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Change
Environmental forces that require managers to implement comprehensive change programs. Why people and organizations often resist change and how this resistance can be overcome?
Technology
Information technology Digitization of media, entertainment Social networking sites
Competition
Global competitors Mergers and consolidations Growth of e-commerce
World Politics
Opening of markets in China Growth in South Asian Economy Religious fundamentalism Wars / Global recession and so on
Change
Proactive Purposeful Intentional Goal oriented activity
Planned Change
Change
Making things different
Planned Change
An intentional, goal-oriented activity Goals of planned change Improving the ability of the organization to adapt to changes in its environment Changing employee behavior
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Change Agents
Persons who act as catalysts and assume the responsibility for managing change activities Managers , non-managers, employees, outside consultants
Resistance to change
In a sense it is positive Provides degree of stability and predictability to behavior. If not for resistance, OB would take the form of chaotic randomness Resistance to change can also be source of functional conflict, hindrance to adaptation and progress.
Resistance to Change
Resistance to change appears to be a natural and positive reaction to change. Forms of Resistance to Change:
Overt and Immediate
Voicing complaints, engaging in job actions
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Participation
Participation in the decision process lessens resistance
Coercion
Direct threats and force
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The outcomes of power struggles in the organization will determine the speed and quality of change.
17-19
Moving
Moving from the status quo to the desired end state
Refreezing
Stabilizing a change intervention by balancing driving and restraining forces
Unfreeze
Move
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Refreeze
SEE E X H I B I T 17-3
Restraining Forces
Forces that hinder movement from the existing equilibrium
E X H I B I T 17-4
17-21
Unfreezing
Movement
Refreezing
SEE E X H I B I T 17-5
Action Research
A change process based on systematic collection of data and then selection of a change action based on what the analyzed data indicates
Process steps:
1. Diagnosis 2. Analysis 3. Feedback 4. Action 5. Evaluation
Organizational Development
Organizational Development (OD)
A collection of planned interventions, built on humanistic-democratic values, that seeks to improve organizational effectiveness and employee well-being
OD Values
Respect for people Trust and support Power equalization Confrontation Participation
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Six OD Techniques
1. Sensitivity Training
Training groups (T-groups) seek to change behavior through unstructured group interaction Provides increased awareness of others and self Increases empathy with others, listening skills, openness, and tolerance for others
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5. Intergroup Development
6. Appreciative Inquiry
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Innovation: a new idea applied to initiating or improving a product, process, or service Sources of Innovation:
Structural variables: organic structures Long managerial tenure Slack resources High degree of interunit communication
2. Learning Organization
An organization that has developed the continuous capacity to adapt and change Characteristics
Holds a shared vision Discards old ways of thinking Views organization as a system of relationships Communicates openly Works together to achieve shared vision
SEE E X H I B I T 17-6
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