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The purpose of this research is to learn more about the company's changes, such as what
drives them, what consequences they have, and how they affect day-to-day operations. A
company's strategy and approach to dealing with change in operation may be informed by
an in-depth research and evaluation of changes, change drivers, and the external and
internal surroundings. A company can better coordinate and control changes if its
employees have a firm grasp of what's driving them. In addition, this paper offers
suggestions on how the company's decision-makers and executives should approach
leading and managing change.
Similarity
According to the context, there will be two changes in the company including
upgrading the production line and a new policy for employees at the company.
Both of these changes are externally influenced. The company needs to
upgrade its production line because there is currently a boom in housing
construction in the North. As for the new policy for employees, it needs to be
changed because other companies in Dai An Industrial Park are offering a 20%
better salary offer to the company.
Differences
However, there are still several challenges that the business must overcome. The firm
has been having technological issues since it was initially established and launched
several years ago. The age of the manufacturing line prevents it from running at peak
efficiency (5), which has serious implications for the final product quality. The quality of
the company's products is poor, and they do not satisfy the demands of the market
(6). Moreover, the plant has a lot of competent employees, but they have trouble
adopting new technologies (7). Employees who are used to using outdated tools may be
negatively impacted by the introduction of new technologies. As a result, despite the fact
that they are highly qualified individuals, their expertise will be useless at their new
workplace. Moreover, upgrading the production line will reduce the staff, from which
some workers will have a fear of expelling (8) which leads to under-productivity. Last
but not least, the director of the firm has to have a talk with the owner about getting
money to update the manufacturing line. However, the company's financial resources
are restricted (9) and should be utilized sparingly because the change in manufacturing
process will cost lots of money.
2. External
2.1 PEST
Politic
The Communist Party of Vietnam is the only political party in Vietnam. The Party's
leadership role in establishing a socialist-oriented market economy in Vietnam is evident
throughout the congresses. direction, objectives, goals, and solutions to grow the socialist-
oriented market economy at each stage of the country's development. Vietnam has a one-
party system, which provides political stability (10), which is always a huge advantage
when compared to other countries throughout the world. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic,
According to Thuy Han (2022), the minimum wage of Hai Duong, notably in Cam Giang
district, is just 3.640.000 VND, while the salary offered by the company is 8,500,000
dong, more than double the prescribed rate. This has opened up a fantastic opportunity
thanks to a ready supply of labor. According to article 125 of the Labor Code 2019,
enterprises can dismiss employees in cases where they do actions that affect the business
operations, assets and interests of the company, for example theft, corruption, disclosure
of secrets to rival companies, etc. (Chi, Q., 2022). Moreover, when employees voluntarily
quit their jobs for 5 working days within a period of 20 to 30 days, they will also be
disciplined by dismissing them. waste. However, the company is planning to upgrade the
equipment in the production line, so the reduction of labor will take place and this is
unreasonable because the contract does not mention this. Employees have the right to sue
the company in order to receive legitimate benefits. According to Clause 1, Article 49 of
the Labor Code 2012, due to the company's reduction of personnel on the issue of
changing the technological structure in the production process, employees who have
worked regularly for 12 months or more can completely receive unemployment benefits
while they are unemployed.(Toan, T., 2019)
Economic
As a whole, the economy was relatively stable; inflation was contained; economic growth
was on the upswing; and the economy's primary balances were protected, despite the
challenging environment. In a period of nine months, the consumer price index (CPI)
averaged a 2.73 percent rise, while gross domestic product (GDP) growth peaked at 8.83
percent. From the indications, the consumption of clients is growing (11). To keep its
rapid economic development rate among the country's top groups in the first half of 2022,
Hai Duong overcame several obstacles. Despite being impacted by the epidemic and raw
material costs, Hai Duong's economic growth in the first half of the year reached 11.8%,
placing 6th in the nation and 2nd in the Red River Delta (behind Bac Ninh province). In
particular, the electrical equipments industry in Hai Duong has been developing in recent
Social
The current population of Vietnam is 99,272,385 people according to the latest figures
from the United Nations. With such a large population, the company has a lot of choices
in recruiting its workforce. It can be seen that the larger the population, the more
consumption increases and the more products are sold, the larger the company's
revenue (12). Currently, the trend of building houses in the North is booming. The
company's opportunity will be a production line upgrade that will enable them to have
high-quality products in bulk. In terms of challenges, the company will have to face the
fact that other companies will also bring many new products to the market. Customers
will choose products with high quality and from famous brands.
