Analyze the corporation’s change process based on Kotter’s 8-Step to Change using the Organizational Change Chart.
To prepare for the Week 6 Assessment, choose a well-known corporation, such as https://hbr.org/2015/09/how-samsung-became-a-design-powerhouse
Starbucks, Ford Motor Company, or Waste Management, that implemented a major change. Analyze the corporation’s change process based on Kotter’s 8-Step to Change using the http://myresource.phoenix.edu/secure/resource//LDR535r3/LDR535v3_Organizational%20Change%20Chart.xlsx
Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model
Step One: Create Urgency.
Step Two: Form a Powerful Coalition.
Step Three: Create a Vision for Change.
Step Four: Communicate the Vision.
Step Five: Remove Obstacles.
Step Six: Create Short-Term Wins.
Step Seven: Build on the Change.
Step Eight: Anchor the Changes in Corporate Culture.
Was this a positive organizational change? Why or why not? If so, what strategies and tactics were effective or ineffective in creating positive organizational change? What strategies and tactics would have worked better?
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