Chapter 6 - Strategic Change Management

Question 1

How does Todnem (2005) view strategic change management?

Answer 1

Affects “all organisations in all industries”.

Question 2

Who proposed the idea of Structural Ambixdexerity?

Answer 2

O’Reilley, C.A. and Tushman (2004)

Question 3

How does Structural Amxidexterity work?

Answer 3

Attain by? Alignment and addaptbility of focused activities performed by separate teams/divisions.
Employee skills? Tend to be specialists in either exploitation or exploration.
Decisions by? Senior management and line managers
Role of senior management - define structure, weighing up adaptability vs alignment
Clearly defined roles within the org.

Question 4

How does Contextual Ambidexterity work?

Answer 4

Attain ambidexterity by individuals divide time between alignment and adaptability.
Tends to be generalists (peeps doing both)
Decisions made by employees.
Snr management create the context within which employees operate
Flexible roles within the org.