Discussion Post
• Use Kotter's Model of Change Management and apply it to Sears. How would you have implemented each stage in this company's strategic direction? Include enough detail for each step. How would you have applied Kurt Lewin's Model to Sears? Include enough detail for each stage.
• Explain the "psychological contract". What occurs when employees perceive that this contract has been breached? What are the possible negative organizational outcomes? How can leadership prevent negative responses? Provide a possible plan of action to prevent employees from holding on to this perceived contract.
• Apply the PESTLE Framework to Tesla. Include enough detail for each of the external environmental factors. How does each factor impact Tesla's competitiveness? Should the company make changes based on these findings? Include detail (minimum answer requirements: 7 paragraphs of 6+ sentences each)
• Explain the internal organizational change drivers. List the pressure (driver), provide an example (company), and describe how the driver and company interact and what the implications are. There are 5 drivers, use all 5 and include detail for each.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.