What This Document Is
This is a team course project completed for HRM 587: Managing Organizational Change at DeVry University, dated October 4, 2020. The paper, titled “Determining Change,” analyzes Walmart and Amazon as case studies for potential organizational change. It was authored by Ashley L. Whitlock, Dibo Welashey, Sumit Rathi, Robert Albers, Curtis Freeman, and Rickey Wallace, and submitted to Dr. Elliot Masocha.
Why This Document Matters
This assignment is intended for students enrolled in the Managing Organizational Change course. It serves as a practical application of course concepts, requiring students to diagnose potential areas for improvement within established organizations. The project demonstrates an understanding of organizational analysis and the application of diagnostic models.
Common Limitations or Challenges
This document represents a student team’s analysis and is not a professional consulting report. It offers a specific perspective based on the team’s interpretation of the chosen diagnostic model and company data.
What This Document Provides
The paper includes an introduction outlining the growing income disparity and its reflection in the business world. It focuses on Walmart and Amazon, identifying potential areas for change within each company – including supply chain strategy, green initiatives, and acquisitions for Walmart, and overall leadership and innovation for Amazon. The document details the application of Weisbord’s 6-box model to analyze both organizations, providing a breakdown of the model’s components (Leadership, Purposes, Structure, Relationships, Rewards, and Help). This preview does *not* include the full analysis of each company using the 6-box model, nor does it contain any specific recommendations for change.