Unit One: (MBA 6113)
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Change Management
MBA 6113Unit 1Organizations and Their Changing Environments
The Organization as a System
• Origins in Kantian thinking (Immanuel Kant)*
• Organisms in nature can be considered “as if” they are systems• Systems are wholes comprised of parts that interact in self-
generating, self-organizing ways• These interactions lead to emergent design• Systems are purposive moving in a developmental pattern (e.g.
embryonic to maturity)• Causality is formative with regard to the developmental path (i.e.
unfolding that which was already “enfolded” in the beginning)
*Further reading: Strategic Management and Organisational Dynamics – Ralph D. Stacey
Systems Thinking Now• Peter Senge – The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the
Learning Organization• Systems thinking as the fifth discipline that integrates
• Personal mastery• Mental models• Shared vision• Team learning
• Seeking “Strategic Logic” – (Strategic plan objectives matches organization’s capabilities)• Evaluated via
• SWOT Analysis• Industry Structure and Value Chain Analysis• Product Life Cycle Analysis• Experience Curve Analysis• Product Portfolio Analysis
Systems Thinking Now – Cont’d
Systems Thinking Now – Cont’d
Historical Context for Change Mgmt
• Industrial Age• Scientific management• Emphasis upon task-oriented activities• Rigid structures• Lack of creativity (e.g. Ford’s Model T)
• Neo-Industrial Age – the new economy• Value oriented activities• Knowledge management• Driven by innovation, creativity, change, customization
PEST Factors and Organizational Change