Evaluating Change and Management of Organizational Change at A&B Smart

Introduction In today’s fast growing global business environment, change is needed to keep up with competition, for innovation of products and services, for meeting global needs in business. The Group choose A&B smart industries to discuss and evaluate change and issues and most importantly management of organizational change. Research Objective: -To identify the issue of organizational change -How OCM strategy will facilitate the company -Appropriate recommendation on how management could improve their response to the opportunities and threats associated with organizational change. Company Background: A&B smart industries established in 1998, it is the only screw rivet producer in Bangladesh. It is a manufacturing company making fasteners screws nails rivets clams etc Overview: Fasteners are screws, bolts rivets, nuts, washers, and pins etc. These are needed to assemble doors vehicle, machine, equipments even toys. From the most complicated space missile to simple children’s toys. Fasteners are usually needed in large quantities. Because fasteners are highly standardized and are used in such incredible numbers, the markets for these are getting highly industrialized. Fastening industries are flourishing very fast in Bangladesh, one of the flourishing fastening industries is A&B Smart industry, and it is trying to keep up with competitors. Their biggest competitors are Chinese companies which used to export fasteners to Bangladesh. At this competitive environment A&B smart industries seeking a organizational change to innovate and reinvent the system. Organizational Change What is organization change? Organization change is when businesses makes needed cha... ...anagement. 1 Edition. Kogan Page. Ian Palmer, 2008. Managing Organizational Change: A Multiple Perspectives Approach. 2 Edition. McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Esther Cameron, 2004. Making Sense of Change Management: A Complete Guide to the Models, Tools and Techniques of Organizational Change Management. Edition. Kogan Page Business Books. Joe Tidd, 2005. Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change. 3 Edition. Wiley. Michael Beitler, 2006. Strategic Organizational Change, Second Edition. 2 Edition. Practitioner Press International. John P. Kotter, 1986. The General Managers. 1 Edition. Free Press. Types of Organizational Change . 2014. Types of Organizational Change . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.cliffsnotes.com/more-subjects/principles-of-management/managing-change/types-of-organizational-change. [Accessed 19 April 2014].