Conference Speaker Profile - George Roth  
 
George Roth

Biography: George is a Principle Research Associate at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He leads the Enterprise Change Research Program of MIT’s Lean Aerospace Initiative program. His studies examine initiatives that promote learning and improvement across multiple organizations. This current focus builds upon his ongoing research in organizational culture, leadership, learning, and change. George is a past Chair of the Organization Development and Change Division of the Academy of Management, a founding member of the Society for Organizational Learning, and author of numerous professional journal articles. His co-authored books include To the Desert and Back: The Story of one of the Most Dramatic Business Transformations on Record, The Dance of Change: The Challenges to Sustain Momentum in Learning Organizations, Car Launch: Managing the Human Side of Change and Oil Change: Perspectives on Corporate Transformation. He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Studies, an M.B.A. in marketing and finance, and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.

Presentation Title: Succeeding in the Value Stream with Enterprise Change Capabilities


Abstract: In the last decade, many organizations in multiple industries have sought to achieve lean results. The evidence for their success is mixed. In the auto industry, despite many efforts, few companies have been as successful as the Japanese, and none has been as successful as Toyota. While others have tried to emulate Toyota’s tools and methods, they have failed to create the context in which these tools are effective. Examining the efforts of the successful firms reveals a set of practices for managing enterprise change. Building upon existing literature and original case studies at Rockwell Collins, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Raytheon Missile Systems, Ariens, and Letterkenny Army Depot, a theory for what makes enterprise transformation successful and different from traditional organizational change approaches has emerged. The presentation proposes and illustrates the five change capabilities that firms have successfully used to transform themselves and the network of organizations they work with have developed.

 

   
       
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