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MGMT 3000
Chapter 7
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Management
Undergraduate 3
11/07/2010

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organization change
Definition
any substantive modification to some part of the organization
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planned change
Definition
change that is designed and implemented in an orderly and timely fashion in anticipation of future events
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reactive change
Definition
a piecemeal response to circumstances as they develop
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Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
Definition
a large-scale information system for integrating and synchronizing the many activities in an extended enterprise
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business process change (reengineering
Definition
the radical redesign of all aspects of a business to achieve major improvements in cost, service, or time
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organization development (OD)
Definition
an effort that is planned, organization-wide, and managed from the top, intended to increase organizational effectiveness and health through planned interventions in the organizations process, using behavioral science knowledge
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innovation
Definition
managed effort of an organization to develop new products or services or new uses for existing products or services
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radical innovation
Definition
a new product, service, or technology that completely replaces an existing one
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incremental innovation
Definition
a new product, service, or technology that modifies an existing one
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technical innovation
Definition
a change in the appearance or performance of products or services , or of the physical processes through which a product or service passes
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managerial innovation
Definition
a change in the mgmt process of an organization
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product innovation
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a change in the phyisical characteristics or performance of an existing product or service or the creation of new ones
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process innovation
Definition
a change in the way a product or service is manufactured, created, or distributed
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intrapreneurs
Definition
similar to entrepreneurs except that they develop new businesses in the context of a large organization
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