Understanding and Leading Change

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Introduction
Nokia brings organizational change to cop up with the innovative world. In this report, Force
field analysis discussed, because it helps the organization in the decision-making power. Force
field analysis improves the effectiveness of decision power. Another discussion is on the barrier
of change, which means what barriers, faced by the Nokia while implementing the major
organizational change such as barrier of resources and funds. Further discussion is on the Kotters
step model this model maintains a sense of urgency and helps the company to identify the
strength and opportunities.
Another discussion is on the leadership approaches there are two types of approaches that are
dynamic leadership approach and transformational leadership approach both approaches helps
the company to improve its decision making power.

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Assessment 2
Case Study: Nokia
In 2008, Nokia launches its Booster program with the motive to know the taste and preferences
of customers in smartphone businesses. Another motive of this program is to identify the latest
technology among the competitors and ever-changing taste and preferences of the customers.
Nokia reorganized its nine organization units into the four organization units. The company
restructured all its three horizontal business units to sustain its production and innovation.
Company changes its manufacturing and development methods to cop up with the innovation in
the emerging market (Anon., 2019)
Nokia through its organizational change expands its technological platforms to invite millions of
individual where they can join worldwide. In the 2009, Nokia creates innovative ideas and
constantly strategizing to cop up with the innovative world. To bring organizational change,
Nokia actively involved its employees and teammates into the business transformations. The
major motive of Nokia organizational change is to make new and prompt customer solutions and
they changed their focus on market business (Anon., 2019).
Designing department of the company, refuse to follow the traditional method because the
procedure of this model is very slow. In this method, the contribution of employees is not
available even by providing technologies. (Anon., 2019).

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Force field study
Source: (Anon., 2019)
After the analysis of the Force field, it comes to know that communication not properly
transmitted between the different departments of the company due to bureaucratic management.
Nokia needs to change its strategy and objectives in order the fronting fierce competition with
the iPhone and Samsung. It’s time to rethink the company’s plans and procedure. (Oreg,
2011)The company declared Stephen Elop as a chief executive, which makes disappointed to the
other employees of the company. Drastic change faced by a company where leaders are going
through the strategic challenges in the management. When Nokia comes into partnership with
Microsoft, it gives misunderstanding to employees about their tasks and job security. When
Nokia entered into the collaboration with Microsoft, it created a protest among team and staff.
Many conflicts faced by the company from stakeholders due to the innovation of a window
platform replaced by Symbian platforms. Investment decreased in the company due to the
reduction in the prices of share by 10%. (Appelbaum, 2012).
Nokia brings major re-structuring programs to minimize the bureaucracy and lay off in
management. One of the innovative changes in Nokia was launching of window phone products