Technology
The marketing team reports that there has been an increase in consumer interest in electric
equipment. Due to this, the firm is aiming to modernize and enhance the manufacturing
system to boost production efficiency and meet customer expectations. Each business has
the opportunity to increase the quality and quantity of its workers' output via technological
progress. Both employee morale and output are likely to rise as a direct result of this shift.
According to Ms. Oanh (2020), a large enterprise is an enterprise with a total company
capital of VND 100 billion or more and a workforce of 300 or more people. Although
there are many new companies in the electrical, lighting or electronic equipment industry,
it is extremely difficult to compete with famous companies with prestige and product
quality. . There are 450 people in the production department, so it proves that this is a
large company with strong financial potential.
Plastic and metal are the two main raw materials to create finished products in the
electrical equipment industry. Metals, especially copper, act as conductors for all of the
company's products, such as sockets and terminal boxes. Originally only the second best
conductive metal, but because of its low cost, copper is the most preferred in power
transmission. Many people know the use of copper as a turning conductor, but besides
that, this golden metal is also used to manufacture and manufacture computers, televisions,
and mobile phones with applications such as links. electronics, printed circuit boards,
semiconductors, electromagnets, heat sinks, vacuum tubes, etc. In addition, copper also
plays an important role in the design style of the fire protection system network.Therefore,
to ensure the safety factor, the quality of the raw materials needs to be ensured, so the
suppliers must offer the best materials so that the company can produce high-quality
products. Equipment costs will be established by the supplier. In such a case, the supplier
has far more influence than usual, and the organization must defer to it.
➔ Power of suppliers is
Businesses and individuals are the two main groups of customers who need to use
electrical equipment. Regarding businesses, they often have a need to install a large
system in a crowded working environment. They often look very carefully at the contract
for the installation as well as the quality of the product. Not only that, since they often ask
for
➔ Power of buyer is
In the electrical equipment market, there are many different types of products from big
brands to small brands. Electrical devices on the market today are completely
interchangeable. These items are mostly used in all construction projects from small to
large, not to mention other personal purposes. To create an advantage over many other
brands, businesses need to launch many products with differences such as function or
design that will attract customers. To be able to compete with other companies in the
electrical equipment industry, the company needs to come up with breakthrough products
to be able to compete directly with large firms as well as startups. Moreover, there is a risk
of the company's products being supplanted by rivals offering similar or better quality if it
does not invest in modernizing its production line to provide such goods to its customers.
