Organizational Change

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Organizational Change Unit 14

Organizational Change
Organizational change may be defined as the adoption of a new idea or a behavior by an organization.

Forces Of Changes

Forces for change are of two types: Internal forces External forces.

Internal forces
Change in the top. Change in size of the organization. Performance gaps. Employee needs and values.
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External Forces
Technology Business scenario Environmental factors

Resistance to Change
Resistance to change may be of two types: Individual resistance Organizational resistance.

Reactions to Change

Anger Denial Acceptance

Overcoming Resistance to Change

Education and communication . Employee participation and involvement. Facilitation and support. Negotiation and agreement.

Characteristics Of Organizational Change


It is deliberate, systematic and well thought of. Velocity of change depends on the degree or level of significance. Status quo is challenged. Reaction can be both positive and negative. Focuses on long-term change.

The forces for change


Organization-environment relationship . Organizational life cycle . Political nature of organization .

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Different Theories of change

Force field analysis theory Unfreezing Moving/changing Refreezing

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Action Research Model


Problem identification Consultation with the expert Data gathering and preliminary diagnosis Feedback to key client or group . Joint diagnosis of the problem . Joint action planning . Action . Data gathering after action
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Dimensions of Planned Change

Magnitude of change Degree of organization

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Strategies For Change Management Empirical-Rational Normative-Re-educative Power-Coercive Environmental-Adaptive(People oppose loss and disruption, but they adapt readily to new circumstances. Change is based on building a new organization and gradually transferring people from the old one to the new one. )
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Which Strategy to Adopt?


Degree of resistance: Strong resistance: power coercive and environmental-adaptive strategies. Target population: Large population-mix of all 4 strategies. The stakes: High stakes-all 4 strategies The time frame: Short term-power-coercive. Expertise: No expertise-power-coercive Dependency.

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