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Write a 5 page paper .. The reference and title page are not included in this 5 page
1.Evaluate two (2) key changes in the selected company's management style from the company's inception to the current day. Indicate whether or not you believe the company is properly managed. Provide support for your position..
2.Explain senior management's role in preparing the organization for its most recent change. Provide evidence of whether the transition was seamless or problematic from a management perspective. Provide support for your rationale..
3.Evaluate management's decision on its use of vendors and spokespersons. Indicate the organizational impact of these decisions..
4.As a manager within the selected company, suggest one (1) innovative idea that could have a positive impact on both the employees and customers of the company. Indicate the approach you will take in implementing the new idea. Provide support for your suggestion..
5.Predict the selected company's ability to adapt to the changing needs of customers and the market environment. Indicate how open communication channels are critical for successfully implementing change in the organization. Provide support for your prediction..
6.Use at least three (3) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources..
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
•Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions..
•Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length..
We can chose 1 of the below companies to write about
. 1. Nokia
2. Wal-Mart
3. Starbucks
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Running head: Starbucks, A Leader in Change
Starbucks, A Leader in Change
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August 23, 2017
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Starbucks, A Leader in Change
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Starbucks, A Leader in Change
It is no secret that organizations which are pliable and easily adaptable to change and
innovation tend to lead the pack in their prospective industries. Considering this, it is of little
surprise that the well-known coffee shop giant, Starbucks, is known for its readiness and
adaptiveness to change be it organizational, in management, or otherwise. One of the most
painful growing pains that an organization can experience is that of changes or shifts in
management. Starbucks however, does well in taking such changes in stride with a culture of
employees who embrace whatever changes shift in management may bring with admirable ease
and with little disruption to the organization’s productivity and performance.
While Starbucks handles change in management well, such changes in the organizations
are not always seamless, however, the organization does take every barrier they have
encountered, examines it, and learns from it. Various actions from the organization show that
they do not make the same mistake twice. Just one example of many of Starbuck’s ability to
handle management change failures head on with innovation is the in relation to Howard
Schultz. In 2000 Shultz left Starbucks after serving as the organization’s CEO for 13 years.
Schultz well-meaning yet inexperienced predecessor drove the organization into a slow, yet
steady nose dive throughout his tenure. This decline lead the organization in 2008 to persuade
Shultz to return to the helm of the company and recover the losses since his departure. As the
organization and all of its affiliates held a collective breath as Shultz aggressively brought the
organization back to the head of the industry. (Park, Ribiere, & Schulte, 2014)
Starbucks, A Leader in Change
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As relieved as the organization was after Shultz’s work to recover the once
floundering company, it was known by all parties, including Shultz that no individual can serve
as CEO forever. So, when Shultz voiced his interest in shifting his position from CEO to one
that allowed him to focus his attention toward the exp...
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