.Analyze the change effort using Nadler's integrated change agenda - values, governance, operating environment, operational performance, organization, strategy, and purpose.Include any other important components you believe should be part of a complete case analysis.Make a team recommendation on how Lars Kolind should proceed, given the resistance he is facing.

Research Paper: Part I In Unit VII of this  course, you will submit a final paper on a publicly     traded company of your  choice. You will complete this paper over several units    in this course. For this  assignment, you will be completing the first part of    this project. It would be a  good idea to read all of the milestones of this     assignment in the units that  follow to ensure that the company you choose has     sufficient information to  complete the project. For this first assignment,     follow the instructions  below.  Select the company  you will be researching for  your paper. Compose a brief    paper that gives an  overview of your company. Your  summary should include the    following: the type of  firm, the banking structure  of the firm in terms of    current and past  investments, what industry it is in,  and any relevant    history  or background  information. Make sure to also  incorporate how the   firm  currently structures its  capital by identifying  banking relationships.     Your paper must be  at least two pages in length, and  you must use at least    two academic sources.  Adhere to APA Style when  creating citations and    references for this assignment. APA formatting, however,  is not necessary.