Changes for Business

Changes for Business

Introduction

In the current era, the requirements of business are constantly changing due to the increased competition in the market. Organizations and businesses are continuously trying to introduce and implement the changes in their work procedures, in order to compete in a targeted market. It is observed under the lights of various case studies and surveys that, almost all the organizations face various issues during the implementation of change in the business procedures. These issues may significantly affect the performance of the employees and ultimately, may also affect the business operations. In this situation, the generic change models of the management may play a significant role in implementing the change in the organization's business procedures while ensuring the smooth business procedures. In most of the cases, the businesses also have to face various resistances from the stakeholders of the business. In this situation, the appropriate resistance to changes strategies may allow the organizations to apply the change in the business environment (Waldeck, 2007).

The proceeding discussion incorporates the case study of a small business which aims to implement some of the changes in their business procedures. The application of appropriate strategies and models may help them in implementing the change. Some of the models are incorporated in the proceeding discussion. The strategies of resistance to change are also incorporated in the proceeding discussion.

Discussion

These days, almost all the businesses are in flux. They are continuously altering their focus, contracting and expanding their behaviors and rethinking and upgrading their services and products. In this scenario, the managers and concerned authorities of the business are accountable to manage and introduce the change while ensuring the smooth operations of the business after and during the implementation of change. In this situation, the change management models may play a significant role in ensuring the integrity and confidentiality of the business operations. These models may include McKinsey 7-S Model, v Kotter's Eight Step Change Model and Lewin's Change Management Model. The recent researches show that, these models play an effective role in the implementation of any change in the business or in any organization. The proceeding discussion incorporates the case study of a small business which tends to implement the change in their business procedures.

Case Study of the Business

The premium baker is one of the leading bakeries of the United States. The bakery has four stores that are situated in the Oklahoma City. The business of the bakery was initiated as a family business. Afterwards, in the year of 2005, the business was sold out to the small sized investment group. The case history of the business demonstrates that, the margin of the profit of the organization eventually raised from the year 2005 to 2010. Eventually in the year 2010, the sales of the business slipped from four percent to nine percent (Waldeck, 2007).

The main issues behind this, was the economy but more realistically the people of the state were interested in eating nutritious food. They eventually started to avoid ...