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Module 3 – Case
THE FOUR CHANGE ANTECEDENTS: CULTURE,
CAPACITY, COMMITMENT, AND CAPABILITY
Case Assignment
Begin the Module 3 Case assignment by reading the following Case study:
Burton, O., & Pope, D. (2012). Winds of change at Measurement Equipment
Supply Co., Inc. Journal of Case Studies, 30(1), 51-57. Retrieved from
EBSCO—Business Source Complete.
Then, in a well-written 5- to 6-page paper, respond to the following:
What do you believe are the most important 3-4 threats confronting the
Measurement Equipment Co. Inc. (MESCO)? Hint: As you read the case,
take note as to how events that have emerged in the company’s external
environment, for example, increased regulation, economic, social, and
technological—have created the need for the company to consider
undergoing major changes.
1.
2. In the Background section of this module, we reviewed the role of:
a. Culture
b. Commitment
c. Capacity
Capability
in determining the extent to which companies are
prepared to successfully undertake major
organizational changes. Your task is to rank each
of these four factors from the highest (#1) to the
lowest (#4) company need as they relate to
MESCO’s readiness to change. Next, defend each
of your rankings (for example, if you ranked
“Commitment” as #1, explain specifically why you
believe Commitment is the factor that the
company has the greatest need to address; what
circumstances or threats faced by the company
cause you to rank this factor as being the most
important need?).
d.
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