➔ Threat of substitutions is
The worldwide market for technical equipment is growing quickly as a direct result of
Vietnam's fast technological progress. Therefore, there is intense rivalry among
businesses operating in this market (10). Large corporations like as Hoang Phong, Dang
Quang, and DHL are among the numerous that produce electrical goods. In addition, there
are a great number of multinational corporations that boast both substantial financial
resources and cutting-edge technological capabilities. There are a plethora of additional
businesses
Strengths Weaknesses
- A large-scale enterprise (1) - The product line doesn’t
- The price is suitable for the budget response the demand because it’s
of Vietnamese customers (2) old. (5)
- Having skilled workforce (3) - The quality of products is not good
- Having good location (4) enough (6)
- Employees have trouble with
adopting new technologies (7)
- Restricted financial (8)
- Employees fear of expel
which leads under-
productivity (9)
Opportunities Threats
- Stable political enviroment (10) - Customers' requirements for
- The consumption of clients quality as well as price are
is growing (11) increasingly strict (12)
- There are many potential customer - Harm to enviroment (13)
V. Force Field
1. Force field analysis
When it comes to mutual change management initiatives inside a company, the dynamic
domain analysis approach is a useful decision-making tool. Kurt Lewin (1890-1947), a
pionner of psychological research, developed a technique called consensus analysis that
helps managers foresee difficulties by identifying and analyzing the level of agreement
that exists around a change or the execution of a suggested solution. Lewin contends that
we need not worry about every issue in a system that is guaranteed to continue in a
transient equilibrium. (asq.org, n.d.). From SWOT analysis, it can be given the driving
forces and restraining forces. Both forces will be graded on a Likert scale from 1 to 5, with
5 being the higgest influence and 1 the lowest. The green color presents for “Driving
Forces” and red color presents for “Restraining Forces”.
It has already been shown that the corporation does not have an especially large financial
reserve. Consequently, the business must develop a strategy to improve profit, which
will lead to a rise in the company's total revenue. There are a lot of rivals in today's
industry, and they come from all over the country and the globe, so the firm has to beef
up its human and financial resources to keep up. Using the money generated by outdated
technology may keep the business afloat temporarily, but in the long run, the company's
wares will no longer be competitive, leading to a decline in earnings. As a result, the
whole organization will feel the effects. Final score for this criterion is 5.
The pressure from consumers is also a major factor that has the corporation making
changes. Customers are buying and using the items for their intended purposes, driving
sustained growth in product demand. The electrical equipment market today has many
interchangeable products such as light bulbs or sockets. This is the motivation for the
company to offer products that are different from other brands by taking advantage of
technology in the production process The rating for this aspect is a 4.
The business will be placed under intense pressure if a foreign competitor enters the
market, since these firms are often quite big and have access to extensive financial
resources and cutting-edge technical infrastructure. Multinational firms are able to raise
their profit margins as a result of increased output from their manufacturing lines at
lower overall costs. The company's bottom line will take a hit in both the short and long
term as a result of the dwindling number of clients and the possibility that none will
remain. The repercussions will be felt across the firm as a result. Final score for this
consideration is 4. In short term, the company needs to develop many breakthrough
products as well as multi-use to be able to serve customers and businesses. In long term,
rival companies become stronger, the company will find it difficult to compete in the
market.
Restraining force
There are factors that encourage or impede a corporation from altering its production line,
and there are also those that encourage or hinder it from doing so. Both of these elements
have a role in determining how the manufacturing line is shifted.
In order to increase its total level of profitability, the corporation has to begin by
enhancing its production line. The corporation should nevertheless give the move serious
consideration, since it might lead to wasted effort and resources. As an added downside,
the business does not often get a large sum of money. Therefore, the firm should carefully
analyze the move, since there is a risk that it will not be beneficial. The corporation stands
to lose a lot of money if the new manufacturing line doesn't work out, despite the fact that
a lot of time and effort went into making it happen. Though it may have only a slight
effect now, a company's lack of capital will prevent it from making future improvements
or alterations to its operations. Which means the corporation as a whole may become
irrelevant and fail in the not-too-distant future. In the end, we give this aspect a 5.
Furthermore, owing to the fact that the new production line only needs 15 individuals for
each manufacturing line, the implementation of the new line will result in the termination
of a specific number of workers. Ex-employees may harbor resentment if they were
treated unfairly or were terminated, creating a potential issue for the firm in the form of
complaints and potential damage to its image. As a result, the corporation may see a drop
in earnings. For this reason, we give it a score of 3.
