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Read the "Stories of Change" section in Chapter 1 of the textbook that describes how companies such as Hewlett Packard, IBM, Kodak, and McDonald's have addressed significant changes within their organizations.

1/ Using Kotter's model, identify the three (3) most significant errors made out of all of the change stories presented and describe the ramifications of those mistakes.
2/ Make at least one (1) recommendation for each change story that would have improved the effectiveness of the change process and explain why that recommendation would have altered the outcome of the change process.
3/ Attribute a change image to the leading managers or directors in each change story and provide an explanation as to why that change image label is appropriate.
4/ Recommend a different strategy for managing change in each of the one change stories presented and provide a justification for your recommended strategy.

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1/ Using Kotter's model, identify the three (3) most significant errors made out of all of the change stories presented and describe the ramifications of those mistakes.

In selecting one of the stories of change, the HP Corporation demonstrates the most fundamental challenges of businesses organizations striving to move forward with a new working environment. The premerger changes with dividing the internal departments into quadrants only seem too intensive the resistance from either company's employees. Make note, the unsatisfactory environment leading up to the merger with great displeasure all the way up to upper management and investors. Thus, the post merger eventually called for Ms. Fiorina to creating a "management by walking around" style that in hindsight was a bit too late. Keep in mind, the road to success in any change initiative steams from initially planning and implementation of protocols that strengthens the relationship across the board for business continuity.

2/ Make at least one (1) ...

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