Leadership and Management Essentials

COMPETENCY

Apply management essentials to effectively manage change in an organization.

STUDENT SUCCESS CRITERIA

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SCENARIO

Organization: Electronix R US

Position: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Background: As the CEO of Electronix R US, you have decided that the traditional large warehouse retail operations are no longer financially lucrative for the following reasons.

1. Foot traffic has decreased because more people are choosing to purchase their electronics online or at big box retailers.
2. Music streaming has mostly taken over the desire for CDs.
3. Economic instability is pushing people to second guess their technology purchase necessity.
4. Poor management.
5. The organizational structure is tall and bureaucratic (many layers of management).
6. The large warehouse requires excessive overhead expenses.

Based on the scenario, answer the following questions in traditional APA essay format (not question and answer).

1. Which internal and external environmental causes require Electronix R US to need to change?
2. Which change model/approach/theory would you use to implement meaningful change in the organization (must be one from live class, course content, or textbook- citation required).
3. What change would you implement? Walk through each step of the change approach while specifying what that means for the particular change you want to implement.