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Application of Organizational Change

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Application of Organizational Change
Krista is unsure what to do next. Her company is about to implement a radical new technology transformation that will affect every person in the organization. They are basically updating their plant to the 21st century, and almost everything is changing. Krista is in charge of assisting the members of the company with the planned changes. Since it is a long- term change that is organization- wide, management felt that someone needed to facilitate the change because, in essence, it was changing the culture of the company. The first thing Krista did was to ask employees a specific set of questions about the perceived changes. From this data, Krista then needed to decide what to do next. An outside consultant has been hired to help Krista diagnose the interpersonal processes that needed improvement. The move from functional departmentalization to work teams was a change necessitated by the new technology. This was a major change for employees who had worked in specific departments for most of their careers. Furthermore, the teams will have to interact with each other as they use the new technology. Krista feels that her task is almost overwhelming.
-Due to the fact that teams are a new component of this organization, which of the following may help develop positive interpersonal relationships and clarify the roles and responsibilities of each team member?

Definitions:

Confounded

Mixed or muddled feelings or situations where the cause and effect become unclear or complicated.

Independent Variable

In an experimental setting, the variable that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Decision-making Experiment

An experimental setup designed to understand how individuals make choices under various conditions.

Experimental Method

A scientific procedure undertaken to discover information or to test a hypothesis by varying conditions and observing the outcomes.