My Big Fat Revision

Unit 10 Managing Change – Revision Questions 1. Give 4 reasons why change is important to business. Change is important because if a business does not change they are likely to lose their competitive edge and not meet the needs and wants of the customer. They would not have taken advantage of developing technologies – either administrative processes or manufacturing tasks. Customers’ needs change and this creates demand for new types of goods and services which opens new areas of opportunity for businesses that are prepared to change to meet these needs. Change has improved working conditions and job satisfaction for employees – this increases productivity. Employees can learn new skills and explore new opportunities. They can be more creative in ways that benefit the company. 2. Give an example of internal & external change Internal change could be the introduction of new technology. External change could be a change in legislation. 3. What is disruptive change? Give 3 examp...

Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, was asked to come back as Chief Executive in 1997 when the business was making a loss. Jobs was appointed to provide a clearer vision for the business and to improve its profitability. How easy is it for a Chief Executive to change a struggling business into a more successful one? Justify your answer with reference to Apple and/or other organisations you know. Steve Jobs is a returning Chief Executive of Apple. Appointed to provide a clearer vision for the business and to improve its profitability, Jobs’ transformation of the struggling business will depend on how struggling it is. It could be struggling in more pressing senses like financial issues which may make change more difficult, or in regards to direction and innovation, a few small changes may solve the problem. Jobs’ would be wise to align values of the business and adopt a leadership style that will see them work through this period of hard times to reach a point of success. How easy it is f...

Discuss the different ways audiences are positioned by your three main texts [30] Texts are constructed to the position the audience in a particular place. The relationship between the text and the audience is what will decide their responses. This essay will look at the different ways audiences are positioned by looking at Breaking Bad, Black Mirror and The Night Manager. Breaking Bad is about Walter White, a chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with cancer after his 50th birthday. He turns to crime, specifically making crystal meth to help his family. George Gerbner would say that the illegal acts in Breaking Bad which are glorified may encourage the audience to act in a similar way in the real world as they would have shifted perceptions of reality – in this case, crime being less detrimental than it actually is. This said, the audience of Breaking Bad are likely to have been exposed to drug use and violence in previous episodes of past seasons so are less likely to be shocked by what...