Time and money will need to be invested in the training program for workers, and the
growth may be delayed by obstacles like the workforce not being able to comprehend the
information being taught, which poses a risk to the business. Furthermore, the company's
operations may not be compatible with the new technology, leading to a variety of
undesirable consequences for the company's resources (both time and money). If workers
With changes in the production process, environmental factors also need to be paid
attention to by regulations on waste. If the company violates these laws, the suspension of
the production line is inevitable. A 3 is assigned to this criterion.
According to the force field model above, it is easy to see that the total score of driving
forces is 16 and the total score of restraining forces is only 15, which means there is a
difference of 1 point. From there, the company should quickly implement a plan to
improve the production system so that it can have more advantages over competitors.
Even so, restraining forces also made it difficult for the company. To be able to implement
technological change in the production process, the company should put in place a plan to
minimize restraining forces, which means risk.
2. Barrier
To upgrade the entire production line, there will be 2 main hurdles that the company
needs to overcome. The availability of funding is a significant limitation on the
company's ability to implement a line-shift in production. The fact that something exists
is a major barrier. Costs linked with logistics, storage, and other similar areas are among
the many that the company must cover while having limited funds. Therefore, the
institution faces a formidable obstacle in implementing change due to its low financial
resources.
The second obstacle is the transition of workers to the new manufacturing line.
Production workers will be overworked and stressed out by the introduction of cutting-
edge technology. The firm must address two key issues to break over this barrier.
Employees' aversion to change is preventing the new manufacturing line from reaching
its full potential. Employee productivity will decrease as a result of the transition to the
new
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manufacturing line, which they will not fully grasp. Another reason why new technology
isn't being adopted is because workers who have been using outdated tools for a long time
have a mental association with those tools.
By applying the Lewin model, the company can create an action plan to be able to carry
out the upgrade of the production line as planned. This model consists of three phrases,
including unfreeze, change and unfreeze. .For Lewin, the change process entailed
creating a perception that change was needed, then progressing to the desired level of new
behavior, and finally, reinforcing that new behavior as a norm.
In the unfreeze phrase, the company's general director needs to understand the
company's current position in order to be able to come up with options for change. Some
researchs must be conducted to ascertain the issue the firm would experience in their
manufacturing line, namely, not producing enough to meet market demand. In other
words, the firm is in danger of slipping behind the competition. The company needs to
give notice to all workers as well as supervisors so that they are aware of the current
situation of the company and have time to think if this change is right for them. are not.
The change in the production line will cut the staff in the production department, which
will make employees fear that they are not able to adapt to this change. Not only that, it is
possible that some employees will take the initiative to take leave so that they can find a
place that is more suitable for themselves. If the number of employees is not enough, the
company will still have time to be able to hire more workers to be able to continue
operating this change. Moreover, the company needs to put in place a training plan as
well as instructions so that the workers can understand and know how to operate the
equipment in the new production line. The purpose of this initiative is to train employees
about the new technology and its functional adaptations. The company should prepare
plans to deal with any problems that may arise in case the change plan does not go as
expected.
The change process will take place after the unfreeze phrase ends. The new production
line system suggested by a supplier will require higher skills while it will require less
The next stage is the refreeze phrase, which will rearrange the company's systems and
make the change part of the company's normal operations. The firm should plan for the
most efficient and regular operating feasible. To ensure there are no mistakes made by
workers in the refreeze phase, which follows the modification phase, management should
continue to train them often. A manager's responsibility also includes keeping tabs on
personnel during each step of the transition to new technologies. This is done so that there
are no surprises throughout the working process. Additionally, there will be employees
who are unable to adjust to the new technology and hence decide to leave their positions.
As a result, the company has to actively seek and attract new employees. Therefore, the
organization should have a policy in place for new employees, such as not overloading
them with work at first so that they can get used to the culture of the company.
2. Leadership approach
To be able to effectively implement corporate change, leaders need to adopt the right
leadership styles. The right application of leadership not only leads to better management,
but also improves the quality of communication and productivity. Tranformational
leadership often depends on individuals who are able to complete the work on their own
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