UPF Barcelona School of Management – Spain – International Best Practice Competition – 2023 (The Rapid Transformation of an Organization: The Case of UPF Barcelona School of Management)

The best practice is a managerial process of rapid transformation within 90 days using Rapid Response Teams. It includes the whole organization (starting from the mission and governance and arriving to all levels of the organization and functional areas). At the beginning of 2019 the School had strengths but also important weaknesses. For this reason the Board of Trustees decided that a transformation was needed. There was a sense of urgency as a consequence of the fast changes affecting the hig

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8.2.2 Create an environment for empowerment/innovation
9.5.2 Manage team performance
9.7.1 Encourage employee involvement and feedback
14.3.3 Implement an org-wide continuous improvemnt program
14.3.6 Provide ideas management & innovation processes