Discussion

Please use attached resources. Also at least 300 word per LA

LA1 Analyzing change

Using chapter 14, sections 14.2 & 14.3, as the basis of your response, give us a brief plan to manage a major change within an organization that you are familiar with. Start with an introductory paragraph telling us the situation. The bulk of your response should be an explanation of your overall plan in which you give sufficient description of the organization for our understanding.

LA2 Changing culture

Fig. 15.12 of chapter 15 (from week 6) gives us the six steps to changing internal culture. How do these align with the methods to manage change in chapter 14 (e.g. Kotter’s and Lewin’s models)? Propose to us a plan to change internal culture that will fit within the overall change management plan in LA1.

For both of our LA’s this week you might find helpful:

• Geert Hofstede’s renowned typology on national cultural values http://geert-hofstede.com/national-culture.html This sight also provides a country-comparison page to compare other cultures against our US culture. Additionally, his dimensions of organizational culture are http://geert-hofstede.com/organisational-culture.html
  

  Organisational Culture – Geert Hofstedegeert-hofstede.com

  Dimensions – Geert Hofstedegeert-hofstede.com

• Beyond Intractability’s extensive article database on cross-cultural communications and behaviors. Cross-cultural communications http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/cross-cultural-communication and Communication Tools for Understanding Cultural Differences http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/communication-tools
  

  Communication Tools for Understanding Cultural Differences …www.beyondintractability.orgThe tools we will examine here relate to communication and ways of seeing the self in relation to others. They are: High-context and low-context communication, and

  Cross-Cultural Communication | Beyond Intractabilitywww.beyondintractability.orgAdditional insights into cross-cultural communication are offered by Beyond Intractability project participants.