Hello I need assistance with the below assignment I need IT BY 8 DEC 14 by  5PM EASTERN TIME PLEASE Use the course’s Electronic Reserve Readings (ERR), the Internet, or other resources, to find an article that defines the learning organization. Prepare a 700-1,050-word Article Review that includes the following: Summarize the article. Summarize the author’s conclusion and/or recommendation. Summarize your conclusion and/or recommendation. Summarize how the concept in the article applies to your organization. Week in Relation to the Course As management professionals, we must remain focused on the fact that the overall success or failure of our organization depends upon our ability to outperform our competitors in a business climate that is very dynamic. That sounds simple enough but, in reality, it is a concept that is very commonly overlooked. Leaders and managers sometimes get so caught up in the everyday demands of their jobs that subtle changes in the organizational processes go unnoticed. Subtle change can easily evolve into critical challenges for organizations. The most successful management professionals are those who keep their organizations healthy in all areas. Increasing our ability to anticipate, identify, and manage internal and external change forces allows us to keep our organizations focused on the goals that lead to success. In the coming weeks, we will discover how to employ a detailed model for managing change. Our challenge in Week One is to gain a thorough understanding of what change is, how and why it occurs, and what role we play in the process. Discussion of a Key Point, Thread, or Objective It is important to understand that change is inevitable and dynamic. Change is certain to occur in every organization and will result in some level of anxiety and uncertainty among the workforce. Managers and leaders have two clear options relative to change: to suffer negative consequences from it, or to find ways to manage it as an opportunity for success. Change is a potentially disruptive force that can destroy the morale of a workforce and, eventually, an entire organization. Because of the speed and complexity of the modern business world, scores of businesses each year are unable to keep pace with the changes they encounter. These businesses suffer from an inability to recognize impending change or to recover from its effects. However, change can, if managed properly, be utilized as a process that transforms an organization from its present state to a more desirable and productive one (Beer, 7). Change occurs for a variety of reasons. The most common cause is the external forces that exert pressure on the organization. Examples of external forces are competition from other companies, shareholder demands, and market trends. These forces often cause an organization to institute a planned change – one that is intentionally initiated. Technological advances, changes in the global economy, and government regulations are.

1. Hello
I need assistance with the below assignment I need IT BY 8
DEC 14 by 5PM EASTERN TIME PLEASE
Use
the course’s Electronic Reserve Readings (ERR), the Internet,
or other resources, to find an article that defines the learning
organization.
Prepare
a 700-1,050-word Article Review that includes the following:
Summarize the article.
Summarize the author’s conclusion and/or recommendation.
Summarize your conclusion and/or recommendation.
Summarize how the concept in the article applies to your
organization.
Week in Relation to the Course
As management professionals, we must remain focused on the
fact that the overall success or failure of our organization
depends upon our ability to outperform our competitors in a
business climate that is very dynamic. That sounds simple
enough but, in reality, it is a concept that is very commonly
overlooked. Leaders and managers sometimes get so caught up
in the everyday demands of their jobs that subtle changes in the
organizational processes go unnoticed. Subtle change can easily
evolve into critical challenges for organizations. The most
successful management professionals are those who keep their
organizations healthy in all areas. Increasing our ability to
anticipate, identify, and manage internal and external change
forces allows us to keep our organizations focused on the goals
that lead to success.
In the coming weeks, we will discover how to employ a
detailed model for managing change. Our challenge in Week
One is to gain a thorough understanding of what change is, how
and why it occurs, and what role we play in the process.

2. Discussion of a Key Point, Thread, or Objective
It is important to understand that change is inevitable and
dynamic. Change is certain to occur in every organization and
will result in some level of anxiety and uncertainty among the
workforce. Managers and leaders have two clear options relative
to change: to suffer negative consequences from it, or to find
ways to manage it as an opportunity for success. Change is a
potentially disruptive force that can destroy the morale of a
workforce and, eventually, an entire organization.
Because of the speed and complexity of the modern business
world, scores of businesses each year are unable to keep pace
with the changes they encounter. These businesses suffer from
an inability to recognize impending change or to recover from
its effects. However, change can, if managed properly, be
utilized as a process that transforms an organization from its
present state to a more desirable and productive one (Beer, 7).
Change occurs for a variety of reasons. The most common
cause is the external forces that exert pressure on the
organization. Examples of external forces are competition from
other companies, shareholder demands, and market trends.
These forces often cause an organization to institute a planned
change – one that is intentionally initiated. Technological
advances, changes in the global economy, and government
regulations are other examples of external forces.
Unplanned change occurs when less obvious pressures are
exerted on organizations. As society evolves, so does the
workforce and the culture of the organization. The dynamics of
workplace relationships dictate that processes involving people
are fluid and ever changing.
Individuals and groups that are involved in change are called
“change agents.” Anyone in an organization can act as a change
agent, possessing the ability to cause, influence or manage
change. The role a change agent plays in the change process can
be a positive or a negative one.
Change in organizations is constant -- it has to be! Less than 60

3. years ago, workers' expectations were much different than those
of today's workers. The hierarchical structures of organizations
have collapsed into a more horizontal structure because the
marketplace moves so swiftly. Less than 20 years ago, decisions
were made one tier of management at a time: often by
individuals with personal preferences and ideas that differed
from the goals or needs of the organization. These structures are
not flexible enough to respond to today's increasing competitive
marketplace and consumer demand. In most organizations today,
we find less authority held by managers and more latitude given
to employees. This enables processes, including change, to
occur simultaneously. Undoubtedly, many of you have observed
these changes in your own organizations. Some change is
planned and some is not; some is beneficial and some is
destructive. What we can be sure of is that change is constant –
it will always occur. Organizations are always being affected by
change to some degree; whether change is a positive or negative
force within the workplace is determined by the organization’s
preparation for, and response to, the changes it encounters.
Practical Application and Questions for Thought
Change can be seen everywhere. The text discusses Home
Depot’s efforts to remain atop the list of home building and
improvement retailers. Wal-Mart’s evolution as a retailing giant
and the resulting effects upon locally-owned businesses and
large competitors like Target and K-Mart provides a similar
scenario: there are always a variety of forces acting upon
organizations which require them to reassess their position in
the marketplace and the goals they hope to achieve.
Management should consistently ask what it can do to identify
change and react to it. Similarly, organizational leaders must
envision what the future holds for an organization and remain
cognizant of what is necessary to achieve organizational
ambitions. In order to accomplish this, organizations must
insure that they continually learn more about their challenges
and capabilities.

4. A learning organization is one that remains keenly aware of
their environment, their assets, and their capacity for achieving
success. An effective learning organization maintains the ability
to understand its current state, envision a desired future state,
and possess the ability to make its vision a reality. All of this
occurs through knowledge. Without the ability to constantly
acquire knowledge and to transform knowledge into insight, an
organization remains sluggish in the face of change. The
learning organization will be examined in detail in Week Five.
For now, it is sufficient to realize that managers and leaders in
learning organizations must constantly consider the following
questions:
1.
What is our method for insuring that we recognize and respond
to challenges? Is that method effective? How can we improve
our abilities in this area?
2.
What are the challenges that threaten the success of the
organization?
3.
Are our current organizational vision and goals appropriate for
our capabilities and environment? If not, what additional skills
do we require and how to we obtain them?
4.
What is our process for instituting change? Does it involve
every aspect or the organization as a way for reducing the
negative consequences of change?