The ‘TechForward’ company, a traditional manufacturer of computer hardware, is undergoing a significant change by outsourcing its entire customer service division to a company located overseas. Which stakeholder group is MOST likely to experience a NEGATIVE impact as their PRIMARY concern, as a DIRECT result of this change?
The owners of TechForward, due to potential long-term cost savings.
The employees of TechForward’s customer service division, due to potential job losses.
TechForward’s customers, who may experience improved service response times.
The general community in the host country, due to increased employment opportunities.
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Businesses are under constant pressure to adapt and change to meet their objectives. In this unit students consider the importance of reviewing key performance indicators to determine current performance and the strategic management necessary to position a business for the future. Students study a theoretical model to undertake change and consider a variety of strategies to manage change in the most efficient and effective way to improve business performance. They investigate the importance of effective management and leadership in change management. Using one or more contemporary business case studies from the past four years, students evaluate business practice against theory.
In this area of study students explore how businesses respond to evaluation data. It is important for managers to know where they want a business to be positioned for the future before implementing a variety of strategies to bring about the desired change. Students consider the importance of leadership in change management and discuss and evaluate effective strategies for managing change. Students consider how leaders can inspire change and the effect change can have on stakeholders of a business. They consider the principles of Senge’s Learning Organisation and apply the Three-step Change Model (Lewin) in implementing change in a business. Using one or more contemporary business case studies from the past four years, students evaluate business practice against theory, considering how corporate social responsibility can be incorporated into the change process.
the effect of change on stakeholder groups including owners, managers, employees, customers, suppliers and the general community
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