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Purpose of Assignment
Students will learn to assess how an organization's culture and strategy may impact the ability to consume and implement change, comprehend the different types of organizational structures, and how this may impact change initiatives. Students will understand how there are several influencing factors in how change is consumed by organizations.
Assignment Steps
Use the organization you chose in Week 1.
Research the company's culture.
Provide a 700-word summary regarding your organization:
- Summarize your review and research.
- Display the characteristics displayed by your company's abilities as a learning organization.
- Explain how your company's culture and learning organizational abilities may support or detract from a change initiative.
Include at least three peer reviewed references.
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.
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Running Head: HOW ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND STRATEGY IMPACT
CHANGE
How Organizational Culture and Strategy Impact Change
Case on General Motors
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Change is inevitable since every organization must implement change to become more
proactive competitive within the market. Although change is necessary, the culture of an
organization may impact the way change is initiated within the organization. Focusing on
General Motors, the culture and strategy of this organization have enabled the company
leadership to initiate changes more effectively to allow the company becomes more competitive
within the business environment. The culture of General Motors promotes the open and
collective decision making thus allowing the organization to implement change within its
operational structure easily (Cameron & Quinn, 2005). It is imperative to note that the key to
successful change implementation is to enable the organizational stakeholder to understand the
change content, the reason for the change and how that change will affect them within the
organization. At t...