A large retail chain, ‘MegaMart’, is implementing a new self-checkout system across all its stores, leading to a reduction in cashier positions. Which of the following actions would best demonstrate a corporate social responsibility (CSR) consideration during this change?
Offering the minimum legal redundancy payout to all affected employees to minimise financial impact on the business.
Providing comprehensive career counselling, retraining opportunities focused on new technologies, and job placement assistance to all affected employees.
Implementing the new system gradually in select stores without informing employees about potential job losses until the system is fully operational.
Partnering with local charities to donate a percentage of the cost savings from reduced wages to community programs, without directly supporting displaced workers.
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Businesses are under constant pressure to adapt and change to meet their objectives. In this unit students consider the importance of reviewing key performance indicators to determine current performance and the strategic management necessary to position a business for the future. Students study a theoretical model to undertake change and consider a variety of strategies to manage change in the most efficient and effective way to improve business performance. They investigate the importance of effective management and leadership in change management. Using one or more contemporary business case studies from the past four years, students evaluate business practice against theory.
In this area of study students explore how businesses respond to evaluation data. It is important for managers to know where they want a business to be positioned for the future before implementing a variety of strategies to bring about the desired change. Students consider the importance of leadership in change management and discuss and evaluate effective strategies for managing change. Students consider how leaders can inspire change and the effect change can have on stakeholders of a business. They consider the principles of Senge’s Learning Organisation and apply the Three-step Change Model (Lewin) in implementing change in a business. Using one or more contemporary business case studies from the past four years, students evaluate business practice against theory, considering how corporate social responsibility can be incorporated into the change process.
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