Oakland University Management Research Paper

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PART1. DIAGNOSTIC MODEL ANALYSIS

Leaders and managers use diagnostic models to understand the magnitude of change and the processes and systems that may be impacted.

After a diagnostic model is used to assess the magnitude of change and how the organization will be impacted, change strategies can then be determined. An analogy can be made to the diagnosis of an illness. Think about the patient who comes to the doctor with a sore throat. The doctor runs a battery of tests indicating that a streptococcus infection exists, for example. The diagnosis has been made and a strong antibiotic is prescribed. Similarly, managers may use a diagnostic model as a doctor uses tests—to make a diagnosis and select strategies accordingly.

Select a diagnostic model identified in the Module 4 lecture or a model of your choice. Write an essay that:

Identifies the model.

Describes the components of the model and their relationship to each other.

Assesses whether the diagnostic model you chose is appropriate for all or any of the types of changes discussed in Module 3.

The length and formatting requirements are as follows:

Your paper must be 4-5 pages in length with a detailed conclusion, excluding the cover and references pages.

PART 2. MONEYBALL (EXERCISE 8.3)

Read the “Moneyball” case study in the Managing Organizational Change textbook. Write an essay that thoroughly addresses the following:

Describe sabermetrics and its history in baseball.

Determine the causes for the continued resistance to sabermetrics.

Decide which tactics you would use to overcome the resistance to this approach for recruiting talent.

Discuss the lessons you take from this experience concerning the nature of resistance to change and how to overcome it.

The length and formatting requirements are as follows:

Your paper must be 4-5 pages in length with 4credible sources including textbook.

BOOK

Managing Organizational Change: A Multiple Perspectives Approach