Explain why innovation matters to companies.

Please answer the following questions. The student is expected to be
thorough and thoughtful as they prepare and write answers to these questions

1. Explain why innovation matters to companies. Discuss how can companies
establish creative work environments?

2. How do change forces work to bring about change? How do resistance forces
work against change forces? How can companies manage resistance to change?

3. What mistakes do managers commonly make when leading change?

4. Why do companies use job specialization? How can specialized jobs be
modified to eliminate the boredom and low job satisfaction associated with them?

5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of teams? How does a manager
know when to use teams and when not to use them? What role does cohesiveness
play in team performance?

6. Create some ideas on how job rotation, job enlargement, and job enrichment
could be used with the following jobs: a janitor in a large cleaning company and a
fifth-grade teacher

7. Technology has allowed people to work anywhere and anytime (many people
work from home). This is a big change for the business as well as for the
employee. How would you determine if this change is a good idea? How would
you go about implementing this change?

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