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SCENARIO

Task 1: Change Management Consultation

You have been hired as a change management consultant for a manufacturing company. The leadership of the company currently uses a top-down management approach. The organizational structure is a hierarchy (pyramid type). Employees are not encouraged to be creative or make suggestions or decisions. They are also not encouraged to experiment and come up with new solutions to problems.

The company has grown rapidly over the past decade, from generating $1 million in sales to $100 million. In the past year, the company expanded its business internationally and now has 500 employees worldwide. Due to the rapid growth of the company, the organization has not invested in training and development opportunities for its employees to drive innovation and process improvements. Additionally, the company's processes and software systems for inventory management have become antiquated.

As the change management consultant, you will provide a report for the executive leadership team where you diagnose the need for change and explain how to plan for change, how to implement change, and how to sustain change. You will also explain how the company can transition to a learning organization in order to be on the forefront of change and innovation

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I need some help understanding how I might go about addressing this as a change management consultant taking the SYSTEMS CONTINGENCY MODEL approach, showing how and explaining the input, transformation and output. Show that I understand the principles that apply to this business and how it would benefit them.

Discuss the need for change for the company in the scenario using either the systems contingency model or the organizational life cycle model.  COMPARE AND CONTRAST