1. IMBA – Comparative International Management
IMBA – Comparative International ManagementTitle: Journeys and alternatives to
managing change related to Comparative International ManagementArticle information and
required reading (DO NOT require other external references, just use the ref from provided
reading material):Followings article and case study are uploaded separately and some can
refer from respective link.1. Case study: IBM case study of strategic re-orientation (Please
use this case study and reflect on write up like short example how it connect)Article
information 1:1) Chapter 4, “ The Culture of Contribution” , pp. 108 – 1342) Chapter 5,
“ Collaborative Infrastructure” , pp. 135 – 1693) Chapter 8, “ Journeys: Winding Paths to
Collaboration” , pp. 211 – 225from Heckscher, Charles (2007). The Collaborative
Enterprise: Managing Speed and Complexity in Knowledge-Based Businesses. Connecticut:
Yale University Press. Requiredreading location-
http://books.google.com.sg/books?id=2RB9Rh9h1H4C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_
ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=falseArticle information 2:4) Appelgate, Lynda, M.,
Collins, Elizabeth (2009) “ IBM’ s Decade of Transformation: Turnaround to Growth” , HBS
Case Study.Required reading location- Will uploaded seperately2. IBM case study of linking
values and strategy (Please use this case study and reflect on write up like short example
how it connect)Article information 1:Chapter 9, Leadership: The Interactive Approach to
Change, pp. 226 – 245from Heckscher, Charles (2007). The Collaborative Enterprise:
Managing Speed and Complexity in Knowledge-Based Businesses. Connecticut: Yale
University Press. Requiredreading location-
http://books.google.com.sg/books?id=2RB9Rh9h1H4C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_
ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=falseArticle information 2:a. Chapter 11, “ On the
Role of Top Management” ” , pp. 141 – 151 from Kotter, John P. and Heskett, James L.
(1992). Corporate Culture and Performance. New York: The FreePress.” b. Beer, Michael,
Eisenstat, Russell A., and Spector, Bert (1990). “ Why Change Programs Don’ t Provide
Change” . Harvard Business Review, pp. 158 – 166c. Michael, Boniface, Neubert, Mitchell,
Michael, Rashmi. (2014). “ Three Alternatives to Organizational Value Change and
Formation: Top Down, Spontaneous Decentralizedand Interactive Dialogical” , The Journal
of Applied Behavioral Science/, 48, 3, pp. 380 – 409.d. Appelgate, Lynda, M., Austin, Rob,
Heckscher, Charles, Michael, Boniface and Collins, Elizabeth (2008) “ IBM’ s Decade of
Transformation: Uniting Vision and Values” ,HBS Case Study.Required reading location for
(a to d)- Will uploaded separatelyREQUIRED YOUR SERVICE :After reviewing all of above
reading materials, write not more than two pages double spaced for “ CRITICAL
2. UNDERSTANDING” that you have taken away from the differentelements of the learning
module and academic style writing.Critical insight should reflect by answering the question
with 4 sections as per below:1. How do these topics relate to each other and connect to
other topics? This could be constructed around similarities and differences.2. Taken
together, how do these topics and their connections help us understand comparative
international management?3. One or two sentences should be kept for linking and applying
the concepts to your own work related experience.4. Use case study examples from within
or across modules to illustrate your critical insight.
