HRM 587 (Managing Organizational Change)

Week 2

Week 2 DQ 1

The textbook talks about many types of “change.” Here is a list of many of the “types”: first order, second order, anticipatory, reactive, adaptive, tuning, adaptation, reorientation, recreation, midroad, tectonic, incremental, transformational, downsizing, technological, mergers and acquisitions. It is all quite overwhelming, really. Our goal this week is to gain clarity and understanding of the differences among the types of changes. 

Week 2 DQ 2

The Green Mountain Resort case is a perfect one for us to work together as a class on the different images for change and how they are reflected (or could have been reflected) in that case. We will cover multiple facets of this throughout the week but to start, let’s talk about the role that Gunter plays in our case study this week. For our opening posts, pick one or two of the following (or debate with your classmates): 

Week 2 Assignment:

Week 2 Course Project Images Grid.a (Director, Navigator and Interpreter)

Week 2 Course Project Managing Organizational Change Part 2 (Images of Change) (2200+ Words)