SEU The Finance Department Managing Change and Transitions Question

Search for the case study entitled as ‘Reorganizing the finance department: Managing change and transitions’ by Anderson, D. (2018). In SAGE Business Cases. SAGE Publications, Ltd.

Read the case thoroughly and make a summary alongside reading Chapter 12 in your textbook before answering the questions of the assignment.

Assignment Question(s):

Part 1:

1. What are the key reasons behind the reorganizing of the finance department in this foods company?

2. What do you think the major concerns will be of employees and managers in the new design? 

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a gradual versus a rapid transition? 

Part 2:

4. Please refer to table 12.5 in Chapter 12 in p.352 of your textbook. Then, choose an example of an organization that uses a product-centric structure. Please justify and explain your answer.